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Sr Director Clinical Development Specialty Medicine

Employer
Daiichi Sankyo
Location
Basking Ridge, NJ
Start date
Oct 31, 2022

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Discipline
Clinical, Clinical Development, Clinical Research
Required Education
Bachelors Degree
Position Type
Full time
Hotbed
Pharm Country

Job Details

Join a Legacy of Innovation 110 Years and Counting!

Daiichi Sankyo Group is dedicated to the creation and supply of innovative pharmaceutical therapies to improve standards of care and address diversified, unmet medical needs of people globally by leveraging our world-class science and technology. With more than 100 years of scientific expertise and a presence in more than 20 countries, Daiichi Sankyo and its 15,000 employees around the world draw upon a rich legacy of innovation and a robust pipeline of promising new medicines to help people. Under the Group’s 2025 Vision to become a “Global Pharma Innovator with Competitive Advantage in Oncology,” Daiichi Sankyo is primarily focused on providing novel therapies in oncology, as well as other research areas centered around rare diseases and immune disorders.

Summary

The primary responsibilities of this position are the plan, design, and conductance of early development clinical studies; the preparation of regulatory documents to file IND and report studies; and the representation of the specialty medicine (SM) clinical development (CD) function on study and project teams. This position requires complete understanding of clinical research for drug development, from hypothesis formulation to subject enrollment, use of statistics, assessment of endpoints, and operational execution. This position works completely independently, interacting with study and project teams, senior management, and outside advisors and vendors.



Responsibilities

  • Study Planning: Plans and designs studies consistently with product development and clinical development plans, embracing innovation. Studies the literature and consults with internal experts and external advisors and advisory boards, contributing to identifying these experts and assembling these boards. Identifies the desired study population by delineating subject eligibility criteria for study participation and pursues the demonstration of drug activity by selecting clinical and mechanistic endpoints. Understands and utilizes corollary tools such as mathematical models to make the most of the study data. Act as clinical study leader.
  • Study Execution: Collaborates with Biostatistics Data Mgmt. & Data Ops. for statistical support and data capturing; with Clinical Safety and Pharmacovigilance for safety endpoint definition and adverse events reporting; with Translational Medicine and Clinical Pharmacology for biomarker and PK endpoints choice; with Clinical Operations. to select and establish effective communication with external vendors and to contribute to study logistical conductance; with Regulatory Affairs to align study with health authority requirements; with Quality Assurance to guarantee subject safety and privacy and data integrity.
  • Additional Study-Related Activities: Contributes to the preparation of regulatory documents for IND filing (e.g., IND modules and ICF), collaborating with preclinical research functions (e.g., Pharmacology and Toxicology); prepares and presents material for first-in-human committees; prepares study reports, collaborating with Medical Writing; is responsible for or contributes to (in conjunction with a CRO medical monitor) study medical monitoring (MDs only).
  • Additional Activities: Represents Clinical Development on study and project teams and may also act as project team leader; presents to senior management; supports business development by evaluating in-licensing opportunities (e.g., conducting due diligence) and preparing assets for out-licensing.


Qualifications: Successful candidates will be able to meet the qualifications below with or without a reasonable accommodation.

Education Qualifications (from an accredited college or university)

  • MSc (or MPH), PharmD, PhD, MD (or equivalent) desirable


Experience

  • 10-14 years of clinical drug development

Daiichi Sankyo, Inc. is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Company

Daiichi Sankyo Group is dedicated to the creation and supply of innovative pharmaceutical therapies to improve standards of care and address diversified, unmet medical needs of people globally by leveraging our world-class science and technology.

With more than 100 years of scientific expertise and a presence in more than 20 countries, Daiichi Sankyo and its 15,000 employees around the world draw upon a rich legacy of innovation and a robust pipeline of promising new medicines to help people. In addition to a strong portfolio of medicines for cardiovascular diseases, under the Group’s 2025 Vision to become a “Global Pharma Innovator with Competitive Advantage in Oncology,” Daiichi Sankyo is primarily focused on providing novel therapies in oncology, as well as other research areas centered around rare diseases and immune disorders.

For more information, please visit: www.daiichisankyo.com.

Daiichi Sankyo, Inc., headquartered in Basking Ridge, New Jersey, is a member of the Daiichi Sankyo Group. To learn more about Daiichi Sankyo, Inc., please visit www.dsi.com.

STOCK EXCHANGE: Tokyo Stock Exchange

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Company info
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Phone
(908) 992-6400
Location
211 Mt. Airy Road
Basking Ridge
New Jersey
07920
United States

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