Medical Director - Oncology

CTI Clinical Trial and Consulting Services • Covington, KY

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About The Position

The Medical Director will grow and lead a therapeutic portfolio using 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 a special 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 across the lifecycle of CTI’s work, from early business development and clinical consulting through proposals, bid defenses, trial execution, and delivery. The position provides medical oversight of studies, informs clinical development strategy, supports regulatory activities, collaborates with internal teams and sponsors, and drives strategic and tactical new business. It also advances thought leadership through presentations, publications, and engagement with the medical scientific community.

The role requires a board-certified physician with a medical degree and at least three years of clinical research or clinical development experience. Previous CRO or industry experience is preferred. If local to a CTI location, the employee may be expected to work in an office or hybrid schedule, depending on the role.

Requirements

• Excellent written and spoken English communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills.
• 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 in sales and operational environments.
• Flexibility to work where specifications may be unclear and willingness to support other therapeutic areas when required.
• Confidence and capability using technology, applications, and other media.
• Proven ability to make decisions with limited information, bring clarity to 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.
• 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.

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 throughout CTI’s work lifecycle, from early engagement and clinical consulting to RFPs, bid defenses, trial execution, and delivery.
• Provide medical oversight and management of awarded studies, including protocol review, eligibility discussions, medical issue oversight, training, safety review, and support for regulatory issues.
• Contribute to early business development by advising on protocols and clinical development plans, assessing sponsor needs, and applying innovations.
• Assess opportunities with sponsors and develop strategies for trials and innovations in study execution.
• Use clinical, scientific, and operational knowledge and data to develop innovative, patient-centered solutions tailored to customers’ clinical development 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 win strategic and tactical new business and lead teams developing proposals.
• Advise proposal teams on protocol design and clinical development plans, relevant data, scientific and regulatory soundness, feasibility, target sites and investigator profiles, standard of care, competition, site and country selection, and patient recruitment.
• Support customer and bid defense meetings by preparing project teams, supplying content, and ensuring presentations convey therapeutic-area strategy effectively.
• Attend and present at customer, bid defense, and partnership meetings as required.
• Stay current on industry pipelines and scientific and business landscapes; research therapeutic areas and inform CTI clinical and business teams about developments.
• Drive thought leadership through presentations, publications, and engagement with the medical scientific community, particularly in cell and gene therapy, rare disease, and data-driven, patient-centered trial execution.

Benefits

• Tuition reimbursement.
• Structured mentoring program.
• Dedicated training department and education programs developed with universities and colleges.
• Flexible schedules to support work-life balance.
• Cash bonuses provided annually for the past decade.
• Career progression and promotion opportunities; 25% of global staff is promoted annually.
• Global philanthropic program supporting employees’ efforts to improve local communities.

What This Job Offers

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