Clinical Research Director, I&I

The Clinical Research Director (CRD), Immunology & Inflammation (I&I) Therapeutic Area is responsible for the creation of the clinical development plan in alignment with the project strategy, its endorsement by governance and its execution in close collaboration with clinical operations. The CRD is expected to advance scientific and clinical knowledge for immunology in pulmonary medicine, incorporate new methodologies, and pro-actively progress study execution. MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES· Create the clinical development strategy for one or more assets and document it in the clinical development plan in collaboration with the global project team and internal partners such as clinical operations, translational medicine, regulatory affairs, biostatistics, drug discovery, drug safety, marketing· Advance the CDP through internal management review· Leads a clinical sub team to design clinical studies and to create an abbreviated and full clinical study protocol· Oversee the execution of clinical studies in compliance with internal SOPs, GCP, ICH guidelines and other regulations· Review documents supporting clinical development such as Investigator’s brochure, regulatory documents for IND / CTA, clinical sections of integrated development plans, and submission dossiers for regulatory approval· Support drug registrations (contribution to submission dossiers label draft, regulatory response during the review process, Advisory Committee preparation)· Contribute to data review, interpretation and publication of clinical study results· Represent Clinical Development at Health Authorities and incorporating advise into development strategy.· Maintain or establish interaction with external scientific and clinical communities and to incorporate pertinent advice and learnings into the internal program· Translate biology into clinic in close collaboration with research and translational medicine· Evaluate clinical aspects of business development opportunities as needed· Apply high ethical standards and work with integrityPROFILEScientific and Technical ExpertiseThis position requires strong scientific and clinical experience and skills. Advanced leadership skills and the ability to effectively collaborate with external partners, regulators, and diverse internal stakeholders and collaborators are essential prerequisites.· Be experienced in advancing assets from discovery into clinical development· Have experience in novel approaches in translational medicine· Have and maintain deep scientific, technical and clinical knowledge in either Pulmonary, allergy, or immunology, or demonstrate strong experience in drug development· Demonstrated problem solving skills· Understand and keep updated with the pre-clinical, clinical pharmacology and clinical data relevant to the molecule of interest and the respective therapeutic area· Be able to translate current understanding of disease pathogenesis into functional consequences and clinical outcome· Understand novel biomarker and precision medicine approaches, novel clinical trial designs, endpoints and statistical methods· Understand the competitive environment· Have established connections within the medical field of their expertise· Have a credible publication recordBasic Qualifications· Medical Doctor. Should be board certified or equivalent in Pulmonary Medicine, Allergy and/or immunology, or other specialty with strong drug development background· Must have completed education and training at a medical school that meets the requirements of the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) or equivalent· More than 5 years of clinical or scientific research experience and/or more than >10 years industry experience · Strong scientific and academic background within clinical research, pharmaceutical experience or experimental medicine experience in the respective therapeutic area preferred· Knowledge of drug development preferred· Strong interpersonal, communication, presentation, negotiation and networking skills in a cross-cultural global environment· Performance oriented with ability to work along agreed timelines and a focus on strategy and execution· Outstanding communicator. Excellent problem-solving, conflict-resolution and decision-making skills· Fluent in English (verbal and written communication)Sanofi Inc. and its U.S. affiliates are Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employers committed to a culturally diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race; color; creed; religion; national origin; age; ancestry; nationality; marital, domestic partnership or civil union status; sex, gender, gender identity or expression; affectional or sexual orientation; disability; veteran or military status or liability for military status; domestic violence victim status; atypical cellular or blood trait; genetic information (including the refusal to submit to genetic testing) or any other characteristic protected by law.#LI#GDPursue progress , discover extraordinaryBetter is out there. Better medications, better outcomes, better science. 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