Clinical Research Medical Sr. Director, Thoracic Oncology

Career Category

Clinical Development

Job Description

Join Amgen’s Mission of Serving Patients

At Amgen, if you feel like you’re part of something bigger, it’s because you are. Our shared mission—to serve patients living with serious illnesses—drives all that we do.

Since 1980, we’ve helped pioneer the world of biotech in our fight against the world’s toughest diseases. With our focus on four therapeutic areas –Oncology, Inflammation, General Medicine, and Rare Disease– we reach millions of patients each year. As a member of the Amgen team, you’ll help make a lasting impact on the lives of patients as we research, manufacture, and deliver innovative medicines to help people live longer, fuller happier lives.

Our award-winning culture is collaborative, innovative, and science based. If you have a passion for challenges and the opportunities that lay within them, you’ll thrive as part of the Amgen team. Join us and transform the lives of patients while transforming your career.

Clinical Research Medical Sr. Director - Thoracic Oncology

What you will do

Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. In this vital role you will serve as clinical expert to provide clinical/scientific knowledge into the development, delivery and communication of the global scientific/medical evidence plan for small cell lung cancer (SCLC) indication(s). Additional responsibilities include:

• Provide therapeutic area expertise in thoracic oncology and drive development, execution, and communication of the global scientific/medical evidence plan for small cell lung cancer area, including leading the evidence generation team.
• Serve as global development lead for specific small cell lung cancer indications and/or patient impact expansion (PIE) strategies.
• Integral contribution to SCLC product team
• Manage a clinical development team of clinical research medical directors and medical science directors
• Provide medical leadership for clinical trials and develop and implement strategies to drive patient enrollment in partnership with clinical operations and medical affairs organizations.
• Support cross-functional and global collaborations to integrate broad medical, regulatory, safety, scientific, and commercial access and value input into the development program(s)
• Participate and provide clinical input into safety and regulatory interactions.
• Interpret and communicate clinical trial data.
• Lead authoring and review of CSRs, publications and regulatory submissions
• Develop key opinion leaders and make scientific presentation at advisory boards, key scientific meetings and external committee meetings
• Identify new clinical research opportunities.
• Provide clinical content input to materials to be used in Scientific Affairs as well as the Commercial Organization
• Approximate 10% travel may be required.

What we expect of you

We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The dynamic professional we seek is a leader with these qualifications.

Basic Qualifications:

MD or DO degree from an accredited medical school

AND

5 years of clinical research and/or basic science research experience

AND

5 years of managerial experience directly managing people and/or leadership experience leading teams, projects, programs or directing the allocation of resources

Preferred Qualifications:

• MD plus accredited residency and fellowship training in oncology, board certified or equivalent. Five (5) or more years of clinical development experience and/or basic science research combined with clinical teaching and patient care activities.
• Clinical development experience in the biopharmaceutical industry (biotech, pharmaceutical or CRO company)
• Experience in development lifecycle management to include development strategy creation for large programs from early development, through late development and commercialization.
• Involved in filing activities as part of the moving the program through the development lifecycle.
• Key relationship development and collaboration with the expansive commercial and medical teams internal and external partners and key opinion leaders.
• Previous management experience of clinical development professionals

What you can expect of us

As we work to develop treatments that take care of others, we also work to care for your professional and personal growth and well-being. From our competitive benefits to our collaborative culture, we’ll support your journey every step of the way.

The expected annual salary range for this role in the U.S. (excluding Puerto Rico) is posted. Actual salary will vary based on several factors incl