Sr. Medical Director, Rheumatology - US Remote
About The Position
Fortrea is seeking a Senior Medical Director, Rheumatology, to provide medical leadership for the development of therapies for autoimmune diseases, including emerging cell and gene therapy technologies. The role drives clinical strategy, provides medical oversight, and works with sponsors on programs from early development through global registration studies. The Senior Medical Director represents Fortrea in client interactions, business-development discussions, and proposal presentations; builds relationships with global clinical operations teams; and provides physician leadership for Phase I–IV clinical trials. The position includes serving as a study physician and overseeing medical monitoring, including safety review and contributions to protocol development, study design, endpoints, and eligibility criteria. It is highly client-facing, with regular engagement at the executive level and representation of Fortrea to senior client leaders, external partners, and other stakeholders. This is a US-based remote position with occasional national and international travel for sponsor and investigator meetings and relevant scientific or industry conferences. Varied hours may be required.
Requirements
- MD degree.
- Board certification in Internal Medicine.
- Specialization in Rheumatology and broader therapeutic experience in autoimmune diseases.
- At least 3 years of substantial drug-development knowledge and extensive clinical research experience in the pharmaceutical or CRO industry, or as a clinical trial investigator.
- Strong scientific communication and client-facing capabilities, including presenting scientific expertise, supporting proposals, and strengthening external partnerships.
- Full professional proficiency in English.
Nice To Haves
- Specific expertise in cell and gene therapy in autoimmune diseases.
- Industry experience that includes clinical-trial medical monitoring or other relevant clinical development or trial experience at a CRO, pharmaceutical company, or regulatory agency.
Responsibilities
- Provide medical therapeutic-area and clinical-trial subject-matter expertise at regional or global levels.
- Contribute scientific and technical expertise and collaborate with client medical teams, project teams, key opinion leaders, principal investigators, and sites.
- Support business development with clients and internal teams by shaping clinical and medical strategy for proposals, bid defenses, and client discussions.
- Oversee medical monitoring activities to ensure the timelines and quality of medical deliverables, and assign physician resources as required.
- Serve, according to the scope of work, as Global Lead, Regional Physician, or Program Project Physician across multiple indications.
- Provide drug-development and subject-matter expertise and contribute to medical strategy and study or program execution.
- Provide input on, review, and revise protocols, case report forms, training materials, project-specific tools, analysis-plan design, clinical trial reports, and new drug applications.
- Prepare materials for and participate in investigator meetings, and assist with site initiation visits.
- Provide medical and scientific expertise to the project team.
- Perform other duties as required or assigned.
Benefits
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Life insurance
- Short-term and long-term disability insurance
- 401(k)
- Paid time off (PTO) or flexible time off (FTO)
- Company bonus where applicable
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
Ph.D. or professional degree
