Medical Director - Ophthalmology

Parexel; Uxbridge; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading biopharmaceutical services company is seeking a Medical Director with substantial experience in Ophthalmology. The successful candidate will maintain client relationships, deliver medical support for projects, and provide expertise in proposal development. This role emphasizes excellent communication skills and requires a medical qualification from an accredited institution.

Qualifications

• Experience in clinical medicine specializing in Ophthalmology.
• Background in clinical aspects of drug development preferred.
• Experience leading and mentoring a team is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Initiate and maintain medical and consultative relationships with clients.
• Deliver all medical support required for successful project delivery.
• Provide medical expertise during client bid pursuit meetings.

Skills

Excellent interpersonal skills

Excellent verbal and written medical communication skills

Client-focused approach

Ability to manage multiple tasks

Education

Medically qualified in an acknowledged medical school

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Medical Director - Ophthalmology, Uxbridge

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Client:

Parexel

Location:

Uxbridge, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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Posted:

01.08.2025

Expiry Date:

15.09.2025

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Job Description:

When our values align, there's no limit to what we can achieve.

Parexel is in the business of improving the world’s health. We do this by providing a suite of biopharmaceutical services that help clients across the globe transform scientific discoveries into new treatments. From clinical trials to regulatory, consulting, and market access, our therapeutic, technical, and functional ability is underpinned by a deep conviction in what we do. We believe in our values; Patients First, Quality, Respect, Empowerment & Accountability.

Parexel is looking for a Medical Director with a very strong background in Ophthalmology.

The role can be based remotely in select EMEA locations.

The Medical Director is a medical expert with specialized therapeutic expertise and some experience across indications, clients and drug development. They initiate and maintain medical and consultative relationships with clients, consult on early engagement and pre-award efforts and serve as a medical monitor for contracted projects. The Medical Director may take on leadership roles by participating in initiatives, mentoring junior MDs and/or, where appropriate, managing a team of physicians.

Primary activities will focus onMedical Monitoring Delivery & PV Support. The medical monitor will independently deliver all medical support required for successful delivery of the projects according to contracted agreement with the sponsor (i.e., tasks and time per task contracted) and according to the assigned role (Global Lead Physician or Regional Lead Physician).

Medical Expertiseand experience in Ophthalmology is essential to the medical monitor role and will be manifested in high quality consultation on protocol development or drug development programs, medical review of various documents, collaboration on internal therapeutic area meetings, training module development, white papers, slide sets, publications etc.

Client Relationship Building & Engagement,including soliciting and addressing client feedback and suggestions regarding medical study-related activities, are core skills required of the medical monitor.

Business Development:the medical monitor will provide medical expertise / leadership in Proposal Development Teams (PDTs) for client bid pursuit meetings.

Skills

Excellent interpersonal skills including the ability to interact well with sponsor/client counterparts

Client-focused approach to work

Excellent verbal and written medical communication skills

Excellent standard of written and spoken English

A flexible attitude with respect to work assignments and new learning

Ability to manage multiple and varied tasks with enthusiasm and prioritize workload with attention to detail

Willingness to work in a matrix environment and to value the importance of teamwork.

Knowledge And Experience

Experience in clinical medicine (general or specialist qualifications) with a specialty in Ophthalmology, which is expected to be kept up to date.

A background in clinical aspects of drug development, including all aspects of Medical Monitoring and study design/execution, preferred

Clinical practice experience

Good knowledge of the drug development process including drug safety, preferred

Experience in Pharmaceutical Medicine, preferred

Experience leading, mentoring and managing individuals/ a team, preferred

Education

Medically qualified in an acknowledged medical school with completion of at least a basic training in clinical medicine (residency, internship)