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Sr. Medical Director – Cell Therapy – Early Global Development – Oncology R&D
| Company | AstraZeneca |
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| Location | Gaithersburg, MD, USA |
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| Salary | $265780.8 – $398671.2 |
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| Type | Full-Time |
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| Degrees | MD |
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| Experience Level | Senior |
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Requirements
- MD or MBBS degree and a professional qualification in Oncology and/or Hematology (Pediatric Onco-hematology allowed)
- Significant understanding of the overall drug development and commercialization process
- 3+ years of experience in clinical research and/or oncology drug development in pharmaceutical, academic or CRO environment
- Conceptual, analytical, and strategic thinking
- Ability to influence strategically and persuade tactfully, to obtain desired outcomes while maintaining effective, positive, organizational relationships
Responsibilities
- Providing long-range clinical development planning, planning and managing of clinical research projects and clinical development programs in oncology
- Contribute to and support Department/Clinical initiatives to improve the quality and content of all clinical programs as well as the cross functional/organization processes designed to effectively deliver our R&D portfolio
- Serve as medical monitor with primary responsibility for patient safety and conduct of assigned trials as well as overall data interpretation and safety surveillance
- Establish and approve scientific methods for design and implementation of applicable clinical protocols, data collection systems, and final reports
- Responsible for assisting in design of clinical development plans and overall strategy for compounds, therapeutic classes of compounds or indications in light of developments in the area of clinical and pharmaceutical oncology
- Collaborate with pre-clinical and translational sciences, and senior management in assessing requirements for emerging products; Provide leadership on cross-functional product development team(s) as experience allows
- Participate in identification, selection and conduct of negotiations with clinical research centers and investigators
- Participate in the selection and management activities of CROs; Supervise project team members in planning, conducting and evaluating clinical trials
- Lead all aspects of planning and management of investigator meetings, advisory boards and other scientific committees.
Preferred Qualifications
- MD/PhD in a scientific discipline related to immunology, oncology and/or gene therapy
- Experience in molecular oncology and/or translational science
- Medical specialty and subspecialty training and Board Certification
- Proven leadership skills and demonstrated ability to interact collaboratively in a cross-functional environment.
