What are the responsibilities and job description for the Medical Director, Clinical Development position at Tempus?
Passionate about precision medicine and advancing the healthcare industry?
Recent advancements in underlying technology have finally made it possible for AI to impact clinical care in a meaningful way. Tempus' proprietary platform connects an entire ecosystem of real-world evidence to deliver real-time, actionable insights to physicians, providing critical information about the right treatments for the right patients, at the right time.
We are looking for an Associate Medical Director/Medical Director, Clinical Development to join the Medical Science team at Tempus. This position will report to the Vice President, Clinical Development and will be based in the Tempus hub in Chicago, IL; New York, NY; or Redwood, CA.
Responsibilities Include:
- Drive Clinical Development plans for new precision medicine products, such as genomic assays and algorithmic diagnostics, through the whole lifecycle including clinical validation and clinical utility studies as well as post-market data review across different oncology indications
- Provide medical expertise and subspecialty clinical context for development and delivery
- Design and conduct studies, including documentation and data analyses
- Lead and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams in a matrix environment including biostatistics, R&D scientists, bioinformatics, operations, legal, business development, scientific communications, marketing, regulatory, and more
- Deliver Clinical/scientific presentations and publications for medical audiences, including conferences
- Engage in collaborations with external clinical research centers and investigators
Required Qualifications:
- MD degree or equivalent, advanced training in Oncology preferred
- 5 years of clinical research experience required. Including but not limited to the biotechnology/pharmaceutical, clinical research organization, or primary investigator academic research settings
- Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment and lead cross-functional teams
- Strong analytical thinking, strategic thinking, implementation, and research skills
- Goal oriented, self-motivated, and driven to make a positive impact in healthcare
- Thrive in a fast-paced environment with the ability to adapt to changing priorities
- Experience with site engagement and operations in clinical research settings
- Strong communication skills, including oral and written communication skills
- Able to work well with external investigators
- Innovative thinker regarding clinical development and study execution
Preferred Skillsets:
- Understanding of or interest in genomics, molecular diagnostics, data, artificial intelligence, machine learning, bioinformatics/clinical informatics, real world evidence, clinical innovation or novel technologies in drug discovery and clinical development
- Previous experience with:
- Leading teams including planning, timely organization of components of the clinical development plan, clinical trial development, and crossfunctional work to achieve successful study execution
- Precision medicine, drug development, medical devices or diagnostics development
- Medical monitoring, study design and documents, trial oversight and conduct
- Good Clinical Practice and other regulations governing research, health authority responses and interactions
- Clinical practice guidelines, device and/or drug approvals, label expansions
- Planning and management of investigator meetings, advisory boards, and other scientific committees
- Clinical partnerships, consulting, and/or client-facing experience
- Peer-reviewed publications
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