Associate Medical Director - Clinical Development
Company: Planet Pharma Agency
- Location: Oxford, United Kingdom
- Seniority: Director
- Employment type: Contract
- Posted: Yesterday
- Offer language: English
Job description
Associate Medical Director – Clinical Development
Help shape the clinical development of diagnostic radiopharmaceuticals by providing medical and scientific leadership across Phase I–IV studies. This role offers the opportunity to take strategic responsibility for assigned assets while working with experienced cross-functional teams.
Overview
You will be accountable for medical integrity, participant safety and clinically robust study execution from protocol development through close-out. You will work closely with Clinical Operations, Imaging, Biometrics, Pharmacovigilance, Regulatory, Quality and CMC colleagues.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide medical direction for global clinical development activities.
- Develop and review protocols, Investigator Brochures, monitoring plans, clinical study reports and regulatory documentation.
- Act as medical monitor for insourced studies and oversee outsourced medical monitoring.
- Review participant-level medical decisions, safety data, emerging trends and potential signals.
- Lead medical data reviews, clinical query strategies and readiness for database lock.
- Interpret study results and contribute to regulatory submissions, publications, congress materials and development decisions.
- Build effective relationships with investigators, key opinion leaders and clinical sites.
- Support feasibility, recruitment, investigator meetings and advisory activities.
- Identify and resolve study risks, communicate recommendations and maintain inspection readiness.
Must-Have
- MD or equivalent first medical degree, with postgraduate clinical training and/or relevant specialty certification.
- Current or recent registration with the UK General Medical Council, an EU or US equivalent, or eligibility for registration.
- Clinical experience beyond medical-degree training.
- Working knowledge of clinical development, Good Clinical Practice, protocol design, safety surveillance and pharmacovigilance.
- Ability to interpret clinical data, manage priorities and communicate effectively across teams.
Nice-to-Have
- Experience in oncology, radiology, nuclear medicine, pharmaceutical medicine or a related specialty.
- Pharmaceutical or biotechnology experience.
- Higher research degree or formal training in clinical research or drug development.
- Scientific or medical presentation and publication experience.
Travel of up to 20% may be required. Apply to contribute to the development of innovative clinical programmes.
