JOB DESCRIPTION

The Medical Director provides clinical oversight to one or more clinical trials. Additionally, the Director guides the project teams to design and implement clinical studies at high quality and in a time and cost-effective manner in line with the department and corporate goals and within regulatory and resource guidelines.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

MD/DO and 4+ years of clinical, scientific and/or drug development experience in the biopharma industry, healthcare, consulting, academia

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Board certification/specialization in hematology/oncology and experience managing phase 1-3 trials
• Drug development experience, either within industry or as a clinical investigator/physician scientist in academia
• Clinical experience in heme/solid malignancies; cell therapy experience
• Demonstrated clinical development strategist with experience designing, implementing and conducting clinical trials, with emphasis on proof-of-concept and first-in-human studies
• Strategic leadership and tactical skills, excellent initiative and judgment
• Demonstrated ability to develop and maintain excellent working relationships with both internal colleagues and external contacts, including key thought leaders, and investigators
• Demonstrated ability to work well in teams in a cross functional manner
• Ability to communicate and work in a self-guided manner with scientific/technical personnel
• Ability to think critically, and demonstrated troubleshooting and problem-solving skills
• Self-motivated and willing to accept responsibilities outside of initial job description
• Comfortable in a dynamic small company environment with minimal direction and able to adjust workload based upon changing priorities
• May travel up to 25%
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The salary range for this position is: $232,220.00 - $300,520.00. Kite considers a variety of factors when determining base compensation, including experience, qualifications, and geographic location. These considerations mean actual compensation will vary. This position may also be eligible for a discretionary annual bonus, discretionary stock-based long-term incentives (eligibility may vary based on role), paid time off, and a benefits package. Benefits include company-sponsored medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans*.
For additional benefits information, visit:

https://www.gilead.com/careers/compensation-benefits-and-wellbeing

• Eligible employees may participate in benefit plans, subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable plans.

Kite is a biopharmaceutical company engaged in the development of innovative cancer immunotherapies with a goal of providing rapid, long-term durable response and eliminating the burden of chronic care. The company is focused on chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) and T cell receptor (TCR) engineered cell therapies designed to empower the immune system’s ability to recognize and kill tumors. Kite is based in Santa Monica, CA. For more information on Kite, please visit www.kitepharma.com. Sign up to follow @KitePharma on Twitter at www.twitter.com/kitepharma.

• Provide clinical oversight and medical monitoring to one or more clinical trials
• Lead project teams to design and implement clinical studies
• Write protocols, investigator brochures, clinical study reports and review clinical trial documents
• Conduct investigator meetings and lead site initiation visits with clinical trial investigators
• Implement and deploy drug development strategic plans, develop contingency plans, provide technical and strategic advice, and meet milestones and budgets
• Translate findings from research and nonclinical studies into clinical development opportunities
• Interact with clinical investigators and thought leaders
• Work with internal regulatory affairs team and other ethical guidelines relevant to the pharmaceutical industry, and ensure compliance with these external guidelines
• Work with internal pre-clinical scientists, translational scientists, business and commercial organizations in a cross functional manner
• Work in a team environment comprising clinical operations, biomarker specialists, CROs, and regulatory affairs
• Provide clinical expertise and input for regulatory filings (i.e., BLA, MAA) as well as response to questions from regulatory authorities in the context of IND submissions, clinical trial applications or filing procedures
• Provide clinical guidance and work in a team environment in interactions with external stakeholders (medical experts, advisory boards, patient advocacy groups) and internal stakeholders (Research, Translational Sciences, Clinical Operations, Safety, Regulatory, Medical Affairs, and Commercial)
• May present scientific information at scientific conferences as well as clinical study investigator meetings. Where applicable, takes a lead on authoring scientific publications
• May assist in the clinical evaluation of business development opportunities