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Senior Medical Director, Clinical Development Haematology

Alexion Pharmaceuticals
United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 13 Mar 2025

About the role

Senior Medical Director, Clinical Development Haematology

When we put unexpected teams in the same room, we unleash bold thinking with the power to inspire life-changing medicines. In-person working gives us the platform to connect, work at pace and challenge perceptions. That’s why we work, on average, a minimum of three days per week from the office. But that doesn’t mean we’re not flexible. We balance the expectation of being in the office while respecting individual flexibility. Join us in our unique and ambitious world.

The Role:

The Senior Medical Director, Clinical Development Sciences Haematology may lead the clinical sub-team or support the clinical sub-team and the global program team to build global clinical development plans and contributes to the development of asset level and therapeutic area strategies. Responsible for overseeing the clinical development strategy development and execution for 1 program, leading the clinical subteam to the GPT and represents clinical development on the GPT, contributing to the development of regulatory strategy, and representing the clinical program at regulatory meetings, as assigned by manager.

You will be responsible for:

  • Lead or support the clinical subteam and oversee the design and execution of multiple clinical studies or clinical programs.

  • Represent Clinical Development on the Global Program Team (GPT) and in presentations at management and review committees.

  • Functionally, supervise and develop medical monitors and/or clinical development scientists (CDS), if any and as assigned by the manager.

  • Lead one or more clinical study teams in the preparation of clinical study related documents including protocols, charters, statistical summary reports, meeting presentations, publications, and clinical sections of regulatory documents, as assigned by manager.

  • Development of medical content for regulatory document, and responses (including but not limited to NDAs/BLAs, sNDAs/SBLAs, briefing packages and common technical documents

  • Determine appropriate external experts for advisory boards, steering committees, adjudication committees, and/or data monitoring committees, and lead the team in preparation for meetings.

  • Critically evaluate available information about diseases of interest to the therapeutic area and the competitive landscape and synthesize information succinctly to support dissemination and incorporation into clinical development programs, asset plans, and therapeutic area strategy.

  • Serve as the Medical input to the Global Development Team/Subteam and the Medical Expert for clinical study team.

  • Conduct medical monitoring activities during periods of vacations, team restructuring, team departures or in other situations, as assigned by manager.

  • Lead the presentation of clinical trial related information/data to senior management, as assigned by manager.

  • Liaise internally with other members of the clinical development team to drive overall program strategy and development plans. Represent Clinical Development at the Global Program Team.

  • Maintain awareness of internal and external developments (scientific, clinical, competitive, and regulatory) that could impact the development plan, including attendance at major scientific conferences, participation in competitive intelligence activities, and periodic literature review.

  • Support business development activities, such as due diligence and research collaborations, as assigned by manager.

  • May serve as the Translational Science lead for one or more programs, as assigned by manager.

  • Working as part of a cross-functional team with colleagues representing biostatistics, data management, clinical pharmacology, commercial, regulatory, safety, quality, and project management, or others, as assigned by manager..

  • Lead Pediatric Program Design and Execution, if applicable and as assigned by manager.

  • Be accountable for the overall integrity of the data in the clinical trial.

You will need to have:

  • Physician with MD or foreign equivalent

  • 5-10 years of clinical development experience preferably within industry

  • 3-5 years minimum experience as a medical monitor for clinical trials required

  • Regulatory experience preferred

  • Track record of publication in peer reviewed journals, preferably first-authored publications

  • Excellent written / oral communication skills

  • Attention to detail and ability to think strategically

  • Willingness to take on new responsibilities

  • Interest and ability to learn about new therapeutic areas

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