Director of Clinical Development (Neurology/Autoimmune)

Kite Pharma; Santa Monica (CA); On-site; USD 238,000 - 338,000; Full time

Job summary

Kite Pharma in Santa Monica, CA is seeking a Medical Director to provide clinical oversight and medical monitoring for one or more clinical trials, with study-level ownership and potential enterprise leadership exposure.

You will contribute to study design and execution, draft study documents, interact with investigators, support regulatory submissions, and collaborate with Regulatory Affairs, Safety, Clinical Operations, Biostatistics, and Medical Writing to ensure high-quality trial work.

Qualifications

• MD/DO required.
• Approximately 2 to 5 years of clinical, scientific, and/or drug development experience.
• Working knowledge of clinical trial design, protocol development, safety review, and Good Clinical Practice.
• Ability to function effectively in a matrixed, cross-functional team environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical oversight and medical monitoring for one or more clinical trials in neurology and/or autoimmune disease.
• Contribute to the design and implementation of clinical studies, including early-phase and proof-of-concept trials.
• Draft protocols, investigator brochures, clinical study reports, and safety narratives.
• Participate in investigator meetings and site engagement activities.
• Support regulatory submissions and responses to health authority questions.
• Collaborate with Regulatory Affairs, Safety, Clinical Operations, Biostatistics, Translational Sciences, Medical Writing and other functions.

Skills

MD/DO

Clinical trial design

GCP (Good Clinical Practice)

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

MD/DO degree

Job description

Kite Pharma in Santa Monica, CA is seeking a Medical Director to provide clinical oversight and medical monitoring for one or more clinical trials, with study-level ownership and potential enterprise leadership exposure.

You will contribute to study design and execution, draft study documents, interact with investigators, support regulatory submissions, and collaborate with Regulatory Affairs, Safety, Clinical Operations, Biostatistics, and Medical Writing to ensure high-quality trial work.