Clinical Scientist Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Doctoral degree: MD or MD/PhD (or international equivalent) required
• Experience in biomedical research, with a demonstrated record of scientific scholarship and achievement including scientific publications. The specific clinical or scientific background is less important than having a track record of excellence and a willingness to work collaboratively across different therapeutic areas.
• Strong interpersonal, writing, and presentation skills, as well as the ability to function in a team environment, are essential.
• Experience in clinical medicine including completion or anticipated completion of residency and fellowship training is required.
• Fellowship training and clinical board certification in Pulmonology or related discipline involving care of respiratory diseases (such as Allergy) is required.

Nice To Haves

• Experience as an academic faculty member is preferred.
• Prior experience in the pharmaceutical industry is helpful but not required.

Responsibilities

• Working with basic science teams on specific diseases and therapeutic areas, providing clinical expertise for identification and validation of novel targets, including the design of preclinical and clinical experiments to validate targets and/or pathways, and leveraging this work for development of novel therapeutics
• Working with cross-functional teams including discovery scientists, pharmacologists, toxicologists, and other specialists to advance novel therapeutics from preclinical development into clinical development
• As a key member/leader of an early development team, working in close collaboration with internal and external staff and scientists (including discovery research, biostatistics, drug metabolism, modeling and simulation, regulatory affairs, and global clinical trials operations) for the design and execution of early clinical development strategy
• Taking a lead role in developing and executing clinical pharmacology studies for programs in all phases (I – IV) of development, including formulation or device changes, drug-drug interaction studies, and studies in special populations
• Providing early phase/clinical pharmacology support for programs through the regulatory filing process including preparation of supportive documents and presentations
• Developing and executing studies to validate established and novel clinical biomarkers, including blood/tissue sampling, imaging, electrophysiological, wearable devices, and behavioral responses to study biological activity in humans
• Providing clinical and scientific expertise to assess internal and external opportunities for partnership
• Engaging with the broader internal and external scientific community in disease or therapeutic areas of interest, including via consultations with scientific/academic thought leaders, preparation of posters and publications, and attendance/presentation at conferences
• Working broadly with key functions across the company at research sites around the world.

Benefits

• medical, dental, vision healthcare and other insurance benefits (for employee and family)
• retirement benefits, including 401(k)
• paid holidays
• vacation
• compassionate and sick days