Clinical Director, Clinical Research, Hematology

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<p style="text-align:left"><b>Job Description</b></p><p style="text-align:inherit"></p><p>The Clinical Director (Principal Scientist) has primary responsibility for planning and directing clinical research activities involving new or marketed medicines in the <span>Oncology</span> therapeutic area, specifically in our Hematology Section. <span>Our company's Oncology medicines span all phases of clinical development (pre-clinical to post-licensure). </span>The Clinical Director may manage the entire cycle of clinical development for their assigned studies including study design, initiation, execution, monitoring, analysis, regulatory reporting, and publication.</p><p><b> </b></p><p><b>Role Responsibilities:</b> </p><p><b><u><span>Specifically, the Clinical Director may be responsible for:</span></u></b></p><ul><li><p>Planning clinical trials (designing, collaborating on operational plans, etc.) based on the clinical development strategy.</p></li><li><p>Medical oversight and overall conduct of ongoing or new clinical trials for investigational or marketed drugs.</p></li><li><p>Analyzing and summarizing clinical findings from studies to support decisions regarding safety and efficacy as well as new drug applications, clinical study reports, or publication.</p></li><li><p>Participating in internal and joint internal/external research project teams relevant to the development of new compounds, and the further study of marketed compounds.</p></li><li><p>Supporting business development assessments of external opportunities.</p></li></ul><p></p><p><b><u><span>The Clinical Director may:</span></u></b></p><ul><li><p>Actively engage with other functional areas in support of study execution.</p></li><li><p>Work closely with a cross-functional group of experts in commercialization, regulatory affairs, statistics, and manufacturing to manage clinical development projects.</p></li><li><p>Assist the team in ensuring that other colleagues are informed of the progress of studies of

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