Executive Director, Clinical Development

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Location

United States

Posted

25 days ago

Salary

$300K - $375K / year

Seniority

Lead

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Job Description

Executive Director, Clinical Development

Centessa Pharmaceuticals, LLC

Role Description Centessa is growing its clinical development organization. Reporting to the SVP, Clinical Development, the Executive will provide medical leadership and oversight to Centessa’s programs and associated clinical trials. The role requires leadership and contributions both at a strategic level and hands-on project level work. The Executive Director will have prior experience in the biotech/pharma industry, in neurodegenerative/neuropsychiatric therapeutic areas and across the development cycle of an asset (early to late phase). - Primary point of contact for clinical development activities with willingness to work strategically and hands on at the program and clinical trial levels. - Accountable for the oversight, monitoring and surveillance of overall risk, safety, benefit/efficacy to patients as well as compliant trial execution and optimal integrity of data. - Responsible for establishing relationships and communication with KOLs, investigators and relevant site medical (or other supportive roles) personnel. - Lead the clinical development strategy and innovative approaches for the overall clinical pathway for the asset. - Key clinical development contributor to publication strategy and planning, authoring of publications, posters, etc., and present or support presentations, posters, etc., in conferences and meetings. - Play a key role in regulatory and health authority interactions. - Lead clinical development contributor to regulatory activities, submissions, and clinical sections of regulatory/health authority pre-meeting packages and initial applications, routine annual reports, ad hoc safety reports (SUSARs), interim and final CSRs, etc. - Author asset and clinical trial level plans, charters, documents. - Determine optimal clinical trial design options that are innovative, patient centric, cost efficient, and enable meeting business goals. - Responsible for review, analysis and interpretation of all clinical trial data including assessment of protocol deviations. - Lead asset level clinical sub-teams and play key leadership role on program team for clinical development. - Lead asset level and trial level medical forums as needed (safety review committee, ad board, KOL meetings, medical review/discussions of patient cases, cohort review meetings, etc.). - Attend and present as needed at core team meetings, investigator meetings, site visits, etc. - Liaise with cross functional partners, vendors, and CROs to ensure the progression of clinical studies within the expected time frame. - Provide clinical evaluation and interpretation of pre-clinical results. - Remain current on the development of orexin agonists and the relevant therapeutic areas through review of the scientific literature, interactions with KOLs and other external experts and attendance at relevant scientific meetings, to provide input and guidance for the strategic direction of Centessa clinical stage programs. Qualifications - MD required, MD/PhD strongly preferred (includes internationally recognized equivalent) - Minimum 10 years of overall experience (academia, clinical practice, pharma/biotech industry, etc.) - Minimum 5 years of pharmaceutical/biotech industry experience, including managing clinical development and clinical science teams, clinical development programs and clinical trials - Prior pharma/biotech and line management experience – Required - CNS therapeutic area (particularly neurodegenerative/neuropsychiatric) experience- Required - Willingness to deliver project and tactical level work - Excellent working knowledge of regulations across various agencies (FDA, EMA, etc.) and GCP, & ICH guidelines. Knowledge or experience supporting regulatory or health authority inspections a plus. - Experience leading and authoring clinical development inputs into regulatory submissions (IND, CTAs, NDA/BLAs, designation applications, etc.) and representing clinical development in agency interactions. - Experience authoring and guiding teams with key asset and clinical trial level plans and documents. - Strong knowledge in clinical development strategy, clinical trial design, regulatory pathways, biostatistics methodologies, and ability to analyze and interpret translational medicine, clinical, and research data as it relates to an asset, patients, etc. - Possess excellent written and oral communication skills with internal and external stakeholders - Proven ability to work collaboratively, take initiative, solve complex issues, and deliver results in a fast-paced, team-based matrix environment - Demonstrate sound judgement in handling complex, confidential, and highly regulated information - Ability and willingness to travel as required. Benefits - The annual base salary range for this level is $300,000.00 to $375,000.00. Individual compensation within this range will be determined based on a variety of factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and job knowledge. - In addition to base pay, this role is eligible for a discretionary annual bonus. - Centessa also offers a comprehensive benefits package, which includes: - 401(k) plan - Company-sponsored medical, dental, vision, and life insurance - Generous paid time off - Health and wellness program Work Location The Executive Director, Clinical Development role is a remote role based in the US, with occasional travel. EEOC Statement Centessa Pharmaceuticals believes in a diverse environment and is committed to equal employment opportunity for all its employees and qualified applicants. We do not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, or any other employment practices for reasons of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status. Centessa Pharmaceuticals will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities, in accordance with applicable law.

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