Director, Clinical Research, Obesity

Jerseydigs; Rahway, Northern (NJ, KY); Hybrid; USD 256,000 - 403,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Long-term incentive

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401(k)

Paid holidays

Vacation

Compassionate and sick days

Job summary

Jerseydigs seeks a Director (Principal Scientist) to lead clinical research in the Metabolism area, with a focus on obesity, overseeing late-stage development from study design to regulatory reporting and publication. The role requires collaboration with cross-functional teams, management of external investigators, and strategic input on business development opportunities, travel ~20% of the time.

Candidates should hold an MD or MD/PhD, with industry or academia drug development experience, and

Qualifications

• Must have experience in industry or academia
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in clinical medicine
• Minimum of 1 year of industry experience in drug development or biomedical research in academia
• Demonstrated record of scientific scholarship and achievement
• Proven track record in clinical medicine and biomedical research
• Strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills
• Board Certified or Eligible in Endocrinology, Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Cardiology, Nephrology or related discipline (Preferred)
• Prior clinical research experience and prior publications (Preferred)

Responsibilities

• Plan clinical trials (design, operational plans, settings)
• Monitor and manage ongoing or new clinical trials for investigational or marketed drugs
• Analyze and summarize clinical findings to support safety, efficacy decisions and regulatory submissions
• Participate in internal and external research teams for development of new compounds or marketed drugs
• Support business development assessments of external opportunities
• Collaborate with Clinical Scientists and cross-functional experts to execute studies
• Travel about twenty percent of the time to manage projects
• Author development documents, presentations, and position papers
• Facilitate collaborations with external researchers worldwide

Skills

Clinical Development

Clinical Research

Clinical Trial Planning

Cross-Functional Teamwork

Liver Diseases

Obesity

Education

MD or MD/PhD

Job description

Job Description

The Director (Principal Scientist) has primary responsibility for the planning and directing clinical research activities involving new or marketed medicines in the Metabolism section of the Atherosclerosis & Metabolism therapeutic area, with a focus on obesity and obesity-related disorders.

Our company’s Atherosclerosis & Metabolism medicines span all phases of clinical development (pre-clinical to post-licensure).

The Director will manage the entire cycle of clinical development for late-stage studies, including study design, initiation, execution, monitoring, analysis, regulatory reporting, and publication.

Specifically, The Director will be responsible for:

• Planning clinical trials (design, operational plans, settings) based on these clinical development strategies
• Monitoring and managing the conduct of ongoing or new clinical trials for investigational or marketed drugs
• Analyzing and summarizing the clinical findings from studies to support decisions regarding safety and efficacy as well as new drug applications, clinical study reports, or publication
• Participation in internal and joint internal/external research project teams relevant to the development of new compounds, and the further study of marketed compounds
• Support of business development assessments of external opportunities

The Director will:

• Collaborate with the Clinical Scientists in the execution of clinical studies.
• Work closely with a cross-functional group of experts in commercialization, regulatory affairs, statistics, and manufacturing to manage clinical development projects
• Assist the team in ensuring that appropriate Corporate personnel are informed of the progress of studies of our company and competitors’ drugs and internal and external expert opinion on scientific questions relevant to his/her areas of responsibility

The Director is responsible for maintaining a strong scientific fund of knowledge by:

• Maintaining awareness of scientific developments within his/her area of expertise, in terms of new scientific findings and research methodologies
• Identifying scientifically and operationally strong investigators who can assist in the development of our company’s investigational and marketed drugs
• Establishing communications with prominent clinical investigators in his/her particular field of interest, particularly those who will be willing and able to assist in the evaluation of our company’s drugs
• Attending appropriate scientific meetings to maintain his or her competency and to maintain awareness of research activities in his/her area of responsibility

To accomplish these goals, the Director may:

• Author detailed development documents, presentations, and position papers for internal and external audiences
• Facilitate collaborations with external researchers around the world
• Travel on company business about twenty (20) percent of the time to manage future or ongoing clinical research projects

Qualifications

Education

• M.D or M.D./Ph.D.

Required

• Must have experience in industry or faculty in academia
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in clinical medicine
• Minimum of 1 year of industry experience in drug development or biomedical research experience in academia
• Demonstrated record of scientific scholarship and achievement
• Proven track record in clinical medicine and background in biomedical research
• Strong interpersonal skills, as well as the ability to function in a team environment
• Strong verbal and written communication and presentation skills

Preferred

• Board Certified or Eligible in Endocrinology, Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Cardiology, Nephrology or related discipline
• Prior specific experience in clinical research and prior publication

Required Skills

• Clinical Development
• Clinical Research
• Clinical Trial Planning
• Cross-Functional Teamwork
• Liver Diseases
• Obesity

Compensation and Benefits

The salary range for this role is $255,800.00 – $402,700.00.

This is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. An employee’s position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, government requirements, and business or organizational needs.

The successful candidate will be eligible for annual bonus and long-term incentive, if applicable.

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits. Available benefits include:

• Medical, dental, vision healthcare and other insurance benefits for employee and family
• Retirement benefits, including 401(k)
• Paid holidays
• Vacation
• Compassionate and sick days