Medical Director, Oncology Trials & CAR-T Development

Kite Pharma; Parsippany-Troy Hills (NJ); On-site; USD 238,000 - 307,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary bonus

Stock-based long-term incentives

Paid time off

Benefits package

Job summary

Kite Pharma is seeking a Medical Director to lead multiple oncology clinical trials, partnering with internal and external stakeholders to advance a novel CAR T‑cell therapy. You will collaborate with study start‑up and operations teams to ensure efficient trial delivery and maintain strong relationships with external clinical sites for study conduct.

The role requires MD or equivalent with 4+ years in oncology trials, plus strong leadership, cross‑functional collaboration, and regulatory

Qualifications

• MD or equivalent with 4+ years of experience managing oncology trials.
• Board certification/specialization in Hematology or Oncology (preferred).
• Experience designing, implementing and conducting clinical trials, with emphasis on proof-of-concept and first-in-human studies.

Responsibilities

• Provide medical monitoring to multiple oncology clinical trials
• Lead project teams to design and implement clinical studies
• Write protocols, investigator brochures, clinical study reports and review clinical trial documents
• Conduct investigator meetings and lead site initiation visits with clinical trial investigators
• Execute and deploy drug development strategic plans, develop contingency plans, provide technical and strategic advice, and meet milestones and budgets
• Translate findings from research and nonclinical studies into clinical development opportunities
• Interact with clinical investigators and thought leaders
• Work with internal regulatory affairs team and other ethical guidelines relevant to the pharmaceutical industry, and ensure compliance with these external guidelines
• Work with internal pre-clinical scientists, translational scientists, business and commercial organizations in a cross functional manner
• Work in a team environment comprising clinical operations, biomarker specialists, CROs, and regulatory affairs
• Perform other duties as required
• Support, provide input into regulatory filing documents, conduct regulatory filings

Skills

Leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Clinical trial design

Regulatory interactions

Oncology

Education

MD or equivalent

Board certification in Hematology/Oncology (preferred)

Job description

Kite Pharma is seeking a Medical Director to lead multiple oncology clinical trials, partnering with internal and external stakeholders to advance a novel CAR T‑cell therapy. You will collaborate with study start‑up and operations teams to ensure efficient trial delivery and maintain strong relationships with external clinical sites for study conduct.

The role requires MD or equivalent with 4+ years in oncology trials, plus strong leadership, cross‑functional collaboration, and regulatory