Senior Director, Clinical Development

AstraZeneca; Barcelona; Presencial; EUR 80.000 - 120.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

A leading biopharmaceutical company in Barcelona seeks an experienced clinical development leader responsible for driving strategy within cross-functional teams. The ideal candidate has an M.D. and over 7 years of experience in clinical research, regulatory processes, and team leadership. This office-based role involves collaborating on strategic initiatives and ensuring compliance with regulatory standards, enabling meaningful contributions to drug development.

Formación

• 7+ years in clinical development or research.
• Experience in preparing regulatory documents.
• History of leading clinical strategy design.

Responsabilidades

• Represent Clinical Development on global teams.
• Lead programs and prepare clinical development strategy.
• Provide scientific input to R&D and commercial teams.

Conocimientos

Clinical development

Regulatory expertise

Cross-functional team leadership

Educación

M.D. or equivalent

Descripción del empleo

You will be responsible for:

Representing Clinical Development on the Global Program Team (GPT) and Global Medicine Team in presentations at management and review committees (e.g., Clinical Document Review Committee Development and Commercial Steering Committee)

Fostering development of Medical Directors and CDS and/or fellows.

Leading 2 programs and the preparation and execution of a clinical development strategy and related documents including protocols, charters, statistical summary reports, meeting presentations, publications, and clinical sections of regulatory documents.

Providing scientific and medical input (consultative services) to other R&D, commercial, translational, medicine and business development functions and leads or oversees clinical activities to support due diligences

Working internally with other members of the CDP to drive program strategy and CDPs

Coordinate communications and planning between medical functions (Global Medical Affairs, Safety, Clinical Operations, Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Medical Science) as it relates to clinical development study design, execution and interpretation of results. Serves as the medical authority on the global product labeling team Driving awareness of internal and external developments (scientific, clinical, competitive, and regulatory) that could impact the development plan, including attendance at major scientific conferences, participation in competitive intelligence activities, and periodic literature review

Working as part of a cross-functional team with colleagues from biostatistics, data management, clinical pharmacology, commercial, regulatory and project management

Responsibilities and Requirements:

You will need to have:

• M.D. or equivalent
• 7+ years of experience (or academic or practice equivalent) in clinical development and/or clinical research and/or global regulatory, and/or product development expertise

Preferred Qualifications:

• Specialty and/or practice in Cardiology, Metabolic Diseases and/or Amyloidosis
• PhD in related subject area
• Academic appointment(s)
• Publications (peer reviewed) and presentations record
• Professional guidelines authorship or working group participation
• Familiarity (language skills would be a plus) with Asian (Japan and/or China) Medical Community and regulatory agencies
• 5+ years of Industry experience
• Experience preparing documents and attended regulatory meetings with regulatory agencies
• Experience designing and completing multinational clinical trials
• History of leading cross-functional teams to define clinical strategy and clinical study design
• Experience supporting business development activities

Work Environment:

The duties of this role are generally conducted in an office environment. As is typical of an office-based role, employees must be able, with or without an accommodation to: use a computer; engage in communications via phone, video, and electronic messaging; engage in problem solving and nonlinear thought, analysis, and dialogue; collaborate with others; maintain general availability during standard business hours.

EEO Statement:

Our mission is to build an inclusive environment where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and employees. In furtherance of that mission, we welcome and consider applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of their protected characteristics. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please complete the corresponding section in the application form.