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Director/ Sr Director - Clinical Development (Respiratory), Milano
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Job Category: Other
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EU work permit required: Yes
Job Reference:
745023147201685094433710
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Posted:
16.05.2025
Expiry Date:
30.06.2025
Job Description:
Please note: Incumbent can be based anywhere in Europe or the US.
Role Overview:
This position is intended to lead and support the clinical development of new drugs, focusing on innovative approaches to plan clinical studies and support end-to-end drug development in accordance with all applicable regulations and aligned with the company's business objectives. The role involves discussions with global regulators on respiratory clinical development pathways for facilitating drug approvals; review and due diligence of in-licensing respiratory molecules; and participation in advisory boards and global respiratory meetings.
Job Responsibilities:
- Lead, manage, and mentor Clinical Sciences respiratory projects to ensure timely delivery of all deliverables.
- Contribute to and review key study documents such as protocols, informed consents, amendments, eCRFs, SAP, MMP, SMP, and TLFs.
- Review CRO medical monitoring capabilities during study start-up and RFP processes, including CVs, MMP, and investigator/site lists for vendor selection.
- Provide guidance on subject eligibility, deviations, and other medical, safety, or protocol-related questions to CRO MM, site investigators, and study teams.
- Review blinded efficacy and safety data, listings, tables, deviations, and support review of blinded SAE or SUSAR documents, addressing any data impacting subject safety or study integrity.
- Attend internal or joint CRO-sponsor safety meetings and review meeting minutes.
- Review blinded medical coding for AEs, SAEs, medications, and medical history, participate in BDRM, and interpret efficacy and safety data post-unblinding.
- Support business development for respiratory programs, including portfolio management, medical affairs, and lifecycle management.
- Collaborate with internal stakeholders across departments and participate in advisory boards, forums, and presentations. Engage with regulators on development pathways and approval processes.
- Develop projects and evaluate new business opportunities or internal drug candidates to expand the respiratory, allergy, and inflammation pipeline, driving clinical strategy from candidate evaluation to registration.
Knowledge and Education:
Educational Qualifications:
- MD / MS
- MD in Internal and Pulmonary/Critical Care Medicine
Experience:
- Minimum 18 years practicing pulmonary clinical professional experience, with over 5 years in the pharmaceutical industry or clinical projects in drug development, including regulatory interactions.
Knowledge and Skills (Functional / Technical):
- Drug Development
- Scientific advocacy with policymakers/regulators
Behavioral Attributes:
- Strong decision-making and influencing skills.
- Good interpersonal skills.