Senior Director, Clinical Development (Medical Director)

The role

The Senior Director, Clinical Development (Medical Director) will provide medical and scientific leadership for clinical development programs. This person will shape clinical development strategy and translate RNAi science into clinical programs.

What you will do

• Provide medical and scientific leadership for one or more clinical development programs.
• Develop and execute clinical development plans.
• Lead the design and development of clinical study protocols.
• Serve as the medical monitor for assigned clinical trials.
• Partner with Clinical Operations to support study execution.
• Review and interpret clinical safety, efficacy, pharmacokinetic, pharmacodynamic, and biomarker data.
• Lead or contribute to clinical study reports, investigator brochures, and regulatory submissions.
• Present clinical strategy and program updates to leadership and external partners.
• Support interactions with global health authorities.
• Build relationships with investigators, key opinion leaders, and clinical research organizations.

Required qualifications

• MD or equivalent medical degree
• Minimum of 6+ years of relevant clinical development experience within the biotechnology or pharmaceutical industry.
• Experience serving as a medical monitor and providing medical leadership for clinical trials.
• Demonstrated experience designing and executing early-stage clinical studies.
• Strong understanding of clinical trial design, drug development, Good Clinical Practice, and global regulatory requirements.
• Experience contributing to regulatory submissions and participating in interactions with health authorities.
• Proven ability to analyze and communicate complex clinical and scientific information.
• Experience working within cross-functional development teams.
• Ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced, growing biotechnology company.

Nice to have

• Board certification or board eligibility in a relevant medical specialty
• Experience supporting programs through later-stage development
• Experience in RNA therapeutics, rare diseases, ophthalmology, immunology, neurology, or another relevant therapeutic area

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Life insurance
• Health and dependent care FSA accounts
• HSA/HRA accounts with company contributions
• 401(k) with competitive company match

Before you apply

• City Therapeutics is accepting resumes/CVs from direct applicants only.
• Recruitment Agency inquiries or submissions will not be accepted at this time.

About the company

City Therapeutics is a biotechnology company pioneering next-generation RNA interference (RNAi)-based medicines. They are building a diversified pipeline of innovative therapies through advanced RNAi trigger molecule engineering and novel targeting technologies.