Clinical Director Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• MD, PharmD, PhD, or equivalent advanced degree; MD strongly preferred.
• At least 10 years of pharmaceutical or relevant scientific, medical, or clinical experience.
• At least 7 years of oncology clinical development experience.
• Strong disease-area knowledge in GU malignancies, specifically bladder cancer.
• Demonstrated experience operating at the asset, portfolio, or enterprise level, including governance and investment decision-making.
• In-depth knowledge of GCP, ICH, FDA, EMA, NICE, and relevant regulatory frameworks.
• Proven ability to lead and influence cross-functional teams in complex matrix environments.
• Strong understanding of clinical development, oncology therapeutic landscapes, and drug approval processes.
• Experience leveraging data, advanced analytics, or emerging technologies to inform clinical decision-making.

Nice To Haves

• Experience leading or co-leading Health Authority interactions.
• Board certification, eligibility, or substantive clinical experience in oncology.
• Strong executive presence and enterprise influencing capability.
• Experience translating clinical data into strategic decisions across development and the product lifecycle.
• Cross-functional business acumen across clinical, regulatory, commercial, and access domains.

Responsibilities

• Define and own the asset’s clinical strategy, scientific narrative, integrated benefit–risk position, and decision framework across its lifecycle.
• Be accountable for strategic outcomes across the asset while programme teams and Senior Scientists lead study-level design, execution, and data generation.
• Serve as the senior clinical strategy leader on the MDT core quad and represent Clinical Development in portfolio, governance, and investment decisions.
• Lead or co-lead governance and investment discussions, translating clinical evidence and benefit–risk into strategic recommendations for portfolio prioritisation and resource allocation.
• Own the asset’s clinical and scientific narrative and ensure its clinical vision and development trajectory are understood across the organisation.
• Drive an integrated, end-in-mind development approach that aligns scientific, regulatory, and commercial considerations, including target selection, development pathways, regulatory positioning, and commercial readiness.
• Engage enterprise stakeholders, including Medical Affairs, Integrated Evidence, Commercial, and Regulatory, to integrate perspectives, resolve trade-offs, and align product strategy.
• Define the asset-level evidence-generation strategy and integrate insights across studies and functions throughout the asset lifecycle.
• Set the strategic direction and decision frameworks for study design and development approaches, and guide Senior Scientists on the scientific quality of Clinical Development Plan deliverables.
• Own the integrated benefit–risk framework and maintain alignment between clinical data, safety insights, strategy, and programme execution.
• Use AI-enabled insights, advanced analytics, and emerging data platforms to inform asset-level decisions and strengthen the evidence base for governance and portfolio decisions.
• Represent Clinical Development in Health Authority interactions, including scientific advice, regulatory meetings, and responses to queries.
• Provide strategic oversight and final clinical accountability for scientific communications derived from clinical data, including publications, congress presentations, and advisory materials.
• Represent Clinical Development at advisory boards, steering committees, IDMCs, and alliance partnerships.
• Synthesize clinical insights and evidence trends to shape asset strategy and inform governance decisions.
• Influence clinical development standards, governance practices, and decision-making frameworks across Oncology Clinical Development.
• Develop and mentor clinical development talent; contribute to talent calibration, succession planning, and resourcing decisions.
• Set expectations for decision quality, accountability, and collaboration, empowering Senior Scientists and Clinical Matrix Teams to lead operational delivery.
• Champion innovation, integrated thinking, continuous improvement, and technology fluency in the evolving R&D operating model.

Benefits

• Annual bonus.
• Eligibility to participate in a share-based long-term incentive program, dependent on role level.
• Health care and other insurance benefits for employees and family.
• Retirement benefits.
• Paid holidays.
• Vacation.
• Paid caregiver, parental, and medical leave.