Vice President, Clinical Development (Oncology)

About Allogene:

Allogene Therapeutics with headquarters in South San Francisco is a clinical-stage biotechnology company pioneering the development of allogeneic chimeric antigen receptor T cell (AlloCAR T) products for cancer and autoimmune disease. Led by a management team with significant experience in cell therapy Allogene is developing a pipeline of off-the-shelf CAR T cell product candidates with the goal of delivering readily available cell therapy on-demand more reliably and at greater scale to more patients.

About the role:

The Vice President Clinical Development will work across functions including Clinical Operations Regulatory Affairs Translational Science Safety Quality and others in supporting our efforts in this exciting new area of cancer immunotherapy. This role is based out of Allogenes headquarters in South San Francisco CA. Remote candidates will be evaluated based on suitability for the position along with frequent to travel to Allogenes South San Francisco or Los Angeles office.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Lead the Oncology Clinical Development team ensuring that the performance of employees is proactively managed and they are coached trained and developed in order to maximize their contribution
• Accountable for the companys oncology clinical development including clinical trials execution and data collection and analysis
• Responsible for development of clinical protocols to support the companys product strategy data collection and management and final reports development in compliance with appropriate standard operating procedures regulatory and medical standards
• Collaborate with our head of medical affairs around scientific communication of our clinical data and execution of oncology congress planning and representation and advisory boards
• Key member and/or leader of the oncology asset teams in which asset strategy is developed and its execution is overseen
• Represent oncology clinical development at senior executive meetings
• Identification and communication around opportunities for change and alignment and leadership toward change when necessary
• Influence and/or develop broad-based programs and initiatives to meet executive level vision and mission
• Collaborate with functional leaders to set strategy and shared objectives and interactions with health agencies and vendors (including CROs)
• Represent Allogene at meetings with regulatory authorities and third parties such as licensing or co-development partners consultants etc.
• Other duties as assigned

Position Requirements & Experience:

• MD; completion of residency and oncology fellowship with extensive industry leadership experience in developing oncology treatments experience required; cell therapy experience is highly desirable
• Global experience in clinical trial as well as post-marketing setting (cell therapy experience highly preferred but not required)
• Strong knowledge and understanding of US EU and Asian development requirements and general regulatory expectations
• Ability to evaluate and manage CROs and other vendors
• Excellent organizational skills and an ability to prioritize effectively to deliver results within aggressive timelines with the ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Strong interpersonal skills including verbal and written communication are essential in this collaborative work environment
• Ability to communicate with internal and external physicians to evaluate specific safety events
• Candidates must be authorized to work in the U.S

We offer a chance to work with talented people in a collaborative environment and provide a top-notch compensation and benefits package which includes an annual performance bonus equity health insurance generous time off (including 2 annual holiday company-wide shutdowns) and much more. The expected salary range for this role is $360000 to $425000 per year. Actual pay will be determined based on experience qualifications geographic location business needs and other job-related factors permitted by law.

As an equal opportunity employer Allogene is committed to a diverse workforce. Employment decisions regarding recruitment and selection will be made without discrimination based on race color religion national origin gender age sexual orientation physical or mental disability genetic information or characteristic gender identity and expression veteran status or other non-job-related characteristics or other prohibited grounds specified in applicable federal state and local laws. We also embrace differences in experience and background and welcome diversity of opinions and thought with active recruitment and internships designed to create a stronger and better Allogene that is focused on developing life-changing products for patients.

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