Medical Associate Director, Rare Disease Development

Cycle Pharmaceuticals; Cambridge; Hybrid; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary based on experience

Performance based bonus

Company pension scheme

Private Health Insurance (100% covered

Life and Critical Illness Insurance

Corporate Gym membership

Job summary

Cycle Pharmaceuticals is seeking a Medical Associate Director - Clinical Development in Cambridge. You will provide medical leadership across late-stage programmes and shape clinical strategy for Phase 2/3 trials in rare diseases, translating data into meaningful development plans.

You will collaborate with Regulatory Affairs, oversee protocol content, and work with external experts to drive safety and efficacy in small patient populations.

Qualifications

• Medical degree with GMC registration or eligibility.
• Significant pharma/biotech clinical development experience.
• Experience leading Phase 2/3 in rare diseases.

Responsibilities

• Lead clinical development strategy for assigned programmes and define study endpoints for rare diseases.
• Collaborate with Regulatory Affairs on strategy and submissions; act as clinical lead in FDA meetings.
• Own clinical protocol content, amendments, and informed consent materials, integrating nonclinical data.

Skills

Medical leadership

Clinical development

Regulatory strategy

Clinical pharmacology

Rare disease expertise

Education

MBBS/MBChB or equivalent

GMC registration or eligibility

Job description

Cycle Pharmaceuticals is seeking a Medical Associate Director - Clinical Development in Cambridge. You will provide medical leadership across late-stage programmes and shape clinical strategy for Phase 2/3 trials in rare diseases, translating data into meaningful development plans.

You will collaborate with Regulatory Affairs, oversee protocol content, and work with external experts to drive safety and efficacy in small patient populations.