Medical Director Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Be available 24 hours per day, 7 days per week to respond to urgent protocol-related issues at investigative sites.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills, including command of written and spoken English.
• Medical degree from an accredited and internationally recognized medical school with a curriculum relevant to general medical education.
• Dermatology certification is mandatory.
• Specialty Board certification is required.
• At least 5 years of clinical medicine experience, in addition to 4 years of clinical trials experience as an investigator or in the Pharma, CRO, or Biotech industry.
• Robust and current knowledge of the scientific, clinical, regulatory, commercial, and competitive landscape in the applicable therapeutic area.
• Knowledge of applicable federal and local regulations and guidelines pertaining to clinical research.
• Excellent consultation and advisory skills across multiple assignments, as well as initiative and flexibility.

Responsibilities

• Serve primarily as Global Medical Advisor on assigned projects.
• Act as Scientific Advisor and guide Project Leaders on the medical and scientific aspects of assigned projects.
• Provide medical support to investigative sites and project staff on protocol-related issues, including protocol clarifications, inclusion and exclusion determinations, and patient safety or eligibility issues.
• Review protocols, Investigative Drug Brochures (IDBs), and/or Case Report Forms (CRFs).
• Review and clarify trial-related adverse events.
• Provide therapeutic-area and indication training for project clinical teams.
• Attend and present at Investigator Meetings.
• May conduct medical case reviews of Serious Adverse Events (SAEs), including case documentation and patient narratives, in collaboration with Pharmacovigilance.
• May provide medical support for Analysis of Similar Events (AOSE), in collaboration with or on behalf of Pharmacovigilance.
• May review adverse event coding.
• Review Clinical Study Reports (CSRs) and patient narratives.
• Attend Kick-Off meetings, weekly team meetings, and client meetings as needed or requested.
• Provide medical, clinical, and scientific advisory expertise to IQVIA divisions as requested.
• Participate in Medical Science activities on assigned trials and provide therapeutic and medical expertise to business development activities.

Benefits

• Health and welfare benefits may be offered, depending on the position.