Medical director, Bozeman clinic

Serova; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 260,000 - 360,000; Full time

Job summary

Serova is opening its own clinic in Bozeman, Montana, to treat patients with experimental therapies. You will serve as the clinic's medical director, responsible for delivery and safety of treatment, with travel to Bozeman as needed.

The role requires MD or DO board-certified in medical oncology, Montana license or intent to obtain, and extensive experience with investigational therapies, GCP, and safety oversight.

Qualifications

• MD or DO and board-certified in medical oncology.
• Montana medical license or willingness to obtain one before treating patients.
• Investigator experience with immunotherapy or other investigational therapies.
• Up to date with Good Clinical Practice (GCP).
• Authorized to work in the US.

Responsibilities

• Set the clinical model and criteria for patient review, consent, treatment and follow-up, aligned with regulatory.
• Oversee all treatment at the clinic and ensure safety per state requirements.
• Act as the clinic's safety officer: safety reporting, escalation and drills.
• Maintain records of treatments, patient outcomes, and FDA status of products.
• Set competency standards and training for medical staff.
• Arrange medical coverage and hospital transfer agreements.
• Lead case discussions with scientists and treating oncologists.
• Hire the lead nurse and clinical team.

Skills

Medical leadership

Regulatory awareness

Clinical trial experience

Education

MD or DO

Board certified in medical oncology

Job description

About Serova

Serova builds personalized cancer vaccines. Each vaccine is made for the individual patient from their own samples and given in partnership with their treating physician. We're opening our own clinic in Bozeman, Montana, where patients will receive experimental therapies, including through expanded access.

The role

We're opening our own clinic in Bozeman, Montana, to treat patients with experimental therapies. You'll be the clinic's medical director, responsible for the treatment we deliver there and its safety. You don't need to live in Bozeman, as long as you're willing to travel there when needed.

What you'll do

• Set the clinical model: criteria for patient review, consent, treatment and follow-up, agreed with our regulatory team
• Oversee all treatment delivered at the clinic, in line with Montana's experimental treatment center requirements
• Act as the clinic's safety officer: safety reporting, escalation and emergency drills
• Keep the record of every experimental treatment given, patient outcomes, and each product's current FDA status
• Set competency standards and training for the medical staff
• Arrange medical cover and hospital escalation and transfer agreements
• Lead case discussions with our scientific team and each patient's treating oncologist
• Hire the lead nurse and clinical team, with our head of clinic operations

Who you are

• A medical oncologist who has run investigational treatment and wants to build something new
• You take safety seriously without slowing everything down
• High agency, friendly and low ego

Requirements

• MD or DO, board certified in medical oncology
• A Montana medical license, or willing to get one before treating patients
• Investigator experience with immunotherapy or other investigational therapies
• Up to date with Good Clinical Practice (GCP)
• Authorized to work in the US

What will make you stand out

• You've built a clinic or research service
• Expanded access, single-patient or cohort
• Managing immune-related toxicities
• Ties to major US cancer centers, or strong community oncology relationships
• Molecular tumor board experience
• Montana healthcare relationships

Details

• Location: Flexible. You don't need to live in Bozeman, but you'll travel there regularly once the clinic opens.
• Type: Full-time or 3 days a week