Senior Clinical Development Scientist – Oncology (CAR-T)

1110 Kite Pharma, Inc.; Greater London; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Kite Pharma, Inc. specializes in innovative cancer immunotherapies and collaborates on late-stage oncology trials. This role supports clinical development, protocol execution, data analysis, and regulatory filings in CAR-T programs.

The candidate will work with a cross-functional team to design studies, prepare documentation, and ensure compliance with GCP/ICH guidelines while advancing novel therapies for patients with cancer.

Qualifications

• Typically requires PharmD or PhD in clinical research or clinical pharmacology.
• MS with 6+ years relevant scientific and/or drug development experience.
• BS or RN with 8+ years relevant scientific and/or drug development experience.

Responsibilities

• Acquires and uses knowledge of clinical trial design to develop study concept sheets and protocols.
• Participates in protocol review discussions concerning scientific and procedural aspects of study design.
• Prepares study protocols, amendments, sections of study manuals and Investigator meeting notebooks with guidance.
• With supervision, contributes to design and development of CRFs, Data Management Manuals and Data Analysis Plans.
• Addresses questions regarding scientific and procedural issues from Investigators with supervision.
• Contributes to preparation/review of data listings, summary tables, study results, manuscripts, and scientific presentations.
• Assists in preparation/review of regulatory documents.
• Anticipates obstacles within a clinical study and with guidance implements solutions.
• May coordinate teams and provide direction.
• May provide clinical monitoring for one or more clinical studies or components of larger studies.
• Must summarize scientific information from literature to integrate into new study development.

Skills

Fast learner

Adaptable to change

Analytical abilities

Strong communication

Understanding of drug development

Regulatory knowledge

Education

PharmD or PhD in clinical research or clinical pharmacology

MS with 6+ years relevant scientific/drug development experience

BS or RN with 8+ years relevant scientific/drug development experience

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Kite Pharma, Inc. specializes in innovative cancer immunotherapies and collaborates on late-stage oncology trials. This role supports clinical development, protocol execution, data analysis, and regulatory filings in CAR-T programs.

The candidate will work with a cross-functional team to design studies, prepare documentation, and ensure compliance with GCP/ICH guidelines while advancing novel therapies for patients with cancer.