Medical Director II, Clinical Research

Summary

Join Flatiron Health as an Oncology Clinical Research Expert to contribute to the improvement and extension of lives through cancer research. You will play a key role in developing and overseeing technology-enabled clinical trials, providing clinical and research leadership to multi-functional teams. Responsibilities include study design, data oversight, analysis, and regulatory interactions. The ideal candidate is a Medical Oncologist with 5-7+ years of experience in clinical research within the pharmaceutical or CRO industry. This remote position offers flexible work hours and a comprehensive benefits package, including paid time off, 401k, and various wellness programs.

Requirements

• You have a Medical Degree (MD) and Oncology subspecialty training
• You have 5-7+ years experience working in clinical research/clinical care/drug development, at least 3 of which are in the industry setting (e.g. clinical development, medical affairs, medical monitor)
• You embrace the potential of new healthcare technology, and enjoy thinking about out-of-the box solutions to current trial pain points
• You have a passion for ideating and creating novel trial designs with multiple collaborators
• You have outstanding communication, writing and presentation skills
• You have the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environment
• You have empathy for the challenges that oncologists and research staff face in the pursuit of clinical research
• You are effective at driving collaboration, achieving results, influencing, and resolving conflicts across internal and external project teams
• You can easily explain scientific and clinical concepts to a non-medical, highly sophisticated audience, and have a willingness to teach and learn
• You are self-motivated, autonomous, and are able to prioritize

Responsibilities

• Providing clinical and scientific leadership to teams developing innovative approaches to running clinical research studies, such as novel study design and endpoint development
• Serving as clinical lead for Flatiron’s portfolio of technology-enabled clinical trials, including
• Scoping and concept formulation in collaboration with life science partners
• Study design and protocol development
• Data and clinical oversight
• Analytic guidance and data interpretation
• Manuscript planning and execution
• Data synthesis and Regulatory interactions
• Leading analyses to evaluate the efficiency of novel clinical trial technology, solutions and operations
• Representing Flatiron at meetings with life science partners, regulators and clinical investigators, and participating in speaking engagements and national committees as a thought leader in pragmatic clinical research
• Providing clinical expertise for new services and products in development that provide value to the clinical research ecosystem
• Contributing to the Clinical Research unit’s strategic development and growth, inclusive of team building and management
• Collaborating with key cross-functional internal and external stakeholders

Preferred Qualifications

• You have formal experience with the FDA or other regulatory bodies
• You have experience as a site PI
• You have experience with clinical research digital technologies
• You have experience with Flatiron’s real-world data and/or clinical research solutions

Benefits

• Work/life autonomy via flexible work hours and flexible paid time off
• Comprehensive compensation package
• 401(k) contribution to help you reach your retirement planning goals
• Financial health resources including 1:1 financial advice
• Mental well-being tools and services
• Parental benefits and policies including family-building care and generous leave
• Path to parenthood programs supporting fertility, adoption and surrogacy
• Travel support for safe healthcare services