About the company
This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Medical Director, Cardiology based in the United States.
Responsibilities
- Serve as a global and/or regional medical advisor on assigned clinical research projects
- Support investigative sites and project teams with protocol questions, eligibility and inclusion/exclusion decisions, patient-safety matters, and other medical issues
- Review clinical study materials, including protocols, investigator documentation, case report forms, clinical study reports, and patient narratives
- Provide therapeutic-area training to clinical teams and participate in investigator meetings, project kick-offs, team meetings, and client discussions
- Review and clarify adverse events and serious adverse events in collaboration with pharmacovigilance teams
- Provide timely medical support for urgent protocol-related questions from investigative sites
- Advise business development teams on medical and scientific delivery strategies
- Contribute to client proposals by reviewing protocols for scientific, regulatory, and operational feasibility
- Support assessments of target investigator and site profiles, anticipated recruitment, standards of care, and the competitive clinical landscape
- Participate in bid-defense preparation, client presentations, and strategic business development activities
- Maintain awareness of developments across the relevant therapeutic area
- Collaborate effectively with internal stakeholders, clients, investigators, and multidisciplinary project teams
Requirements
- Medical degree from an accredited and internationally recognized medical school
- Current or prior license to practice medicine and board certification in Cardiology
- At least 5 years of clinical medicine experience following residency, with typically 5–7 years of relevant experience in cardiology
- Previous clinical research experience as an investigator or within the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or contract research environment
- Experience across Phase I–IV clinical development programs
- Strong understanding of the scientific, clinical, regulatory, commercial, and competitive landscape within cardiology
- Experience with medical monitoring, clinical trial delivery, protocol review, patient safety, and investigator/site support
- Prior exposure to metabolic disease indications is preferred
- Excellent written and verbal English communication skills
- Willingness and ability to travel periodically on a regional and international basis
Conditions
- Home-based position within the United States
- Annualized base salary range of $154,900–$431,500
- Potential eligibility for incentive plans, bonuses, and/or other forms of compensation
- Health and welfare benefits and other comprehensive benefits
- Opportunity to contribute to clinical development programs spanning Phase I–IV research
- Exposure to multidisciplinary, international projects and client-facing medical strategy activities