Clinical Trial Physician

Teva Pharmaceuticals; Parsippany-Troy Hills (NJ); Hybrid; USD 232,000 - 289,000; Full time

Job summary

Teva Pharmaceuticals is seeking a Director-level Clinical Trial Physician to contribute to the design and execution of the global clinical development plan. The role partners with Disease Area Heads and cross-functional teams to advance trials from early development through approval, while ensuring regulatory and safety standards are met.

The position offers a hybrid work arrangement at Parsippany, NJ or West Chester, PA, with opportunities to lead CDT activities, review regulatory documents,

Qualifications

• MD or DO with immunology expertise and experience in GI, dermatology, or rheumatology.
• Knowledge of regulatory requirements for clinical trials and IND/CTA processes.
• Experience designing and executing Phase 1–3 clinical trials.

Responsibilities

• Serve as primary medical accountability and oversight for one or more trials.
• Provide medical and scientific input to cross-functional teams and study design.
• Lead data review, safety oversight, and BD/IDP alignment with CDP strategy.
• Manage protocol concepts and amendments; support regulatory submissions and publications.
• May lead the CDT and engage with investigators, sites, and external partners.

Skills

Interpersonal communication

Verbal communication

Written communication

Multitasking

Time management

Education

MD, DO

Immunology experience

GI, dermatology or rheumatology knowledge

Job description

We Are Teva We're Teva, a leading innovative biopharmaceutical company, enabled by a world-class generics business. Whether it's innovating in the fields of neuroscience and immunology or delivering high-quality medicine worldwide, we're dedicated to addressing patients’ needs now and in the future. Here, you will be part of a high-performing, inclusive culture that values fresh thinking and collaboration. You'll have the room to grow, the flexibility to balance life with work, and the opportunity to better health worldwide, together.

We Are Teva We're Teva, a leading innovative biopharmaceutical company, enabled by a world-class generics business. Whether it's innovating in the fields of neuroscience and immunology or delivering high-quality medicine worldwide, we're dedicated to addressing patients’ needs now and in the future. Here, you will be part of a high-performing, inclusive culture that values fresh thinking and collaboration. You'll have the room to grow, the flexibility to balance life with work, and the opportunity to better health worldwide, together.

Our Team, Your Impact

The Clinical Trial Physician (CTP), Director, sits within Clinical Development and is responsible for contributing to the design and implementation of the clinical development plan, working closely with Disease Area Head, Clinical Development Lead, Clinical Scientist. and other functional areas such as GCO, biostats, regulatory, pharmacovigilance. The Director will be a key contributor to INDs, NDAs, BLAs, and other global regulatory filings and publications. The Director will foster relationships within CDT and with opinion leaders in assigned Therapeutic area. CTP is a member of the study team and CDT.

CTP is expected to advance scientific and clinical knowledge, incorporate new methodologies, and pro-actively progress study execution.

This role is 2-3 days hybrid in our Parsippany, NJ or West Chester, PA sites.

