Medical Director - Oncology

Join The CTI Team • Covington, KY

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About The Position

The Medical Director will grow and lead a therapeutic portfolio through medical and clinical development expertise and provide medical and safety oversight of awarded clinical trials. The role helps shape the strategy and vision of CTI’s medical program, with particular emphasis on cell and gene therapy, and fosters multidisciplinary collaboration and cross-organizational initiatives. Candidates must have specialized training and experience in hematology/oncology.

The Medical Director contributes throughout the lifecycle of CTI’s work, from early business development engagement and clinical consulting through proposal development, bid defenses, trial execution, and delivery. The position provides medical oversight of awarded studies and offers clinical and scientific expertise to internal teams and sponsors. It also partners with regulatory, sales, operations, and other functions on clinical development strategy, proposals, customer meetings, and new business.

The role includes staying current on the therapeutic landscape and promoting thought leadership through presentations, publications, and engagement with the medical scientific community. CTI notes that local employees may be expected to work from an office or on a hybrid schedule, depending on the role.

Requirements

• Board-certified physician in the chosen area of medical specialization.
• Medical degree from an accredited school.
• At least 3 years of clinical research or clinical development experience.
• Knowledge of ICH-GCP, clinical trial design, statistics, and the regulatory and clinical development process.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills, including good written and spoken English.
• Strong leadership skills.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision and lead a virtual team in a matrix organization.
• Innovative and strategic thinking.
• Strong business acumen, including confidence with financial considerations, negotiation and influencing skills, and comfort working in sales and operational environments.
• Flexibility to work in situations where specifications may not be well defined and willingness to support other therapeutic areas when required.
• Confidence and capability using technology, applications, and other media.
• Ability to make decisions with limited information, synthesize disparate information, and drive results.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with coworkers, managers, and clients.
• Commitment to collaboration, teamwork, civility, and respect.
• Effective mentoring and training skills that foster learning and knowledge sharing.
• Specialized training and experience in hematology/oncology.

Nice To Haves

• Previous experience in a CRO or industry role.

Responsibilities

• Drive growth of a therapeutic area portfolio through medical and clinical development expertise and medical oversight of awarded clinical trials.
• Participate in CTI’s work from early engagement and clinical consulting through RFPs, bid defenses, trial execution, and delivery.
• Provide medical oversight and management of awarded studies, including protocol review, eligibility discussions, oversight of medical issues, training of internal and site teams, safety review, and medical support for regulatory issues.
• Support early business development by advising on protocols and clinical development plans, assessing sponsor needs, and applying innovations.
• Work with sponsors to assess opportunities and develop trial and innovation strategies.
• Use clinical, scientific, and operational knowledge and trial resources to develop innovative, data-driven, patient-centered solutions tailored to customer needs.
• Provide clinical and scientific expertise to CTI departments and collaborate on integrated strategies for clinical trials and studies.
• Partner with the regulatory team on clinical development plans, target product profiles, regulatory submissions, health authority interactions, and protocol development.
• Partner with Sales, Operations, and other functions to secure strategic and tactical new business toward annual Gross New Business targets.
• Lead teams developing focused proposals and advise internal stakeholders on protocol design, clinical development plans, relevant data, scientific and regulatory soundness, feasibility, site and investigator profiles, standard of care, competitive landscape, site and country selection, and patient recruitment.
• Support customer and bid defense meetings by preparing project teams, providing content, and ensuring presentations effectively convey therapeutic area strategy.
• Attend and present at customer, bid defense, or partnership meetings as required.
• Stay current on industry pipelines and the scientific and business landscape; research the therapeutic landscape and educate CTI clinical and business teams about developments.
• Drive thought leadership through presentations, publications, and engagement with the medical scientific community, with focus areas including cell and gene therapy, rare disease, and data- and patient-centered clinical trial execution.

Benefits

• Tuition reimbursement.
• Structured mentoring program.
• Career progression and promotion opportunities; CTI states that 25% of its global staff is promoted annually.
• Flexible schedules and support for work-life balance.
• Cash bonuses, which CTI says it has provided every year for the past decade.
• Training and education programs, including partnerships with universities and colleges and a dedicated training department.
• Global philanthropic program supporting employees’ efforts to improve their local communities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree