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Medical Monitor/Senior Medical Monitor, Hematology

Tessera Therapeutics
Somerville, USAfull_timePosted 30 Jul 2026

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<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Position Overview</strong></span></p> <p>Tessera is seeking an experienced physician with expertise in hematology to serve as the Medical Monitor for our innovative Gene Writing™ clinical programs. This individual will provide medical oversight across clinical studies, ensuring patient safety, protocol compliance, data integrity, and high-quality study execution while partnering closely with Clinical Operations, Safety, Regulatory, Biometrics, and Translational teams.</p> <p>Reporting to the Chief Medical &amp; Development Officer, the Medical Monitor will play a critical role in the design, conduct, and interpretation of early-stage clinical trials for novel genomic medicines targeting hematologic diseases, with indications that may include sickle cell disease and hematologic malignancies. The successful candidate will serve as the primary medical resource for investigators, CRO partners, and internal study teams while helping shape clinical development strategy through a deep understanding of hematologic disorders and emerging therapeutic approaches.</p> <p>The position is based at Tessera’s headquarters in Somerville, MA, with a flexible hybrid work environment. Approximately 10–20% travel may be required.</p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Key Responsibilities</strong></span></p> <p><strong>Medical Monitoring &amp; Clinical Oversight</strong></p> <ul> <li>Serve as the primary Medical Monitor for clinical studies, providing ongoing medical oversight throughout study conduct.</li> <li>Review eligibility criteria, protocol deviations, safety events, laboratory data, and emerging clinical findings to ensure patient safety and protocol compliance.</li> <li>Participate in investigator meetings, study start-up activities, site training, and ongoing investigator engagement.</li> <li>Collaborate with Clinical Operations and CRO partners to support efficient trial execution, enrollment, and study milestones.</li> <li>Provide timely medical review and adjudication of adverse events, serious adverse events, and other safety signals.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Safety Leadership</strong></p> <ul> <li>Conduct regular review of accumulating safety data and contribute to benefit-risk assessments.</li> <li>Partner with Pharmacovigilance and Safety teams to identify, evaluate, and manage emerging safety concerns.</li> <li>Contribute to safety monitoring plans, Data Monitoring Committee materials, and regulatory safety reporting activities.</li> <li>Ensure studies are conducted in accordance with ICH-GCP, FDA, EMA, and other applicable regulatory requirements.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Clinical De

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