Associate Clinical Research Medical Director - Oncology RLT (Remote)

Job Description Summary

• Accountable for all country clinical/medical aspects associated with Development and prioritized Re-search programs/trials by providing clinical strategic and tactical leadership as the Country Clinical Development representative. May work across several countries.
• Gathers, informs, and acts on clinical/medical/scientific insights for clinical trial concept sheets/protocols, Informed Consent Forms (ICFs) and other relevant clinical documents to optimize clinical trial implementation.
• Drives the identification and involvement of qualified investigators with greatest recruitment potential, identifies clinical recruitment hurdles and drives clinical recruitment activities to overcome these hurdles.
• Accountable for adherence to safety standards and clinical data quality in the country by providing general clinical/medical support for trial related safety findings.
• In close collaboration with other country functions (e.g., clinical trial operations, Medical Affairs, Patient Engagement, and Patient Access) actively contributes to successful allocation, fast clinical trial start-up, timely recruitment, early identification of potential delays, and development and implementation of mitigation plans.

 

Job Description

Key Responsibilities:

• Validates study designs, is accountable for, and makes the final decision on the clinical/medical trial and program feasibility of implementing a clinical trial protocol based on medical/clinical practice and analysis of the competitive environment in the country.
• Actively contributes to scientific/clinical/medical aspects of the start-up phase to ensure fast clinical trial site start-up.
• Provides clinical/medical expertise to clinical trial operations team members and clinical trial sites for Institutional Review Boards (IRB)/ Ethics Committee (EC) interactions.
• Decides on site/Country-specific scientific/clinical/medical content of the Informed Consent Form(ICF) as needed and ensures appropriateness of patient suitable language.
• Provides scientific/clinical/medical expertise during interactions with Country/Cluster external Experts(e.g., Regulatory Authorities, Medical Experts, Advisory Boards, Patient Advocacy Groups, etc.).
• Building disease area expertise, especially for new/rare indications.
• Provides robust indication, compound, and protocol training: To the clinical operations team in the country, especially to the Clinical Research Associates, and other country line functions as needed.
• Supports planning, implementation, and follow-up of scientific/clinical/medical components of Regulatory Authority inspections and internal audits.
• Reviews and resolves Country trial-related scientific/clinical/medical issues/questions. If necessary, initiates the discussion with the Global Clinical Development team.
• May be involved in reviewing the clinical/medical aspects of clinical trial Serious Adverse Events (SAEs) occurring in the Country and supports the patient safety team, and Global as needed to ensure high quality of clinical/medical information.
• Follows-up with the Investigator for additional clinical/medical information or clarifications for AEs and SAEs and provides clinical/medical expertise for safety amendments, Investigator Notifications (INs), Urgent Safety Measures (USM), etc. as needed.

Role Requirements:

• Advanced degree (Doctorate) required; MD is preferred. Also open to PhD, PharmD, DO.
• Specialty training in Oncology Radiation or Nuclear Medicine is required.
• Proven track record of clinical experience in and scientific contributions to your field of expertise.
• Ideally, 3 years of clinical development experience in the pharmaceutical industry or clinical practice
• Sound understanding of the overall clinical development process, and ICH/GCP principles.
• Ability to manage a study from the scientific/medical/clinical perspective, and a demonstrated capability to problem solve and mediate complex scientific/clinical/medical/operational issues.
• Ability to lead effectively by communicating well, motivating a cross-functional team, and handling and delegating responsibilities.
• Demonstrates a knowledge of how to adequately review and read a protocol to understand specifics of study design and answer questions regarding the trial.
• Applies a detailed understanding of the drug in question to pro-vide medical context as it rela