Medical Director

THIS JOB HAS NOW EXPIRED.

As a qualified cardiologist you will play a central role in our clinical development team: defining and pursuing market opportunities, consult internally on proposals and support the trial management in planning and conducting clinical trials in the cardiology areas.

Your duties include:

- Participate in the definition of therapeutic targets that are characterized by unmet medical needs and emerging promising therapies
- Support designation of high priority molecular entities for prospective engagement with sponsors
- Support operations and marketing strategies to enhance company's visibility and position including publications, presentations at society and hosted meetings
- Coordinate with Sales and Operations the development of new, and enhance existing, client relationships
- Developing coherent, robust and well-articulated written responses to business opportunities
- Help to develop costing models for specific proposals
- Present medical/scientific analysis and plans at bid defense meetings
- Help develop plans and provide guidance for site targeting, feasibility and selection
- Provide strategic medical and scientific input in operational development and trial management
- Assist in projecting operational risk and plan for mitigating this risk
- Provide Operational Team and investigator/site training at investigator meetings
- Develop, review and revise protocols, case report forms, medical responsibility plans, adverse event reporting plans, training materials, project specific tools, analysis plans design, clinical trial reports and new drug applications
- Review aggregate laboratory values, adverse events, coding and data tables, listings, and figures in the assessment of safety and operational efficacy
- Provide on-call coverage for protocol and safety issue after-hours on a rotational basis
- Perform other duties as assigned

Travel:
- up to 30% of time

Education/Qualifications Typically required education:

- MD degree
- Formal training in Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Disease with a fellowship in the latter
- Preferred: experience in electrophysiology with additional fellowship training
- Fluency in written and oral business English

Experience Typically required experience:

- Minimum of 2 years experience in academic medicine or clinical medicine practice with involvement in clinical trials
- Preferred: industry experience of at least 2 years in clinical trial management
- Ability to work in a collegial, matrixed environment
- Ability to write clear, insightful medical reviews and protocol analyses
- Excellent presentation skills
- Ability to work independently and in teams
- Good prioritization and organization skills
- Ability to adjust to changes in tasks as required

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