Medical Director, Clinical Development - Hematology/Oncology
Kite Pharma
- Santa Monica, CA
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Provide medical monitoring to multiple oncology clinical trials
- Lead project teams to design and implement clinical studies
- Write protocols, investigator brochures, clinical study reports and review clinical trial documents
- Conduct investigator meetings and lead site initiation visits with clinical trial investigators
- Implement and deploy drug development strategic plans, develop contingency plans, provide technical and strategic advice, and meet milestones and budgets
- Translate findings from research and nonclinical studies into clinical development opportunities
- Interact with clinical investigators and thought leaders
- Work with internal regulatory affairs team and other ethical guidelines relevant to the pharmaceutical industry, and ensure compliance with these external guidelines
- Work with internal pre-clinical scientists, translational scientists, business and commercial organizations in a cross functional manner
- Work in a team environment comprising clinical operations, biomarker specialists, CROs, and regulatory affairs
- Board certification/specialization in Hematology or Oncology and experience managing oncology trials
- 5 years of relevant drug development experience, either within industry or as a clinical investigator/physician scientist in academia, or equivalent experience
- Demonstrated clinical development strategist with experience designing, implementing and conducting clinical trials, with emphasis on proof-of-concept and first-in-human studies
- Knowledge of carrying out hematology/oncology clinical trials, including knowledge of hematology/oncology treatment options
- Strategic leadership, tactical skills and excellent initiative and judgment
- Demonstrated ability to develop and maintain excellent working relationships with both internal colleagues and external contacts, including key thought leaders, and investigators
- Demonstrated ability to work well in teams in a cross functional manner
- Ability to communicate and work independently with scientific/technical personnel
- Ability to think critically, and demonstrated troubleshooting and problem-solving skills
- Self-motivated and willing to accept temporary responsibilities outside of initial job description
- Comfortable in a fast-paced small company environment with minimal direction and able to adjust workload based upon changing priorities
- May travel up to 25%
- Eligible employees may participate in benefit plans, subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable plans.