Senior Global Clinical Development Lead – Internal Medicine

Scorpion Therapeutics; Bothell (WA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) matching

Paid vacation & holidays

Parental and medical leave

Job summary

Scorpion Therapeutics seeks a senior Clinical Development leader to own global programs in Internal Medicine, driving design, execution, and regulatory submissions. You will lead cross-functional teams and shape development plans.

PhD or PharmD with 8+ years in clinical R&D and experience across Phase 1–3, regulatory strategy, and pediatric studies. You will mentor teams, manage timelines and budgets, and engage with external stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Leadership and ability to influence cross-functional matrix teams.
• Ability to manage and motivate internal clinical trial teams.
• Conflict management, accountability, team building, and execution amid change.

Responsibilities

• Lead clinical development for assigned Internal Medicine assets as single clinical point of accountability, driving design, execution, and interpretation of studies for worldwide regulatory submissions.
• Create and gain endorsement for the Clinical Development Plan and associated protocol design documents.
• Lead cross-functional Clinical Development Team (clinical, clinical pharmacology, statistics, safety, commercial, patient access, operations).
• Negotiate clinical program tradeoffs and milestones with Medicine Team Lead to deliver on timelines and budget.
• Develop global clinical development plan (including China/Japan) and pediatric investigation/study plan with optimized execution.
• Provide product/program input to target product profile(s); bring innovative, bold decision-making.
• Develop clinical development enabling strategies (digital/innovation and patient engagement).
• Partner with trial clinicians on governance reviews and provide category clinical development strategy insights.

Skills

Leadership

Cross-functional influence

Team motivation

Education

PhD or PharmD

Job description

Scorpion Therapeutics seeks a senior Clinical Development leader to own global programs in Internal Medicine, driving design, execution, and regulatory submissions. You will lead cross-functional teams and shape development plans.

PhD or PharmD with 8+ years in clinical R&D and experience across Phase 1–3, regulatory strategy, and pediatric studies. You will mentor teams, manage timelines and budgets, and engage with external stakeholders.