Medical Director – Oncology

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Kentucky.

📋 Description

• Expand and spearhead a therapeutic portfolio utilizing medical and clinical development expertise.

• Oversee medical and safety aspects of awarded clinical trials.

• Define CTI’s medical program strategy and vision, with a focus on cell and gene therapy.

• Encourage multidisciplinary collaboration and initiatives across various organizations.

• Engage from early interactions and clinical consulting through RFPs, bid defenses, trial execution, and project delivery.

• Manage awarded studies, which includes protocol review, eligibility discussions, oversight of medical issues, team training, safety reviews, and regulatory support.

• Offer guidance on protocols and clinical development plans while assessing sponsor requirements.

• Devise trial and innovation strategies for sponsors.

• Generate innovative, data-informed, patient-focused solutions for clinical development projects and trials.

• Provide clinical and scientific expertise across all CTI departments.

• Collaborate with regulatory teams on development plans, target product profiles, submissions, health authority interactions, and protocols.

• Partner with Sales, Operations, and other departments to secure new strategic and tactical business opportunities.

• Lead targeted proposal development while offering scientific, clinical, and operational insights.

• Assist in customer and bid defense meetings, including team preparation and presentation material.

• Attend and present at customer, bid defense, and partnership meetings.

• Monitor industry pipelines, along with the scientific and business environment.

• Perform therapeutic landscape research and educate CTI teams on recent developments.

• Foster thought leadership via presentations, publications, and engagement with the medical-scientific community.

⛳️ Requirements

• Specialized training and experience in Hematology/Oncology.

• Exceptional communication, presentation, and interpersonal abilities.

• Proficient in English, both written and spoken.

• Strong leadership capabilities.

• Ability to operate with minimal supervision and lead a virtual team within a matrix organization.

• Innovative and strategic mindset.

• Sound business acumen, including financial expertise, negotiation, and influencing skills.

• Flexibility to operate with both defined and undefined specifications and assist other therapeutic areas as necessary.

• Proficient and confident in using technology, applications, and various media.

• Proven capability to make informed decisions with limited information and achieve results.

• Ability to build and maintain effective working relationships with colleagues, managers, and clients.

• Commitment to collaboration, teamwork, civility, and respect.

• Effective mentoring and training abilities.

• Board-certified physician in the chosen medical specialization.

• Medical degree from an accredited institution.

• Minimum of 3 years of clinical research or clinical development experience.

• Familiarity with ICH-GCP, clinical trial design, statistics, and regulatory/clinical development processes.

• Previous experience in a CRO or industry setting is preferred.

🏝️ Benefits

• Support for career progression, with 25% of global staff promoted each year.

• A structured mentoring program.

• Tuition reimbursement options.

• Partnerships with universities and colleges.

• A dedicated training department.

• Flexible schedules that promote work-life balance.

• Cash bonuses awarded annually for the past decade.

• A global philanthropic program that supports employees' local community initiatives.

• Remote work options; local employees may need to adhere to an office or hybrid schedule based on their role.