Senior Medical Director, Oncology

Aura Biosciences

Medical Director leading clinical trial strategy and execution in Urologic Oncology at Aura Biosciences. Focused on developing precision therapies and driving research initiatives in oncology.

Posted 5/2/2026full-timeBrighton • Massachusetts • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $250,000 - $375,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Google Cloud Platform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Provide significant input on clinical development plans, trial designs, clinical trial execution, medical governance and monitoring in the Urologic Oncology TA.
Serve as Medical Lead/Medical Monitor for assigned clinical trials/programs, including responsibility for patient eligibility review, safety signal assessment, and ongoing medical oversight of trial conduct.
Ensure support of operational trial execution across Clinical Operations, Regulatory Affairs, Data Management, Statistics, and other cross-functional teams.
Contribute to clinical decision-making including cohort expansion, dose evaluation, and emerging safety/efficacy signal interpretation.
Accountable for ethical conduct of studies in the Oncology/Oncology therapeutic area.
Assist in preparation of clinical sections of regulatory documents (INDs, IND annual reports, briefing packages, etc.); collaboratively prepare for meetings with FDA.
Stay current with GCP and regulatory requirements in the preparation and review of the clinical submission in the US and EU for drug and device.
Champion clinical excellence in the therapeutic area.
Manage and maintain strong effective relationship with key external stakeholders and partners, key opinion leaders, investigators, consultants, patient advocacy groups as well as external clinical trial participants to demonstrate the primary goals of clinical development in all programs.
Support design and execution of investigator meetings and participate in site visits with Clinical trial investigators when needed.
Explore opportunities for simplification, ensuring that the therapeutic area is as effective and efficient as possible.

Requirements

What you’ll need

MD with Board Certification, Board Certification in Oncology required
5+ years of clinical experience post-training, including approximately 3+ years of experience in biotech/pharma/industry clinical development
Strong experience in industry Research & Development, with experience across early- and late-phase oncology clinical development (Phase 1–3)
Proven ability to strategize, prioritize and manage multiple projects simultaneously to ensure quality, timely, on target and within budget of accomplished tasks
Attention to detail while discriminating between critical and non-critical activities and to follow established processes when identifying areas process improvement
Highly developed ethics and integrity, with demonstrated ethical medical decision-making skills
Excellent planning, time management, and organizational skills.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance with FULL premium coverage
401K with company match
Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP)
Competitive paid time off (PTO)
Company-paid short & long-term disability insurance and life insurance

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Hard Skills & Tools

clinical development planstrial designsclinical trial executionmedical governancesafety signal assessmentregulatory documents preparationGCP complianceclinical submission reviewdose evaluationsafety/efficacy signal interpretation

Soft Skills

strategizingprioritizingproject managementattention to detailethical decision-makingplanningtime managementorganizational skillsrelationship managementcollaboration

Certifications

MDBoard Certification in Oncology