Medical Director, Gastroenterology, Early Clinical Development

Novartis

Job Location:

Basel - Switzerland

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 5 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Job Description Summary

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Internal job title: Director
Location: Basel Switzerland

Translational Medicine Discovery & Profiling (TMDP) is a group of physicians and clinical researchers who drive innovative science from discovery to the patient through the selection profiling and early clinical development of medicines. Medical directors oversee phase 1 first-in-human (FiH) and phase 2 proof-of-concept (PoC) and dose range finding (DRF) studies in support for Phase 3 development. Medical directors in translational medicine are key and highly visible members of global cross-functional project teams that design and implement early research and discovery projects. Medical directors in translational medicine collaborate with colleagues in biology and chemistry to identify targets in diseases with significant unmet medical needs and provide input on likely clinical development pathways design clinical development plans in collaboration with late phase development draft clinical trial protocols and serve as medical leads for these trials. As a Medical Director in Translational Medicine Gastroenterology you will report to the TM Head.

Job Description

Key Responsibilities:

Lead global clinical trial teams through phase 1 and 2 development
Draft the early clinical development plan
Act as medical lead for early clinical studies
Represent the team in relevant decision boards
Serve a primary contact for internal and external key opinion leaders
Oversee publication and internal/external presentation of clinical study results
Work closely with biomarker experts in implementation
Collaborate with research scientists to identify develop and implement strategy for preclinical support of program related objectives
Actively participate in Health Authority interactions

Essential Requirements:

Medical doctor with board certification in gastroenterology.
Several years of clinical experience treating IBD (UC and CD) patients.
Ability to learn fast and work independently
Ability to lead multidisciplinary teams in a matrix organization.
Excellent communication and presentation skills

Desirable Requirements:

Research experience (e.g. Ph.D.) is a plus but not a strict requirement
Drug development experience as trial investigator or pharma experience are a plus but not strict requirements.
Publications in the field of IBD are a plus but not a strict requirement

Accessibility and Accommodation:

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Skills Desired

Active Directory Artificial Intelligence (AI) Biostatistics Classification Systems Clinical Pharmacology Critical Thinking Customer Satisfaction Drug Discovery Electronic Components Lifesciences Medical Research Modeling And Simulation Patient Care Personalized Medicine Sales Selling Skills Translational Medicine

Required Experience:

Director

Job Description Summary#LI-Hybrid Internal job title: Director Location: Basel SwitzerlandTranslational Medicine Discovery & Profiling (TMDP) is a group of physicians and clinical researchers who drive innovative science from discovery to the patient through the selection profiling and early clinica...