Medical Director

$280,000 - $320,000/Yr

CyberCoders - Redwood City, CA

Full-time - Senior

Redwood City, CA

Administrative and Support Services

About the position

The Medical Director will lead and execute clinical trials focused on type 1 and type 2 diabetes at a biotech company in Redwood City. This role involves designing clinical trials, overseeing their execution, and interpreting study results. The Medical Director will collaborate with various teams to ensure the successful delivery of clinical data and maintain relationships with key opinion leaders and scientific associations.

Responsibilities

• Design, prepare and initiate study protocols and other required documentation in compliance with project plans, federal regulations, GCP and good medical practice.
• Work collaboratively with other clinical staff in trial execution and oversight (e.g., Biostatistics, Clinical Operations, Scientific Communications).
• Act as Medical Monitor for company-sponsored trials.
• Support project teams with therapeutic area specific information.
• Collaborate with internal departments in analyzing and reporting of safety data from clinical trials.
• Support writing and review of investigator brochures, protocols, statistical analysis plans and clinical study reports.
• Analyze and interpret clinical trial data and prepare reports for regulatory agencies and publication.
• Interact with key opinion leaders and investigators in relevant disease-specific area.
• Ensure consistency of scientific and development strategies for diabetes products in development.
• Collaborate with Medical Affairs and other groups within the organization to successfully execute key opinion leader strategy, advisory boards, scientific activities at scientific conferences, and other medical affairs-related activities.
• Maintain the highest level of scientific and clinical knowledge in relevant disease specific area.
• May supervise employees, both directly and indirectly through a dotted line structure.

Requirements

• MD with board certification or eligibility in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism.
• At least three years of drug development experience in biotechnology or pharmaceutical industry, or a combination of academia and industry.
• Proven hands-on experience in the design, execution, and reporting of controlled clinical trials in diabetes mellitus (both type 1 and type 2 diabetes).
• Experience with Phase 3 clinical trials strongly preferred.
• Experience with diabetes-related technology such as insulin pumps and continuous glucose monitors (in clinical practice and/or in the context of clinical trials).
• Proven ability to effectively work in a cross-functional/matrix environment.
• Excellent interpersonal, influencing, presentation, and written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong organizational and time management skills.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with diabetes-related technology such as insulin pumps and continuous glucose monitors.

Benefits

• Base salary range of $285,000 to $320,000.
• Discretionary bonus program.
• Equity awards.
• Comprehensive benefits program.