Sr. Director Clinical Development Lilly Gene Therapy, Sensory

Sr. Director, Clinical Development

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Role Overview

The Sr. Director, Clinical Development is an experienced clinical trialist who will be responsible for the clinical and scientific execution of global clinical programs. They will play a key role in strategy development and will ensure timely planning, implementation, management, and reporting of clinical studies and trials. The successful candidate will collaborate cross-functionally to support clinical programs and pipeline programs as needed and will provide insight into clinical development programs both externally and internally (e.g., Medical Affairs, Commercial, CROs, etc.). They will provide clinical / scientific support for training of clinical sites and CROs.

Responsibilities :

• Lead the development of clinical strategies and plans for assigned programs and work with program teams to ensure integration of clinical strategies and plans into program targets and goals
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support clinical programs and achieve organizational and corporate goals
• Represent clinical development in program teams and cross-functional teams in decision making and problem solving, as well as development of Standard of Procedures (SOPs) and internal processes
• Provide leadership, mentorship and guidance to clinical development team; manage direct reports as needed
• Serves as the clinical / scientific representative for assigned clinical studies and trials; facilitate the clinical / scientific execution of clinical protocol(s) / programs (including interventional, non-interventional, validation, natural history, and registry trials / studies)
• Supports the clinical operations team, including clinical trial manager, in achieving study deliverables, including adherence to budget and timelines, and developing study documents, including training materials, study procedures, and study plans
• Supports the implementation and conduct of clinical studies and trials in all scientific aspects (e.g., scientific advisory committees, data safety monitoring boards, medical monitoring)
• Reviews and evaluates emerging clinical trial data and oversees data interpretation; supports Communication teams in publication of data and development of materials (e.g., slide decks, posters, manuscripts, abstracts, etc.) based on clinical trial data
• Supports authorship and review of clinical / regulatory documents (e.g., protocols, Investigator Brochures, clinical study reports, briefing packages, etc.); collaborates cross-functionally in planning regulatory strategy and communications
• Serves as a clinical representative on internal and external teams; participates in development, review, and / or presentation of clinical data in internal and external meetings, as needed (e.g., DSMB, training, Investigator meetings, Board presentations, etc.)
• Other duties as assigned or as business needs require

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Additional Information :

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Actual compensation will depend on a candidate's education, experience, skills, and geographic location. The anticipated wage for this position is $151,500 - $222,200. Full-time equivalent employees also will be eligible for a company bonus (depending, in part, on company and individual performance). In addition, Lilly offers a comprehensive benefit program to eligible employees, including eligibility to participate in a company-sponsored 401(k); pension; vacation benefits; eligibility for medical, dental, vision and prescription drug benefits; flexible benefits (e.g., healthcare and / or dependent day care flexible spending accounts); life insurance and death benefits; certain time off and leave of absence benefits; and well-being benefits (e.g., employee assistance program, fitness benefits, and employee clubs and activities). Lilly reserves the right to amend, modify, or terminate its compensation and benefit programs in its sole discretion and Lilly's compensation practices and guidelines will apply regarding the details of any promotion or transfer of Lilly employees.