Medical Director

Belcan; Northbrook (IL); On-site; USD 180,000 - 230,000; Part time

Job summary

Belcan in Northbrook, IL seeks a Medical Lead to provide medical monitoring and start-up activities for ophthalmology clinical programs. You will work under the GML to advise on trial questions and provide 24/7 safety coverage.

You will review eligibility, adverse events, and safety narratives; develop safety plans; train staff; generate safety documents; and ensure SAE reporting in compliance with SOPs and regulations.

Qualifications

• Medical Degree (or Medically Qualified) with completion of residency in Ophthalmology with active or prior Board Certification.
• Willingness to work across different ophthalmic indications
• 8+ years in drug development in biotech/pharma or academic clinical research with at least 5 years in clinical development
• Excellent scientific writing skills
• Ability to read and analyze ocular images
• Experience analyzing, synthesizing, and communicating clinical trial data
• Proficiency with ICH/GCP guidelines and related regulatory rules and clinical research terminology

Responsibilities

• Under the direction of the Global Medical Lead (GML), responsible for providing medical monitoring and/or study start up activities for 1-3 programs in Ophthalmology
• Advise on assigned clinical trial medical questions or problems during the trial, including 24/7 emergency coverage for safety-related matters
• Aligns with the GML, reviews and analyzes participant eligibility per inclusion/exclusion criteria
• Reviews all adverse events for trends or risks; reviews SAEs including narrative and causality; reports with PRP collaboration
• Reviews and oversees study protocols and medical oversight to ensure safety concerns are identified and addressed; writes/ reviews Safety Narratives and Investigator Letters
• Develops and reviews operational, medical monitoring, and safety plans for studies
• Leads or participates in scientific and medical training for team members, external clients, investigators, and site staff
• Generates safety-related documents and safety database entries to ensure SAE reporting is current

Skills

Medical Degree

Excellent scientific writing

Ocular image analysis

Clinical trial data analysis

ICH/GCP proficiency

Education

Ophthalmology residency

Board Certification

Job description

Start Date: Immediate

Comment

20-30hrs per week, could increase to 40hrs

Job Responsibilities and Accountabilities:

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• Under the direction of the Global Medical Lead (GML), responsible for providing medical monitoring and/or study start up activities for 1-3 programs in Ophthalmology
• Be available to advise on assigned clinical trial(s) related medical questions or problems during the trial, including 24/7 emergency coverage for safety-related matters.
• Aligns with the GML, reviews and analyzes the eligibility of participants per inclusion/exclusion requirements of a clinical trial.
• Reviews all adverse events to look for trends or risks, reviews all serious adverse events (SAEs), including review of the narrative, investigators’ assessment on causality, and applicable regulatory reporting, with close collaboration with the study’s Product Responsible Person (PRP)
• Provides review of study protocols and ongoing medical oversight of clinical trials to ensure that safety concerns and/or adverse events are identified and appropriate responses to such concerns are developed and executed. Ensures activities related to Severe Adverse Events (SAEs) are conducted in accordance with applicable SOPs and regulations. Includes writing and/or reviewing Safety Narratives, Investigator Letters, and other safety documentation for site-reported safety events.
• Develops and/or reviews operational, medical monitoring, and safety plans for studies.
• Leads and/or participates in scientific and medical training of other team members and external clients, investigators, and other site staff as it pertains to assigned studies.
• Generates safety-related documents, such as medical monitoring reports and the safety database, to ensure that the reporting of SAEs is current and complete.

Required Qualifications:

• Medical Degree (or Medically Qualified) with completion of residency in Ophthalmology with active or prior Board Certification
• Willingness to work across different ophthalmic indications
• Should have at least 8 years relevant experience in drug development in a biotech/pharmaceutical company or equivalent experience in an academic clinical research institute (NCI, NIH, Academic Research groups, etc) with at least 5 years working in clinical development
• Excellent scientific writing skills
• Ability to read and analyze ocular images
• Experience analyzing, synthesizing, and communicating clinical trial data
• Proficiency with ICH/GCP guidelines and other applicable regulatory rules and guidelines as well as of medical terminology, drug development, clinical trials, and clinical research.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Prior experience working at another Biotechnology, Pharmaceutical company or CRO
• Experience working in cell or gene therapy drug development