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Responsibilities Include

• Support the Medical Director or may serve as Clinical Lead in clinical science aspects of the assigned Cell Therapy program.
• Assists the Medical Director for clinical input to the clinical development plan (CDP) at all stages of the program.
• Leads (or supports) development of recommendations on further development strategies to internal committees.
• Member of the cross-functional clinical trial team for assigned studies.
• Participate in review of clinical and scientific data and developing product knowledge to understand and communicate the relevant information.
• Participate in development, maintenance, and review of clinical study documents (e.g., protocols and protocol amendment(s), informed consent documents, case report forms) and other relevant strategic documents.
• Support activities related to the start-up and execution of new clinical trials.
• Contribute relevant clinical sections to documents such as the IB, DSUR, CSRs, and for regulatory documents such as INDs/CTAs/ accelerated program/RMAT designations/pediatric study plans, and BLA/MAAs.
• Responsible for clinical data review and drafting reports and presentations on the various findings of the clinical research, including abstracts, posters, publications.
• Provide support with the activities related to the execution, monitoring, and reporting of clinical trials.
• Provides scientific/medical mentorship (or coordinates) to the study team, including the CRO team.
• Perform regular review of clinical data to ensure that the study is conducted in accordance with the protocol, safety procedures are followed, and efficiency is maintained.
• Assist with safety review procedures: tracking of safety events, review of new SAEs, and composing/editing adverse event narratives.
• Assist with managing vendor activities as needed.
• In collaboration with the Medical Director, identify clinical sites that will participate in trials. Interact with staff responsible for the design, set-up, execution, analysis and reporting of these studies.
• May attend Site Initiation Visits, to present the study design and key aspects of the protocol.
• Leads the compilation and interpretation of the data for and from safety review committees, collaborating closely with the Medical Director.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science degree from an accredited educational institution.
• Master's degree or PhD, PharmD/RN or the equivalent degree preferred.
• Minimum 7 years of experience in clinical drug development within a pharmaceutical/biotech or academic environment.
• Strong knowledge of ICH, GCP, and other relevant regulatory guidelines.
• Solid understanding of T-cell biology and cell & gene therapy.
• Prior experience in cell therapy in pharma/biotech is a plus.
• Experience in writing clinical protocols and performing and summarizing relevant literature reviews.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Engaged, hands-on, and goal-oriented mentality in a highly dynamic work environment.
• Ability to flexibly contribute simultaneously to multiple facets of drug development.
• Demonstrated ability to learn new therapeutic areas and technologies.
• Self-motivated, innovative, and critical thinker with strong commitment to follow up on action items.
• Strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Thrives in a fast-paced small company environment and able to adjust priorities and workload based upon changing needs.
• Strong team orientation and passion for continuous self-development.
• Experience in the biotech industry or in a startup industrial setting is preferred.

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