Director, Clinical Development

Who We Are:

At Neurocrine Biosciences, we pride ourselves on having a strong, inclusive, and positive culture based on our shared purpose and values. We know what it takes to be great, and we are as passionate about our people as we are about our purpose - to relieve suffering for people with great needs, but few options.

What We Do:

Neurocrine Biosciences is a leading neuroscience-focused, biopharmaceutical company with a simple purpose: to relieve suffering for people with great needs, but few options. We are dedicated to discovering and developing life-changing treatments for patients with under-addressed neurological, neuroendocrine, and neuropsychiatric disorders. The company’s diverse portfolio includes FDA-approved treatments for tardive dyskinesia, chorea associated with Huntington’s disease, endometriosis* and uterine fibroids*, as well as a robust pipeline including multiple compounds in mid- to late-phase clinical development across our core therapeutic areas. For three decades, we have applied our unique insight into neuroscience and the interconnections between brain and body systems to treat complex conditions. We relentlessly pursue medicines to ease the burden of debilitating diseases and disorders, because you deserve brave science. For more information, visit neurocrine.com, and follow the company on LinkedIn, X (Formerly Twitter) and Facebook. (*in collaboration with AbbVie)

About the Role:

Responsible for developing strategy and plans for Phase 1-3 clinical studies and clinical monitoring of ongoing studies while working with a multidisciplinary team (R&D project teams, clinical project managers, statisticians, data management, regulatory, drug safety).

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Your Contributions (include, but are not limited to):

• Develops and implements study protocols consistent with the Development Team direction

• Assists in the identification and selection of clinical investigators for clinical trials

• Maintains appropriate communication and professional relationship with NBI Clinical Investigators

• Conducts assessment and disposition of adverse events (in conjunction with Medical Director if non-physician) and evaluates safety of clinical compounds prior to and during ongoing clinical studies

• Leads effort within clinical development program teams on selection of established and development of novel outcome measures in the context of clinical trials in early and late stages of clinical development

• Leads data monitoring activities of ongoing studies to maintain quality of database, obtain clarification for questionable or missing information and look for data trends that may warrant action by Development Team

• Analyzes, interprets, and presents results of clinical studies to internal and external audiences as directed by Sr. Management

• Participates on multidisciplinary project teams

• Collaborates with external opinion leaders, internal clinicians, translational sciences and clinical operations to ensure appropriate study designs and operational choices for successful implementation of data analyses and accomplishment of intended study outcomes

• Provides or assists in the scientific writing and review of clinical study reports and related documents

• Provides periodic status updates and effectively communicate with Senior Management Team

• Remains up-to-date with current information on pharmaceutical regulations, guidelines, and practices and therapeutic area knowledge and ensures consistent best practice across all activities

• Maintains knowledge of ICH-GCP, external regulations and procedures – required for regulatory filing

• Other duties as assigned

Requirements:

• MS degree in Life Sciences or related field and 10+ years of related experience in industry with expertise in the areas of drug development, operations and strategic plannings. Specialty training appropriate to therapeutic area in addition to experience in clinical drug development (Phase 1-4) in a pharmaceutical/biotechnology company. Prior experience working with CRO is a plus. OR

• PharmD or PhD degree preferred and 7+ years of similar experience noted above. OR

• MD a plus and 5+ years of similar experience noted above

• Extensive knowledg