Medical Director, Oncology

The role

The Medical Director, Oncology will shape clinical development strategy and advance oncology programs from early development through late-stage trials. This role involves providing clinical leadership, designing clinical studies, and providing medical oversight for oncology programs.

What you will do

• Act as clinical expert for internal team members and external contacts
• Provide clinical and scientific leadership to Development and product Core Teams
• Provide medical oversight for operational staff, CROs and clinical trial sites
• Design the clinical development plan for assigned molecules programs
• Design, develop and implement clinical studies from Phase I through Phase III
• Establish relationships with external experts and principal investigators
• Establish and approve scientific methods for clinical protocols and data collection
• Participate in writing and reviewing clinical protocols, brochures, reports and publications
• Provide medical oversight and safety monitoring for ongoing clinical trials
• Participate in regulatory discussions and activities including IND, CTX, and NDA/MAA filings

Required qualifications

• MD
• Board eligible or certified in an internal medicine subspecialty
• 2+ years clinical development experience in the biotechnology/pharmaceutical industry or an academic clinical trial unit
• Proven track record of scholarly clinical research demonstrated by publications in top tier journals
• Excellent communicators with proven leadership skills
• Ability to establish and maintain a team sense of urgency around timelines

Nice to have

• oncology/hematology board certification/eligibility

Before you apply

• Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis

About the company

Corcept is focused on the science of cortisol and has a commercial portfolio including treatments for hypercortisolism and oncology. The company is headquartered in Redwood City, California.