Senior 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 Senior Clinical Director (Senior Principal Scientist) has primary responsibility for planning and directing clinical research activities involving new or marketed medicines in the Oncology therapeutic area, specifically in our Hematology Section. Our company's Oncology medicines span all phases of clinical development (pre-clinical to post-licensure). The Senior 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></p><p><b>Role Responsibilities:</b> </p><p><b><u>Specifically, the Senior Clinical Director may be responsible for:</u></b></p><ul><li><p>Evaluating pre-clinical and translational work for the purpose of generating early clinical development plans and Investigational New Drug applications.</p></li><li><p>Developing clinical development strategies for investigational or marketed Hematology drugs.</p></li><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 the 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>The Senior Director May:</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-fun

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