MEDICAL DIRECTOR CARDIOLOGY
to be home or office based in Europe
As a qualified cardiologist you will play a central role in our clinical development team: defining and pursuing market opportunities, consult internally on proposals and support the trial management in planning and conducting clinical trials in the cardiology areas.
Your duties include:
• Participate in the definition of therapeutic targets that are characterized by unmet medical needs and emerging promising therapies
• Support designation of high priority molecular entities for prospective engagement with sponsors
• Support operations and marketing strategies to enhance company’s visibility and position including publications, presentations at society and hosted meetings
• Coordinate with Sales and Operations the development of new, and enhance existing, client relationships
• Developing coherent, robust and well-articulated written responses to business opportunities
• Help to develop costing models for specific proposals
• Present medical/scientific analysis and plans at bid defense meetings
• Help develop plans and provide guidance for site targeting, feasibility and selection
• Provide strategic medical and scientific input in operational development and trial management
• Assist in projecting operational risk and plan for mitigating this risk
• Provide Operational Team and investigator/site training at investigator meetings
• Develop, review and revise protocols, case report forms, medical responsibility plans, adverse event reporting plans, training materials, project specific tools, analysis plans design, clinical trial reports and new drug applications
• Review aggregate laboratory values, adverse events, coding and data tables, listings, and figures in the assessment of safety and operational efficacy
• Provide on-call coverage for protocol and safety issue after-hours on a rotational basis
• Perform other duties as assigned
Travel:
• up to 30% of time
Typically required education:
• MD degree
• Formal training in Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Disease with a fellowship in the latter
• Preferred: experience in electrophysiology with additional fellowship training
• Fluency in written and oral business English
Typically required experience:
• Minimum of 2 years experience in academic medicine or clinical medicine practice with involvement in clinical trials
• Industry experience of at least 2 years in clinical trial management
• Ability to work in a collegial, matrixed environment
• Ability to write clear, insightful medical reviews and protocol analyses
• Excellent presentation skills
• Ability to work independently and in teams
• Good prioritization and organization skills
• Ability to adjust to changes in tasks as required
Covance is committed to diversity in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer. (M/F/D/V). Your confidentiality and privacy are important to us.
