BlueRock Therapeutics is Hiring an Associate Director, Clinical Sciences Near Cambridge, MA
The Associate Director, Clinical Sciences, Ophthalmology will be charged with providing medical and scientific support for BlueRock's Ophthalmology programs. Reporting to the Senior Director, Clinical Development, Ophthalmology, this role will work closely with clinical and program leads as well as other subject matter experts to expand and execute on the company's development pipeline. The successful candidate will be a clinical scientific resource and will collaborate with internal and external Clinical Development partners. The position will be based in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Responsibilities:
Provide scientific and medical contribution to the design and execution of clinical trials
Collaborate on, or lead where appropriate, the preparation of clinical study related documents including protocols, clinical study manuals, ICFs, charters, statistical summary reports, meeting presentations, publications, and clinical sections of regulatory documents
Engage with investigators, site staff, CROs, and site monitors to maintain enthusiasm and support enrollment for ongoing clinical studies
Provide support for the medical monitoring and safety oversight of clinical trials in collaboration with the team's medical representatives
Perform clinical review of data listings and essential study data within generated statistical reports and other data surveillance tools, and partner with Data Management in generating relevant queries
Contribute to the analysis, interpretation and reporting of clinical studies
Provide clinical and scientific content and contribute to the overall strategy in regulatory submissions and interactions
Liaise with clinical operations for study execution related activities, including site selection, site start-up activities, investigator meetings, screening and enrollment planning, protocol amendments, etc
Support CRAs/CROs on study protocol and related questions and serve as point of contact for managing/answering questions relating to trial procedures
Support the preparation of internal and external scientific and clinical study related documents, and effectively communicate scientific and medical data results/information
Contribute to (or lead) targeted research and literature reviews with good judgement on the weight of evidence to support the clinical development strategy
Contribute to (or lead) specific research efforts to support ongoing clinical programs
Contribute to the assessments of potential new products or programs
Minimum Requirements:
A doctoral degree (OD, MD, PharmD, or PhD in life science) required
A minimum of 5 years of Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology experience
Experience in cell or gene therapy and ophthalmology is preferred
Experience with basic statistical principles and techniques of data analysis, interpretation and clinical relevance
Excellent clinical judgment and ability to communicate complex clinical issues in a scientifically sound and understandable way
Able to work independently
Strong judgement and decision-making skills
Intellectual curiosity, flexibility and persistence
Ability to collaborate cross-functionally and with external stakeholders