How You’ll Spend Your Day

• Serve as a primary source of medical accountability and oversight for one or more clinical trials
• Matrix management responsibilities across the internal and external network
• Manages Phase 1 - Phase 3 studies (depending on assignment) with demonstrated decision-making capabilities
• Provides medical and scientific expertise to cross-functional colleagues
• Designs, conducts, and reports clinical trials in line with the development, regulatory and global program strategy. Provides medical expertise in study design, protocol development, and execution, collaborating with cross-functional teams to advance clinical programs
• May lead the CDT
• Contributes to and supports the development and execution of the CDP in collaboration with the CDL or DAH, including clinical development strategy from early development through to approval phase, sections of the IDP and TPP
• Accountable for protocol concept sheet, final protocol and protocol amendments
• Ensure continuous medical review of aggregated data during clinical trial conduct to identify trends and ensure quality data for database locks and interim cuts
• Serves as the primary medical contact for assigned clinical trials, ensuring protocol adherence and safety oversight
• Addresses medical inquiries from investigators, regulatory agencies, and internal teams, ensuring consistent application of protocol guidelines
• Responsibility for assessment of key safety-related serious AEs in partnership with PVG and oversee narrative
• Monitors clinical trial conduct, assessing study population, protocol adherence, data trends, safety data, adverse events (AEs), serious adverse events (SAEs), and emerging safety signals
• Review documents supporting clinical development such as Investigator’s brochure, regulatory documents for IND/CTA, clinical sections of integrated development plans, and submission dossiers for regulatory approval
• Leads medical data review of trial data, including eligibility criteria
• Supports Global Clinical Operations in clinical trial initiation, resource planning, study implementation and successful completion of study, including database lock and interim cuts. Supports site selection, patient recruitment, and investigator engagement through regular interactions and guidance
• Leads the analysis of the benefit/risk for protocols in a matrix team environment
• May prepare presentations and presents at relevant internal or external venues such as Investigator Meetings, independent data monitoring committees, protocol review committees, etc.
• May participate in Site Initiation Visit (SIV) and conduct medical monitoring visits at any time during the conduct of the study to provide medical input and protocol oversight
• Maintains strong medical and scientific reputation with the disease area and has in depth TA expertise
• Ensure clinical trials comply with clinical guidance, ICH, GCP, in agreement with the laws of the relevant countries and Teva Standard Operating Procedures
• Partners cross-functionally with departments such as Regulatory Affairs, CMC, Biostatistics, GCO, in the execution of Clinical Development Plans
• Represent Teva at Scientific meetings, advisory boards, KOL interactions and meetings with regulatory agencies, as needed
• Author and/or review abstracts, posters and manuscripts, and present data at scientific meetings, as needed
• Maintain or establish interaction with external scientific and clinical communities and incorporate pertinent advice and learnings into the internal program.

Travel Requirements

Approximately 20%, both domestic and International

Education Required

• MD, DO. Immunology Therapeutic area expertise preferred with experience in GI, dermatology and/or rheumatology

Your Skills and Experience

• MD, DO. Immunology Therapeutic area expertise preferred with experience in GI, dermatology and/or rheumatology

Experience Required

• At least 3 years in a pharmaceutical industry, CRO, or other health related scientific field; planning/managing clinical trials or with a deep understanding of the clinical principles of the area of interest or equivalent therapy area knowledge.
• Knowledge of regulatory requirements governing clinical trials and experience in the design and successful execution of clinical trials.
• May have performed protocol design in the academic environment and/or acted as an assistant Principal Investigator or Principal Investigator.
• May have been a FDA reviewer for disease area.

Job-Specific Competencies

• Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written scientific communication skills (English). Ability to manage multiple conflicting priorities and varied concurrent tasks.
• Strong sense of urgency and understanding of time pressures, ability to thrive and enjoy working independently in a fast-paced, multi-tasking environment.
• Ability to interface professionally with a wide spectrum of internal and external academicians, agencies and industry executives in the scientific/medical arena.

Salary Range

The annual starting salary for this position is between $231,520 – $289,400 annually. Factors which may affect starting salary within this range and level of role may include geography/market, skills, education, experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.

How We’ll Take Care Of You

We offer a competitive benefits package, including:

• Comprehensive Health Insurance: Medical, Dental, Vision, and Prescription coverage starting on the first day of employment, providing the employee enrolls.
• Retirement Savings: 401(k) with employer match, up to 6% and an annual 3.75% Defined Contribution to the 401k plan.
• Time Off: Paid Time Off including vacation, sick/safe time, caretaker time and holidays.
• Life and Disability Protection: Company paid Life and Disability insurance.
• Additional benefits include, but are not limited to, Employee Assistance Program, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Tuition Assistance, Flexible Spending Accounts, Health Savings Account, Life Style Spending Account, Volunteer Time Off, Paid Parental Leave, if eligible , Family Building Benefits, Virtual Physical Therapy, Accident, Critical Illness and Hospital Indemnity Insurances, Identity Theft Protection, Legal Plan, Voluntary Life Insurance and Long Term Disability and more.

Teva's Equal Employment Opportunity Commitment

Teva Pharmaceuticals is committed to equal opportunity in employment. It is Teva's policy that equal employment opportunity be provided without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, disability, pregnancy, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, ancestry, national or ethnic origin, citizenship status, military status or status as a disabled or protected veteran, or any legally recognized status entitled to protection under applicable federal, state, or local laws.

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