Senior Medical Director, Kidney Disease, Early Clinical Development CVRM
AstraZeneca
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Gaithersburg • Maryland, Massachusetts • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $280,895 - $421,342 per year
Job Level
Senior
About the role
- Managing and leading early phase I-II global clinical trials and related clinical research projects for compounds targeting kidney disease
- Serving as an expert on the design, conduct, monitoring, data interpretation, and reporting of these studies
- Working on cross-functional teams within TSCD group and across the broader global CVRM organization
- Contributing to regulatory interactions and documentation (e.g., CTAs, INDs, safety updates, annual reports)
- Advancing the development and validation of non-clinical and surrogate endpoints
- Representing TSCD internally and externally through presentations, publications, and scientific forums
- Helping evolve trial operations and site engagement to improve speed, quality, and inclusivity in early studies
- Collaborating across CVRM on programs in heart failure, type 2 diabetes, obesity, and metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis
Requirements
- MD, MBBS or MD/PhD with established clinical or research expertise in the treatment of kidney diseases
- Minimum of 5 years of clinical research in academia and/or the pharmaceutical/biotechnology industry
- Experience designing, executing, monitoring, interpreting, and overseeing safety in early clinical and translational trials preferred
- Strong command of biomarkers, surrogate endpoints, and biostatistics
- Well developed interpersonal skills, effective teamwork, and the ability to engage stakeholders effectively across functions, geographies, and disciplines
Benefits
- short-term incentive bonus opportunity
- eligibility to participate in our equity-based long-term incentive program
- qualified retirement program [401(k) plan]
- paid vacation and holidays
- paid leaves
- health benefits including medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
clinical trialsclinical researchdata interpretationbiostatisticsbiomarkerssurrogate endpointstrial designsafety monitoringtranslational trialsregulatory documentation
Soft skills
interpersonal skillsteamworkstakeholder engagementcommunicationleadershipcollaborationpresentation skillsorganizational skillsproblem-solvingadaptability
Certifications
MDMBBSMD/PhD