Eyecare Clinical Science Leader - Strategic Trials

Welcome to the Tarsanet Internal Career Center!; Irvine (CA); Hybrid; USD 255,000 - 357,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Health/dental/vision insurance

Paid time off

Job summary

The Sr Director, Clinical Sciences will lead the eyecare clinical science function from early development through lifecycle management, ensuring scientific rigor and impact. You will partner with Clinical Operations, Regulatory, Biostats, Medical Affairs and Commercial to translate target product profiles into robust development plans and trial designs.

Based in Irvine with a hybrid work model, the role offers a base pay range of $255,000–$357,000 plus bonus, stock equity and comprehensive

Qualifications

• Advanced degree in sciences (e.g. PharmD, MD, PhD) with deep experience in early clinical development.

Responsibilities

• Provide scientific leadership to cross‑functional study and program teams, ensuring timely study start‑up, enrollment, database lock, analysis, and readouts.
• Lead the design of clinical development plans and individual study protocols (objectives, endpoints, inclusion/exclusion, assessments, statistical assumptions)
• Maintains direct ownership of clinical deliverables, actively contributing to protocol development, document authoring, data review, study‑level problem solving and execution decisions to ensure scientific rigor and operational excellence.
• Shape clinical plans including timelines, budgets and oversight of clinical teams.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with investigators, KOLs, and external partners; contribute to publication strategy and scientific communications
• Drive innovation in clinical endpoints, biomarkers, and digital tools, and champion continuous improvement in clinical science processes, templates, and data review frameworks
• Author and critically review key clinical and regulatory documents, including protocols, SAPs, CSRs, IBs and clinical value dossiers, ensuring scientific rigor, regulatory alignment and quality execution.

Education

Advanced degree in sciences (PharmD, MD, PhD)

Job description

The Sr Director, Clinical Sciences will lead the eyecare clinical science function from early development through lifecycle management, ensuring scientific rigor and impact. You will partner with Clinical Operations, Regulatory, Biostats, Medical Affairs and Commercial to translate target product profiles into robust development plans and trial designs.

Based in Irvine with a hybrid work model, the role offers a base pay range of $255,000–$357,000 plus bonus, stock equity and comprehensive