Associate Director, Clinical Science

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

Life and disability insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Wellness days

Recharge breaks

Family resources

Job summary

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. seeks an Associate Director, Clinical Science to join the global clinical development team and support investigations that drive therapeutic programs.

You will collaborate with medical leads, safety, statistics, and other groups to aid study design, protocol development, and regulatory interactions. Under supervision, you may assist with protocol concept sheets, clinical data strategies, and responses to regulatory questions, contributing to regulatory filings and

Qualifications

• Minimum of a college degree in life sciences or nursing with 8+ years in pharma/biotech.
• Experience on complex cardiovascular trials and multiple proof-of-concept/pivotal trials.
• HA interactions and/or sNDA submission experience is a plus.
• Ability to think strategically and tactically in a multifunctional, multinational setting.
• Proven ability to build relationships with investigators and lead in a matrix team.

Responsibilities

• Clinical science expert for assigned studies, maintaining current knowledge in therapeutic areas.
• Contribute to protocol design, amendments, and Dear Investigator Letters.
• Provide clinical input to SAP, tables, listings and figures.
• Guide clinical data collection strategy, data review plan and review practices.
• Lead clinical data review strategy, present data to stakeholders, and resolve data issues with site-facing teams.
• Collaborate with Safety and Pharmacovigilance on Safety Review Plan and narratives.
• Contribute to Risk Management Plan and risk mitigation strategies.
• Establish External Data Monitoring Committees and Adjudication Committees as needed.
• Involve in site selection, protocol training, and investigator meetings.
• Serve as primary clinical point of contact for protocol questions and responses.

Skills

Clinical science

Protocol design

Regulatory interactions

Cross-functional leadership

Data review

Safety planning

Education

College degree in life sciences

Advanced degree preferred

Job description

The Associate Director (AD), Clinical Science will be a member of the global clinical development team, working closely with other members of the clinical research group within clinical development (medical lead, medical monitor, statistician, medical safety director, safety manager and clinical pharmacologist) to support investigations that deliver the development strategies for therapeutic compound(s) under development. Under supervision, the AD, Clinical Science, may assist with study design, contribution to the protocol concept sheet, support the protocol development and collaborate on clinical study execution. In addition, the AD, Clinical Science may contribute to key regulatory documents, clinical filing activities that are part of new drug applications, and participating in responses to questions from Regulatory Agencies.

Key Responsibilities:

Clinical science expert for assigned studies maintaining current scientific and clinical knowledge in the specific therapeutic and disease area(s) of assignment.

• May provide input to the protocol design document; contributes to the development of the protocol, including protocol amendments, Protocol Administrative Change Letters, and Dear Investigator Letters
• Ensures development of Study Informed Consent Documents and responses to external stakeholder (e.g., Health Authority and Independent Ethics Committee) requests
• Provides clinical input to the development of the Statistical Analysis Plan and Tables, Listings, and Figures
• Provides clinical guidance to the development of the clinical data collection strategy, instruments, and data review plan, ensuring alignment with the protocol and SAP, optimized data collection principles, and clinical data review best practice.
• Sets the clinical data review strategy and leads the team in the review of emerging clinical data and trends; reviews and queries data; presents data to internal and external stakeholders; partners with site-facing colleagues in support of data issue resolution; ensures all clinical queries are appropriately addressed in support of database lock
• Collaborates with Medical Safety and Pharmacovigilance on the Safety Review Plan and Safety Narrative Plan; reviews safety data and ensures clinical documents are updated in response to emerging safety profile; leads clinical safety data discussion during Safety Review Team meetings in collaboration with Medically Qualified Individual(s); reviews safety narratives
• Provides clinical input to the development of the Risk Management Plan; ensures clinical activities are consistent with the approved Plan and partners with key stakeholders to develop and implement risk mitigations
• Collaborate with the medical monitor on the establishment of External Data Monitoring Committees and Adjudication Committees, including chartering, data provision and presentation of data, and documentation and dissemination of Committee recommendations, as appropriate
• Provides clinical input to selection of sites, and ensures protocol training is delivered to site-facing colleagues
• Participate in investigator meeting planning and develops and delivers protocol training; develops and delivers ongoing protocol training in response to e.g., protocol amendments, emerging data issues, and quality events
• Serves as the primary clinical point of contact with investigators and study team for questions relating to clinical aspects of the protocol; manages clinical response development, delivery, documentation, and curation (e.g., in FAQ)
• In collaboration with the medical monitor, ensures protocol deviation sub-categories are established; ensures protocol deviations identified during clinical data review are reported; ensures all reported protocol deviations are appropriately managed and reconciled; leads protocol deviation trends review
• Ensures TMF compliance for clinical documents
• Provides clinical input and review of the Clinical Study Report
• Ensures disclosure of safety and efficacy data and trial conclusions; may contribute to primary publications
• Provides clinical support to audits and inspections, including responding to and addressing audit and inspection findings
• May contribute to clinical sections of regulatory filings (e.g., Briefing Documents, Pediatric Investigational Plan, Investigator Brochure, IND/NDA Annual Reports, Periodic Safety Update Reports, responses to Health Authority requests)
• Contributes to continuous improvement / process enhancement activities and innovative approaches to maximize effectiveness of clinical trial execution

Qualifications:

Minimum of a college degree in life sciences or nursing degree, advanced degree preferred (i.e. PhD, PharmD or MS) with 8+ years of experience in the pharmaceutical/biotech industry

• Previous experience working on complex trials in Cardiovascular
• Proven track record of successfully executing multiple proof of concept and pivotal trials; (s)NDA submission and HA interactions experience is a plus
• The skills required for success in the job include scientific and analytic ability, ability to think strategically and tactically, an interest in applied clinical research, ability to work effectively in multifunctional and multinational teams, as well as the ability to multitask and prioritize.
• Proven experience in developing effective relationships with key investigators.
• Experience in leading the team in a matrix setting.

About Alnylam

We are the leader in RNAi therapeutics– a revolutionaryapproach with the potential to transform the lives of people with rare and common diseases. Built on Nobel Prize-winning science, Alnylam has delivered the breakthroughs that made RNAi therapeutics possibleand are just at the beginning of what’s possible. Our deep pipeline, late-stage programs, and bold vision reflect our core values: fierce innovation, passion for excellence, purposeful urgency, open culture and commitment to people. We're proud to be a globally recognized top employer, wherean authentic, inclusive culture and breakthrough thinkingfuel one another.

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