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Medical Director - Ophthalmology

Employer
Parexel
Location
Greece
Salary
Competitive
Start date
14 Sep 2021
Closing date
14 Oct 2021

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Discipline
Medical Affairs
Hours
Full Time
Contract Type
Permanent
Experience Level
Experienced (non-manager)

Job Details

Job Description

Working in Parexel's Medical Sciences team offers you exposure to top pharma clients, and emerging biotech companies. You will utilize cutting-edge science to uncover new insights and answer challenging questions about the most common diseases, but also rare and ultra-rare diseases that you might have just read about in your training. Working with outstanding colleagues in a multicultural team enriches your work experience. Gain flexibility and control of your schedule compared to working in a clinical or an academic setting. Join Parexel for an impact on global health way beyond the possibilities of an individual.

As a Medical Director at Parexel, you will provide medical monitoring for assigned projects, function as medical representative on the project team, provide medical consultation as required or requested to clients/sponsors or to other Parexel service groups, and assume the role of Senior Technical Lead in selected circumstances.

The role can be based anywhere in Europe, home or office based.

Key Responsibilities:
• Independently deliver all medical support required for successful delivery of projects:
• Provide medical expertise to client across multiple channels and interactions such as:
o Consultancy on protocol development or drug development program
o Medical review of various documents, which might be audited by clients and regulatory agencies
• Participate actively in study planning with feasibility leaders, solution consultants
• Participate in project team and investigator meetings
• Provide training of study teams on Therapeutic Area indication and protocol
• Participate in the development and/or review of study documents
• Medical Monitoring
• Support regulatory safety reporting activities
• Review all individual adverse experience reports for accuracy and clinical importance, and characterize their relationship to the study drug, severity and seriousness
• Review data listings of safety data, including adverse experiences, laboratory data, and vital signs data, to establish the presence or absence of abnormal trends, and if noted, follow up as appropriate with the project team, sponsor, investigator
• Review coding of adverse events and concomitant medications for accuracy and consistency
• Participate in periodic rotas including night and weekend shifts e.g. for emergency medical contact and emergency unmasking phone requests
• In line with business development objectives, meet and attend phone conferences with clients to communicate and detail Parexel medical expertise and experience in a therapeutic area or in an indication. Provide medical expertise / leadership in Proposal Development Teams for client bid pursuit meetings
• Support Business Development
• Participate in activities to raise, coordinate and promote Parexel medical expertise both internally and externally including but not limited to internal therapeutic area meetings, training modules development, white papers, slide sets, publications, conference attendance, etc
• Support patient centricity, diversity and inclusion in all projects
Qualifications

Skill and Experience required for the role:
  • Successful applicants will have an MD degree from an accredited Medical School, with Board Certification and/or equivalent subspecialty training in Ophthalmology (glaucoma subspecialty training would be an advantage)
  • Clinical practice experience in Ophthalmology
  • Fluent in English, with excellent writing skills
  • Good knowledge of the drug development process including drug safety with experience in clinical aspects of drug development, including all aspects of Medical Monitoring and study design/execution
  • Excellent interpersonal skills including the ability to interact well with sponsor/client counterparts.
  • Ability to manage multiple and varied tasks with enthusiasm and prioritize workload with attentionto detail
  • Willingness to work in a matrix environment and to value the importance of teamwork.
  • Some travel will berequired once restrictions are lifted
  • Why Work at Parexel

    There are pivotal moments in every career: Sharing new treatments. Improving processes. Delivering life-saving advances. The people who succeed are the ones who make the journey go further and faster every time. What if you had a partner to support you as you reach the next level in your professional path? A partner who believes a collaborative environment is key to achieving your goals? A partner who is dedicated to your health and wellness so you can help make a difference in the lives of millions worldwide?

    That's Parexel. We're a diverse team of professionals focused on one goal: getting treatments into the hands of those who need them most. Working together, the results we bring to our clients and the opportunities we bring to our team get better with every step.

    How can we help you on your journey? Find your path, and learn more on LinkedIn, YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, and Glassdoor.

    Company

    Parexel International Corporation is a leading global biopharmaceutical services organization, providing a broad range of knowledge-based contract research, consulting, and medical communications services to the worldwide pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device industries. Committed to providing solutions that expedite time-to-market and peak-market penetration, Parexel has developed significant expertise across the development and commercialization continuum, from drug development and regulatory consulting to clinical pharmacology, clinical trials management, medical education and reimbursement. Parexel Informatics, Inc., a subsidiary of Parexel, provides advanced technology solutions, including medical imaging, to facilitate the clinical development process.

     

    Mission: Parexel’s mission is to combine the strength of our expertise, experience and innovation to advance the worldwide success of the bio/pharmaceutical and medical device industries in preventing and curing disease.

     

    Company info
    Website
    Telephone
    +44 1895 238000
    Location
    The Quays
    101-105 Oxford Road
    Uxbridge
    Middx
    UB8 1LZ
    GB

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