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CSL is transforming its R&D organization to accelerate innovation and create greater impact for patients. With a streamlined, project-led structure and a focus on collaboration, we're building a future-ready team that excels in dynamic biotech ecosystems. Joining CSL now means being part of an agile team committed to developing therapies that make a meaningful difference worldwide.
Could you be our next Director of Clinical Program, Hematology? The job is in our King of Prussia, PA, Waltham MA, Maidenhead UK or Zurich Switzerland office. This is a hybrid position and is onsite three days a week.
You will be a critical role within Clinical Development. You are accountable for the design and execution of the clinical strategy to support the development of a medicine, aligned with the Project Strategy Document (PSD) and the Target Product Profile (TPP). The GCPL is accountable for the strategic leadership of the Clinical Development Team (CDT) in a matrix environment and is responsible for:
1. the timely development and execution of the Clinical Development Plan (CDP).
2. managing the day-to-day operations of the CDT including but not limited to meeting coordination and documentation, decision making, and stakeholder management.
3. ensuring that the program is conducted in alignment with CSL Behring processes and abiding by GCP and ICH regulations.
This position is accountable for the clinical & scientific oversight of the assigned program(s) and:
4. ensures high quality clinical & scientific standards are met during all aspects of the program
5. providing clinical oversight and expertise during development of clinical studies
6. serves as medical monitor for assigned clinical trials or provides oversight to an assigned medical monitor
7. serves as the Clinical Development representative on the required cross-functional Delivery Teams (DT)
This position is a “Lead Author” or “Contributing Author” for:
8. key study documents, including but not limited to the Clinical Development Plan (CDP), the Project Strategy Document (PSD), Investigator Brochures (IB), Clinical Study Protocols (CSP), Informed Consent Forms (ICF), Medical Monitoring Plans (MMP), Clinical Study Reports (CSR).
9. the clinical sections of relevant regulatory packages (e.g. IND, NDA, annual reports) and support regulatory RFIs as needed.
10. the development of abstracts, presentations, and manuscripts as appropriate.
Main Responsibilities1 Clinical Development Team (CDT) Leadership:
11. Provides leadership and guidance to all members of the cross-functional CDT acting as the lead scientific expert for the clinical program, while ensuring appropriate functional representation in team discussions.
12. Is accountable for the timely development and maintenance of the Clinical Development Plan (CDP) in alignment with the Program Strategy Team (PST) and Therapeutic Area Leadership Team (TALT).
13. Leads the integration of internal and external expert contributions to strategy and design of the assigned clinical program(s).
14. Responsible for maintaining alignment across critical stakeholders prior to key decision making forums (e.g. Strategic and Technical Review Committee (STRC) for study outline approval.
15. Ensures that the program is conducted in alignment with CSL Behring processes and abiding by GCP and ICH regulations.
16. Responsible for driving and documenting decision making within the CDT, facilitating issue resolution and escalation, as well as contingency planning.
2 Clinical & Scientific Oversight:
17. Accountable for the clinical content for all CDT deliverables to ensure safe, efficient, and timely execution of assigned clinical programs.
18. Ensures high quality clinical and scientific standards are met throughout all aspects of the program.
19. Serves as the clinical development representative on the required cross-functional Delivery Teams (DT) including but not limited to the Safety Management Team (SMT), the Benefit-Risk Assessment Team (BRAT), the Biomarker Expert Team (BET), and the Evidence and Access Strategy Team (EAST) for assigned programs.
20. Develops and executes the Medical Monitoring Plan (MMP) strategy. Typically serves as the medical monitor for clinical trials during study conduct or provides oversight to assigned medical monitors.
21. Presents results to Safety Monitoring Committee and other internal and external meetings.
3 Document Authorship:
22. Reviews the data generated during the planning and execution of a study to gather a clinical understanding of the safety and efficacy results and the impact of the data on ongoing R&D strategies and provides support in defining the development strategy.
23. “Lead Author” or “Contributing” Author for key study documents, including but not limited to: the TPP, PSD, CDP, Study Concept Scenarios, Study Outlines, the Investigator Brochure (IB), Clinical Study Protocols (CSP), Master Informed Consent Forms (ICF), Medical Monitoring Plans (MMP), Safety Review Committee (SRC)/Independent Data Monitoring Committee (IDMC) Charters, and Clinical Study Reports (CSR).
24. Leads preparations of clinical sections of relevant regulatory interaction packages including but not limited to briefing books, INDs, NDAs. BLAs, ODDs, RFIs, and routine reporting.
25. Contributing author the publication strategy. Author or contributing author for abstracts, presentations, and manuscripts as appropriate.
Qualifications and Experience Requirements:
26. Advanced degree (MD, PhD or PharmD) in life science/healthcare expected
27. MD - Board Certified (or non-USA equivalent) in relevant field is preferred.
28. • Clinical development industry experience with a working knowledge of pharmaceutical and regulatory development processes is essential.
29. • 3+ years of relevant clinical development experience is expected including experience of study data review/evaluation in a pharmaceutical or clinical study environment.
30. • Demonstrated program leadership capabilities in a matrix environment
31. • Demonstrated stakeholder management skills including risk mitigation
32. • Proficient in project management terminology and processes to drive clinical development program risk mitigation strategies
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