Director, Clinical Science

Travere Therapeutics; Providence (RI); On-site; USD 206,000 - 268,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Premium health benefits

Financial and wellness programs

Retirement plans with employer match

Generous paid time off

Job summary

Travere Therapeutics in Providence, RI is seeking a Director of Clinical Science to oversee nephrology clinical programs. You will lead multidisciplinary teams in trial design and data analysis while ensuring compliance with Good Clinical Practices (GCP).

This role requires a PhD, PharmD, or MD and at least 6-8 years of pharmaceutical industry experience. A competitive compensation package, including health benefits and generous paid time off, is offered.

Qualifications

• 6-8 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry.
• Experience with clinical trials and human pharmacology studies.
• Strong background in INDs, NDAs, and regulatory submissions.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement clinical studies and data analyses.
• Ensure compliance with Good Clinical Practices (GCP).
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams for clinical trial design.

Skills

Leadership in clinical reporting

Data analysis and interpretation

Excellent communication skills

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Research manuscript preparation

Education

PhD, PharmD, or MD in Life Science

Job description

Position Summary

The Director, Clinical Science, will provide management and support for Travere's on-going and future nephrology development and life-cycle activities for clinical programs. The position will work with cross-functional multidisciplinary study teams on clinical trial design and execution as well as related translational and clinical data analyses, interpretation, and presentation of data while ensuring that Good Clinical Practices (GCPs) are followed.

Responsibilities

• Assist in design and implementation of clinical studies (including human pharmacology studies) and data analyses.
• Assist in reporting clinical trial data for safety and efficacy.
• Strong organizational abilities, high attention to detail, and excellent presentation skills.
• Ensures that Good Clinical Practices (GCPs) are followed.
• Leadership position for writing clinical and data analysis reports, slide presentations, clinicaltrial.gov summaries, etc. with other clinical development and clinical pharmacology team members, internal and external collaborators, and statistical staff.
• Contribute to clinical, scientific, and mechanism of action portions of INDs, New Drug Applications (NDAs) and Biological License Applications (BLAs), including protocols, SAPs, mock TFLs, investigator brochures, medical reports, efficacy and safety summaries, scientific rationales, benefit/risk ratios, regulatory briefing books, and responding to information requests from regulators.
• Establish and maintain relationships with alliance partners, external companies, investigators, and key opinion leaders to optimize performance on clinical activities and collaborations.
• Prepare manuscripts for scientific and medical journals as well as prepare and present at scientific meetings.

Education and Experience Requirements

• PhD, PharmD, and/or MD in a related Life Science discipline required; experience in rare disease and/or nephrology preferred.
• Minimum 6-8 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry; equivalent combination of education and applicable job experience in academic or other setting may be considered.
• Experience working on clinical trials and clinical studies required; experience with human pharmacology studies preferred.
• Experience contributing to INDs, NDAs, BLAs, and regulatory information requests strongly preferred.

Additional Skills and Experience

• Driven, intelligent, passionate about making a difference for patients with rare diseases.
• Ability to work effectively in a multidisciplinary team to cultivate an inclusive environment of respectful, open, and honest dialogue and to foster a robust sharing of ideas and creative problem solving.
• Demonstrated ability to review, interpret and present complex scientific data.
• Well organized with the ability to multitask, prioritize, and manage shifting responsibilities in a dynamic, cross-functional teamwork environment.
• Excellent collaboration skills with strong attention to detail and the ability to multi-task and manage complexity.
• Strong interpersonal and outstanding verbal and written communication skills are required.
• Ability to adapt to modification and changes to project plans, demonstrating flexibility to implement new strategies and tactics to accommodate these changes.
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally as needed (up to 15%).

Total Rewards Offerings

Travere provides comprehensive total rewards offerings that demonstrate our commitment as a diverse, equitable, people‑centric, and pay‑for‑performance organization.

Benefits

Our benefits include premium health, financial, work‑life and well‑being offerings for eligible employees and dependents, wellness and employee support programs, life insurance, disability, retirement plans with employer match and generous paid time off.

Compensation

Our competitive compensation package includes a combination of both cash compensation (base pay and short‑term incentive) and long‑term incentive compensation (company stock), designed to recognize, retain, and reward employees.

Target Base Pay Range

$206,000.00 - $268,000.00

Travere is an EEO/AA/Veteran/Disability Employer.