Clinical Development Lead: Associate Medical Director

Viking Therapeutics, Inc.; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 210,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Viking Therapeutics, Inc. is seeking an Associate Medical Director, Clinical Development to guide medical direction for metabolic and endocrine disorders. You will contribute to protocol development, trial monitoring, and regulatory document preparation under senior leadership.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, analyze study data, and support safety assessments to ensure regulatory compliance and data integrity across Phase 2/3 programs.

Qualifications

• MD/DO/PharmD or equivalent required.
• 2-4 years of clinical or clinical research experience in academia, industry, or similar setting; direct biopharma industry experience preferred.
• Late-stage experience (Phase 2/Phase 3 trials) is required or preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support protocol development for clinical studies with cross-functional teams.
• Contribute to clinical development plans with cross-functional partners.
• Review AE/SAE data and escalate safety concerns to senior leadership.
• Prepare and review regulatory documents (INDs, amendments, CSRs) for submissions.
• Monitor data in ongoing studies and provide medical oversight to trials.

Skills

Clinical development knowledge

Late-stage trials experience

Regulatory submissions understanding

Cross-functional collaboration

Strong communication

Education

MD/DO/PharmD or equivalent

Tools

Medidata Rave

Medrio

Veeva Vault

Argus

Job description

Viking Therapeutics, Inc. is seeking an Associate Medical Director, Clinical Development to guide medical direction for metabolic and endocrine disorders. You will contribute to protocol development, trial monitoring, and regulatory document preparation under senior leadership.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, analyze study data, and support safety assessments to ensure regulatory compliance and data integrity across Phase 2/3 programs.