Global Clinical Development Medical Director
About The Position
The Global Clinical Development Medical Director provides medical and scientific leadership for the global development of new medicines for infectious disease indications. The role contributes to the design, execution, and interpretation of clinical trials across Phase 1 through Phase 3 and supports the development of potential medicines intended to improve global public health. The position works across internal functions and with external scientific specialists, opinion leaders, and site investigators. It provides medical oversight for participant safety, outsourced medical activities, regulatory documents and interactions, and clinical data analysis. The Medical Director also prepares scientific publications and presentations. The role is office-based at an AstraZeneca site at least three days per week.
Requirements
- Fully qualified physician (MD or MD PhD) with clinical experience in pulmonology (preferred), infectious disease, or another relevant specialty.
- One to three years of experience in clinical drug development, preferably in the pharmaceutical industry.
- Strong understanding of clinical trial methodology and experience in the design, execution, and interpretation of clinical studies, such as medical monitoring, data cleaning, and clinical study report writing.
- Excellent teamwork and cross-functional collaboration skills.
- Ability to communicate effectively in clinical team settings.
- Excellent verbal and written English communication skills, including presentation skills.
- Demonstrated AI/digital mindset and experience applying AI-enabled and generative AI tools to clinical development activities, such as data analysis, medical writing, and clinical trial operational efficiency.
- High integrity.
- Ability to be office-based at an AstraZeneca site at least three days per week.
Nice To Haves
- Additional clinical experience in vaccines and/or monoclonal antibodies.
- Named Investigator on several clinical trials.
- One to three years of pharmaceutical industry knowledge and experience.
- Experience progressing medicines into first-time-in-human Phase 1, Phase 2 proof-of-principle delivery, and Phase 3 pivotal efficacy studies.
- Experience with translational programs moving from preclinical to first-in-human studies and interpretation of immunological assay results.
- Significant and consistent peer-reviewed publication track record.
Responsibilities
- Provide medical and scientific leadership in the global development of new medicines for infectious disease indications.
- Help design, execute, and interpret clinical trials in one or more development programs, from Phase 1 through Phase 3.
- Build relationships with external scientific specialists, opinion leaders, and site investigators.
- Collaborate with Patient Safety, Biometrics, Regulatory Affairs, Clinical Operations, Translational Medicine, and other internal functions.
- Provide medical oversight to support the safety of study participants, including reviewing Adverse Events of Special Interest and Serious Adverse Events and reviewing and writing safety narrative reports.
- Provide medical oversight for medical activities outsourced to third-party vendors.
- Provide expert medical input and write regulatory documents, and contribute to interactions and responses with regulatory authorities.
- Analyze and interpret data from ongoing studies and the scientific literature.
- Prepare publications and presentations for scientific meetings and congresses.
Benefits
- Short-term incentive bonus opportunity.
- Eligibility to participate in the equity-based long-term incentive program for salaried roles.
- Qualified retirement program (401(k) plan).
- Paid vacation and holidays.
- Paid leaves.
- Health benefits including medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
Ph.D. or professional degree
