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Job Title: Medical Science Director

Salary: £120,000 pa plus 20-30% bonus or in US Currency Up to $250K

Job ID: 1617

Date Posted: 05/05/08

Company: We are a worldwide pharmaceutical and healthcare company. We develop, manufacture and market prescription pharmaceuticals. We offer an extensive array of medicines made to fight disease. We concentrate our resources on six therapy areas where we feel we can make the most difference. Our extensive product portfolio is targeted at these important areas and includes numerous global leaders and a number of key products.

Location: UK and Sweden

Reports To: Early or Late Phase Development Director.

Education: M.D.

Minimum Requirements:

Graduate of a recognized school of medicine with an M.D. degree or equivalent.
Demonstrated clinical research expertise in Respiratory.
Specialty training and board eligibility in Respiratory preferred.
5 yrs. demonstrated leadership experience.
Extensive Drug Development Experience.
Proven teamwork and collaboration skills.
Ability to travel nationally and internationally.

Preferred Background
Board certification or eligibility in (name specialty areas).
10 yrs. demonstrated leadership experience.
Experience in several organizations and geographic locations.


Internal and External Contacts/Customers
Strong worldwide external awareness, good scientific and external decision-maker-networks.
Regulatory and Pricing/value awareness.
Credible in scientific and commercial environments.

Duties: The Medical Science Director will deliver to the GPT the Medical Scientific strategies for clinical components of the TPP, TPC, CDP, and core labeling texts and to provide medical input into commercial activities and the scientific component of the pricing & value strategy Within the Clinical Project Team the Medical Science Director has accountability for the overall clinical, scientific & value content and delivery of the Medical Science components to the project to time & quality.

In some cases, the MSD may be appointed the CPT leader. The CPT leader role is as follows:


In addition to the other aspects of the MSD role, the CPT Leader is responsible for setting up the team, defining the structure within the principles of the CPOM, and for ensuring that the team develops into an effective functioning unit while demonstrating competence against the Company Leadership Capabilities. The CPT Leader is required to be skilled in creating a productive and motivational team climate and in driving performance in order to achieve individual, team and organizational objectives. The CPT Leader is also required to be skilled in decision-making, and in ensuring that the delivery teams are appropriately empowered and are able to make decisions effectively. The CPT Leader provides the vision and direction for the team, and ensures that all parts of the wider clinical team have clear goals, charters and objectives. The CPT Leader maintains a high level view of the whole clinical program and takes overall accountability for it. The CPT Leader also ensures that team performance is appropriately recognized.


Major Responsibilities:
Accountabilities:
Global Product Team:
-Timely provision of Medical Scientific strategies for clinical components of the TPP, TPC, CDP, and core labeling texts.
-Medical input into commercial activities.
-Timely provision of scientific component of the pricing & value strategy.
- Accountable for the benefit risk assessment.

Additional accountabilities when MSD is Clinical Project Team Leader:
Provision of provides direct leadership to members of the CPT, and is accountable for all aspects of team formation and development of the team (see description above).

Clinical Project Team:
-Overall clinical, scientific & value content.
-Delivery of Medical Science components to the project to time & quality.

Responsibilities:

Responsible for the clinical strategy to meet TPP/TPC and target labeling.
Responsible for the ethical and scientific integrity of the plans, studies and the product.
Responsible with Drug safety for the risk management plan.
High level strategic internal and external interactions including (Academic collaborations and Key Opinion Leader & key centre's development and support).
Together with Project Co-ordination Director, support rapid implementation of new processes & systems through their project.
Ensure project clinical strategies and plans receive peer review to assure quality.
Support as appropriate within project during issue & crisis management as directed by Early or Late Phase development Director.
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Job Title: Medical Science Director-Target Identification

Salary: £120,000 pa plus 20-30% bonus or in US Currency Up to $250K

Job ID: 1618

Date Posted: 5/5/08

Location: UK and Sweden

Reports To: Early Development Director

Education: M.D. Ideally backed up by PhD and/or research experience capable of impacting novel target discovery.

Minimum Requirements:
Demonstrated clinical research expertise.
Specialty training or board eligibility within the therapeutic area of Respiratory.
Min 5 yrs. demonstrated cross-functional leadership experience within academia and ideally within industry.
Extensive Drug Development Experience (> 5 years).
Proven teamwork and collaboration across diverse skill sets.
Ability to travel nationally and internationally.

Preferred Background:
10 yrs. demonstrated success in clinical leadership positions.
Successful track record in drug development, regulatory and external interactions.
Experience in several organizations and geographic locations.

Internal and External Contacts/Customers:
Strong worldwide external awareness, good scientific and external decision-maker-networks.
Regulatory and Academic Network.
Credible in medical, scientific and commercial environments.

Reporting Relationship:
Direct Report -Reports to EDD.
Permanent member & Leader of the CDT.
Supported by PCD, SDD and ISD within the CDT.

Duties: The Medical Science Director will deliver to the RA/TA in collaboration with Discovery & Clinical the Medical Scientific strategies for clinical components of Target Identification (TI), Target Validation (TV), Disease Area Knowledge, patient segmentation, patient stratification, personalized medicine, exploratory development clinical studies and strategies for prioritized targets, between Pre-projects and MS3. Within the Clinical Discovery Team (CDT) the Medical Science Director is the Clinical Team Leader and has accountability for the overall clinical, scientific, value content & delivery of the Medical Science components to the RA/TA and Clinical Organization.

Major Responsibilities:

Accountabilities:

RAMT & Discovery Bodies, specifically Target Selection Committees:
Input into Pre-project, MS1-MS3 & prioritization of this portfolio.
TAPT & DAST:
Input into DAS & TAPT strategy.
Translational Medicine Leadership Team:
Provide discovery and clinical resource, support, technology access for biomarkers, imaging, safety etc.
TA Clinical Leadership (EDD and TACVP):
Provide Input into clinical resource requirements and budget.
Clinical Project Team:
Overall clinical, scientific & value content.
 Delivery of Medical Science components to the CDT to time & quality.

Responsibilities:

Responsible for the Translational Medicine Plan for Emerging Targets entering MS1 portfolio.
Responsible for the clinical strategy that new targets will meet future TPP/TPC and target labeling.
Responsible for the clinical documents to support MS1 transitions and any clinical documents required for the TSC.
Responsible for the ethical and scientific integrity of the plans and clinical studies.
Responsible with Drug safety for the risk management plan and evaluation of new targets.
High level strategic external interactions including academic collaborations & key external centre's required for development activities and support for the MS1-MS3 portfolio.
Together with Project Co-ordination Director, support rapid implementation of agreed and budgeted plans through the CDT.
Ensure project clinical strategies and plans receive peer review (TMLT) to assure quality.
Support as appropriate within project during issue & crisis management as directed by EDD & VP, Clinical for TA.

As always thanks for passing on!
Visit www.keyrecruit.com to view other openings.

Andrew Youngelson
Key Recruit Inc.
www.keyrecruit.com
If Interested

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