Senior Director, Medical & Regulatory Writing

Are you ready to join a team committed to making a meaningful impact on cancer treatment through the discovery and development of precision medicines? At Kura Oncology, you have an opportunity to be a part of something bigger, with a lasting impact that you can be proud of.

At Kura Oncology, we are working to change the paradigm and improve the science of cancer treatment. As an organization, we strive to cultivate a diverse and talented professional culture driven to develop precision medicine therapeutics.

As we continue to build a leading biotech organization with a strong culture, a patient-focused mindset and a team focused on relentless execution, we are looking for innovative, passionate professionals to join us and make our vision a reality.

To succeed at Kura, you will need to have a demonstrated ability for excellence in drug discovery and development and a roll-up your sleeves attitude. The ideal candidate will possess a values-driven work style where integrity and grit drive all behaviors, decisions, and actions.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

The Senior Director, Medical & Regulatory Writing serves as the leader and subject matter expert in the writing and production of clinical documents such as the writing of clinical protocols, protocol amendments, clinical study reports, Investigator’s Brochures, and briefing books. May also provide guidance on document strategy for more complex dossiers for regulatory submission such as IND and NDA/BLA filings. The position requires the ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams in a fast-paced environment. The qualified candidate will also have experience in management of external vendors and the development of operational process improvements such as work practice documents, SOP development and updates, and document templates. There will need to be a very strong understanding of document timelines as planning is critical.

• Provides leadership, strategy, and oversight of the Medical & Regulatory Writing team.
• Serves as subject matter expert in preparing clinical regulatory documents through all phases of clinical research.
• Represent medical writing in cross-functional team meetings.
• Collaborate with department heads and staff members of cross-functional groups, including clinical development, clinical operations, data management, biostatistics, regulatory affairs, and medical affairs as necessary to deliver documents with high quality on time.
• Adhere to established regulatory standards, including ICH-E3 guidelines and company SOPs.
• Support the development, improvement and maintenance of medical writing work practice documents, SOPs, and document templates to ensure consistency and efficiency.
• Oversight of vendors including contract writers, QC reviewers, and document formatters.
• Must have proficiency in the use of Veeva or equivalent It software for document creation, review, and QC including applications for citation of literature references and creation of list of references in Word documents.
• Maintain current knowledge of industry trends and best practices for medical writing.
• Performs other duties as assigned

JOB SPECIFICATIONS: 

• Bachelor’s, Master’s or PhD Degree in scientific, medical, clinical discipline or related field is required. Master's or Ph.D. degree is preferred.
• Must have experience authoring clinical study reports, protocols, protocol amendments, Investigator’s Brochure. Experience authoring and managing briefing books
• Strong track record of people management and delegating work.
• A minimum of 12 years of relevant industry experience as a medical writer in a pharmaceutical, biotech, or CRO environment. Oncology experience preferred.
• Experience in regulatory submissions (clinical study reports) presented to regulatory authorities
• Strong understanding of federal regulations, Good Clinical Practices, and ICH guidelines
• Project management skills as related to medical writing.
• Ability to manage complex writing projects with minimal supervision.
• Must have the ability to edit text for brevity and clarity.
• Ability to understand, interpret and present complex clinical data.
• Must be highly detail oriented.
• Ability to coordinate multiple documents while effectively managing timelines.
• High degree of independence in decision making and problem solving.
• Understanding of FDA and ICH regulations and guidelines.
• Familiarity with eCTD-compliant templates and with the use of document formatting tools such as ISI writer, Liquent Smart Desk, Acumen Stylus, or other formatting tools.
• Must be an expert with MS Word and have a solid working knowledge of MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, and MS Project.
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