Executive Director, Clinical Development

Visa Hunt; United States; On-site; USD 340,000 - 370,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Paid time off

401K

Incentive plans

Job summary

Mineralys Therapeutics is a fully remote biopharmaceutical company focused on hypertension and related comorbidities. The Executive Director, Clinical Development will lead clinical development programs, provide medical and scientific oversight, and drive regulatory strategy from protocol design to launch readiness.

The role requires a hands-on leader who thrives in a fast-paced biotech environment and partners cross-functionally to deliver high-quality execution with urgency.

Qualifications

• MD or equivalent medical degree required; board certification preferred in Internal Medicine, Cardiology, Nephrology, Endocrinology, or related field.
• 10+ years of industry clinical development experience, including significant late-stage/registrational trial leadership.
• Experience as medical monitor and clinical lead for Phase 2/3 studies.
• Proven NDA/BLA submission support and health authority interactions.
• Strong understanding of GCP, ICH guidelines, safety reporting, and global clinical development processes.
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams and influence without direct authority.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the clinical lead for one or more clinical programs and oversee milestones.
• Lead development of clinical plans, protocols, amendments, and study documents.
• Provide medical oversight for Phase 2/3 and registrational studies, ensuring safety and data integrity.
• Partner with Clinical Operations, Biostatistics, Data Management, Regulatory, and Safety for execution.
• Drive study start-up, enrollment, interim analyses, database locks, topline results, and CSR delivery.
• Serve as medical monitor for assigned studies, review eligibility, safety signals, and SAEs/AEs.
• Support regulatory strategies and interactions with health authorities.
• Present data to regulators, governance committees, and senior leadership.
• Lead cross-functional teams and influence without direct authority.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Medical communications

Cross-functional collaboration

Regulatory strategy

Medical monitoring

Phase 2/3 experience

Regulatory interactions

Education

MD or equivalent medical degree

Board certification preferred (Internal Medicine / Cardiology / Nephrology / Endocrinology)

Job description

“Mineralys Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing medicines to target hypertension and related comorbidities such as chronic kidney disease (CKD), obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and other diseases driven by dysregulated aldosterone. Its initial product candidate, lorundrostat, is a proprietary, orally administered, highly selective aldosterone synthase inhibitor. Mineralys is headquartered in Radnor, Pennsylvania. For more information, please visit https://mineralystx.com. Follow Mineralys on LinkedIn, Twitter and Bluesky”

Mineralys is a fully remote company.

Executive Director, Clinical Development

The Executive Director, Clinical Development will serve as the clinical lead for development program(s) and play a critical role in advancing pivotal studies, regulatory strategy, and submission readiness. This physician leader will provide medical and scientific oversight across the program lifecycle, from protocol design and study execution through data interpretation, regulatory interactions, and launch preparation.

This role requires a hands-on clinical development leader who thrives in a fast-paced biotech environment and can partner cross-functionally to drive high-quality execution with urgency.

Key Responsibilities:

Clinical Development Leadership

• Serve as the clinical lead for one or more clinical programs, with responsibility for clinical trial design, execution oversight, and delivery of key milestones.
• Lead development of clinical plans, protocols, amendments, , and related study documents.
• Provide medical oversight for Phase 2/3 and/or registrational studies, ensuring patient safety, data integrity, and operational excellence.
• Partner with Clinical Operations, Biostatistics, Data Management, Regulatory, and Safety to ensure efficient study execution and timely issue resolution.
• Drive study start-up, enrollment, interim analyses, database locks, topline results, and CSR delivery.

Medical Monitoring / Safety Oversight

• Serve as medical monitor for assigned studies, including review of eligibility, protocol deviations, safety signals, SAEs/AEs, and benefit-risk assessments.
• Collaborate with Pharmacovigilance on safety surveillance, signal detection, DSMB materials, and aggregate safety reporting.
• Support development of risk mitigation strategies and ensure patient safety remains central throughout program execution.

Regulatory / Submission Support

• Contribute to global regulatory strategy and interactions with health authorities (FDA, EMA, PMDA, etc.).
• Author and review clinical sections of regulatory documents, including briefing books, protocols, CSRs, IBs, and submission modules.
• Present clinical data and strategy to regulators, internal governance committees, and senior leadership.

Scientific / Cross-Functional Leadership

• Serve as the key clinical voice on cross-functional program teams.
• Partner with Translational Medicine, Biomarkers, Medical Affairs and Commercial to align development strategy with future launch needs.
• Support publication planning, congress presentations, and external scientific engagement.
• Build strong relationships with KOLs, investigators, and external experts.

Team / Culture Leadership

• Mentor internal team members and external consultants/CRO partners.
• Foster a culture of collaboration, accountability, urgency, and quality.
• Operate effectively in a lean biotech environment where flexibility and ownership are essential.

Experience and Qualifications:

• MD or equivalent medical degree required; board certification preferred in Internal Medicine, Cardiology, Nephrology, Endocrinology, or related field.
• 10+ years of industry clinical development experience, including significant late-stage / registrational trial leadership.
• Prior experience serving as medical monitor and clinical lead for Phase 2/3 studies.
• Proven experience with NDA / BLA submission support and health authority interactions.
• Strong understanding of GCP, ICH guidelines, safety reporting, and global clinical development processes.
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams and influence without direct authority.
• Strong scientific communication and presentation skills.
• Experience in hypertension, cardiovascular, renal, or metabolic disease strongly preferred.

These positions are eligible for standard Company benefits including medical, dental, vision, time off and 401K, as well as participating in Mineralys incentive plans are contingent on achievement of personal and company performance. Actual compensation may vary from posted hiring range based on geographic location, work experience, education, and/or skill level.

US Salary Range: $340,000 - $370,000