Job ID
REQ-10045494
Date Posted: April 08, 2025
Location: Switzerland
Summary
As a Clinical Development Medical Director, you will play a pivotal role in defining the scientific and clinical strategy for assigned clinical trials, ensuring scientific monitoring and delivering high-quality data reports.
The Clinical Development Medical Director (CDMD) serves as the clinical leader overseeing program-level activities such as submission preparations, briefing books, and clinical study reports. You will also lead a significant trial component, working under the guidance of the Global Program Clinical Head (GPCH), and may focus on specific segments of clinical programs such as indications, new formulations, or development phases.
About the Role
Major Accountabilities:
- Provide clinical leadership and strategic medical input for deliverables linked to assigned projects or programs, including individual protocol sections, data reviews, program-specific standards, regulatory documents, and publications.
- Drive execution in collaboration with global line functions, Global Trial Directors, and regional medical associates.
- Conduct and oversee medical and scientific reviews of trial data in cooperation with Clinical Scientific Experts (CSE); may serve as the study medical monitor.
- Support the GPCH in ensuring the overall safety of the molecule, potentially serving as a core member of the Safety Management Team.
- Assist the Clinical Development Head by providing medical insights for Clinical Development Plans (CDP) and clinical trial package reviews.
- Engage with external partners, including regulatory authorities and key opinion leaders, as well as internal teams such as Clinical Affairs and Health Economics & Outcomes Research.
- Collaborate with Novartis Biomedical Research (BR) and Business Development to facilitate the transition of early development projects.
- Contribute to the career development of colleagues through mentoring, training, and active participation in performance management.
- Offer medical/scientific training to relevant stakeholders concerning specific disease areas and compounds, and potentially present as a speaker for Global Clinical teams.
Minimum Requirements:
- MD or equivalent medical degree required; training in cardiology preferred.
- Medical Board certification preferred; 4+ years of clinical practice experience, including residency, preferred.
- Advanced knowledge and clinical training in a medical or scientific area required.
- 5+ years of experience in clinical research or drug development, ideally covering phases I through IV.
- 3+ years of demonstrated success in all aspects of conducting clinical trials, particularly in global or matrix environments.
- Strong understanding of assigned therapeutic areas.
- Ability to establish strong scientific partnerships with key stakeholders.
- Thorough knowledge of Good Clinical Practice, clinical trial design, statistical analysis, and regulatory processes.
- People management experience preferred, especially in a global setting.
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Company Details
Division: Development
Business Unit: Innovative Medicines
Location: Basel, Switzerland
Company / Legal Entity: Novartis Pharma AG (C028)
Alternative Locations: Dublin, Ireland; London, United Kingdom
Functional Area: Research & Development
Job Type: Full Time
Employment Type: Regular
Shift Work: No
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