Medical Director

Sr. Medical Director - Respiratory / Critical Care, Infectious Disease

Job Overview:

Discover new opportunities to grow your career as a Medical Director or Sr. Medical Director!

Are you ready to redefine what's possible, and discover your extraordinary potential at Covance? A career here provides the unique chance to create a lasting impact and difference in our patient's lives. Joining our team will offer you a rewarding career, an opportunity to work in a high-energy & collaborative workplace, along with access to comprehensive benefits. Your work will be meaningful, the patient outcomes are real, and the results are lasting. With the support of exceptional people from across the globe and an energized purpose, you'll be empowered to own your career journey with mentoring, training and personalized development planning.

Our mission is to help our clients bring the miracles of medicine to market sooner -- join us for your next career move.

Reporting to the Executive Medical Director, the primary role of the incumbent will be to provide subject matter and drug development expertise in support of clinical drug development trials. He/She will be expected to be a key contributor to the medical strategy and execution of clinical programs. Furthermore, the Medical Director or Sr. Medical Director will play a key role in client relations, business development representing Covance in proposals and industry meetings, and potentially people leadership/management as needed.

This is a remote home-based role supporting US trials, with primarily regional travel, with occasional global as needed.

Trials or Projects of focus will be relating to: Respiratory, Critical Care, and Infectious Disease

Additional key responsibilities include;

• Heavy Medical and safety monitoring; Medical data review
• Develop, review, and revise protocols, CRF, training materials, code/data tables, listing and figures
• Actively participates and assists in preparations for investigator meetings
• Participates in project risk assessment activities
• Provides clinical and medical expertise to other Covance departments
• Contributes to the scientific strategic leadership for a given therapeutic area
• Participation in bid defense and kick off meetings

Education/Qualifications:

• MD degree or equivalent
• Relevant sub specialty fellowship training in critical care / respiratory a plus
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

Experience:

• A minimum of 3 years clinical research experience within a Pharma or CRO environment
• Previous experience in medical practice/patient care
• Experience in true medical monitoring / supporting clinical trials
• Board certification / eligibility