Director – Clinical Science – Oncology / Immunology

We are recruiting for an exciting opportunity as the Director of Clinical Science for an established mid-size biotechnology company with a diverse clinical pipeline. This is a fantastic role for an experienced clinical scientist looking to enter a senior influential position with strategic impact.

Responsibilities

• Supporting and coordinating specific clinical development activities relating to the assigned study or program
• Provision of clinical development expertise and input working with various cross-functional teams supporting development of the assigned study or program
• Ensuring adherence to regulatory requirements and to departmental policies, practices and procedures
• Ensuring all work performed on assigned studies and programs meets all GCP/ICH guidelines and is inspection ready
• Routinely review study data on an ongoing basis on all assigned studies to ensure consistency and validity from a clinical perspective
• Analyse and interpret data, identify trends and signals, prepare succinct data summaries in preparation for dose escalation meetings with investigators
• Draft content for abstracts and posters based on data from assigned clinical studies
• Drafting of protocol synopses, protocols, protocol amendments and clinical study reports
• Review and provide clinical development input on relevant sections of all key study documents
• Review and provide input on the design of CRFs from a clinical perspective.
• Support site selection and site activation activities including contacting investigators to discuss potential interest in assigned study, developing slides for site initiation visits and performing visits when necessary
• Identify and communicate study issues that will impact budget, resources and timelines.
• Interact directly with investigators and other key site stage and be able to handle a broad range of issues including overall site performance, study conduct and compliance, scientific engagement and investigator relationships
• Provide expert and collegiate support to other members of the drug development team to ensure full success of the company’s portfolio and regulatory milestones.
• Contribute to the department or company related process improvement initiatives

Requirements

• PHD, Pharm D or MS or exceptional clinical development experience in industry
• Thorough understanding of the drug development process
• Experience in Oncology or Immunology

Following your application Simon Trebilcock, a specialist Medical Recruiter with over 8 years’ experience recruiting in the field will discuss the opportunity with you in detail. He will be more than happy to answer any questions relating to the pharmaceutical industry and the potential for your career growth. The conversation can also progress further to discussing other opportunities which are also available right now or will be imminently becoming available.

This position has been highly popular, and it is likely that it will close prematurely. We recommend applying as soon as possible to avoid disappointment. Please click ‘apply’ or contact Simon Trebilcock for any further information

Email -  strebilcock@planet-pharma.co.uk

Telephone - +44 (0) 203 868 1001 .

A note from the author – Simon Trebilcock

Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people from minority groups are less likely to apply to job adverts unless they meet every single qualification. At Planet Pharma we are dedicated to building diverse, inclusive and authentic workplaces, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the advert, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.