Clinical Development Director - CIPD

Hobson Prior are looking for a Clinical Development Director - CIPD to join a top global biopharmaceutical organisation focused on changing the lives of patients living with severe diseases. As a member of the therapeutic area of Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy. The MD is responsible for providing medical/scientific input and expertise. This position can be located in either the UK, Belgium or Germany.

Job Responsibilities:

• You will make sure the medical/scientific coherence and quality of clinical development programs conducted in the assigned disease area.
• Contribute to the design, conduct and interpretation of specific clinical trials, specifically their relevance for the target disease and drug candidate.
• Accountable to contribute to the generation of the Clinical Development Plans leading to successful registration and launch of NCEs/NBEs and additional approvals of new line extensions (indications or formulations) of registered compounds.
• You will assure medical/scientific integrity of clinical development programs and their deliverables (e.g. protocols, clinical trial reports, etc.).
• Ensure the study-related safety of the subjects in the clinical trials through appropriate medical monitoring of studies on an ongoing basis - with or without independent data and safety monitoring boards.
• Contribute to the clinical section of documents including, but not limited to, the Investigator Brochure, Annual IND Safety Updates/EU Annual Reports, Clinical Study Reports, and submission related documents such as the Clinical Summary of Efficacy and Safety and the Clinical Overview.
• Translation of Medico-scientific innovation for corporate projects.
• Assume responsibility for correct and updated medical/scientific information for the respective therapeutic field and ensures its incorporation into the Clinical Development Plan.
• You will be the medical contact person with the investigators, the MD is the frontline representative of the organisation towards the medical community.

Key Skills:

• Ability to work in global diverse matrix teams and to build effective working relationships at all levels in the organization.
• Clear verbal, written and presentation skills with good command of the English language.
• Scientific curiosity and ability to innovate combined with attention to timelines, results and added value.
• Strong team player.

Requirements:

• Medical qualification (MD) required.
• Board certification or other relevant higher medical and academic qualification preferred.
• Minimum of 5 years' experience in pharmaceutical industry in clinical development including knowledge of GCP.
• Clinical Development Experience with Neuroscience or rare disease, ideally within CIPD.
• Familiar with Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy would be admirable.

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