MSD

Executive Director, Asset Development

MSD

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Rahway • New Jersey • Pennsylvania • United States

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Salary

💰 $310,900 - $489,400 per year

Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • Primary responsibility for strategy, oversight, and delivery of end-to-end activities involving new or marketed drug(s) for oncology indications.
  • Lead the team responsible for cross-functional delivery of critical milestones in oncology asset’s lifecycle, spanning discovery through reimbursement.
  • Creation, alignment, execution, and adaptation of the asset strategy cross-functionally
  • Lead the asset development team to maximize the asset’s potential
  • Identifying registrational opportunities for pre-clinical and early clinical candidates which have potential to become medicines
  • Evaluating pre-clinical and translational work for the purpose of strategizing early clinical development plan and Investigational New Drug applications
  • Working with relevant clinical teams to develop clinical development strategies for investigational or marketed assets
  • Prioritizing clinical trials (design, operational plans, settings) based on these clinical development strategies
  • Support asset specific biomarker strategy and diagnostic readiness
  • Support asset specific safety management such as safety governance meetings, dose adjustments, supportive care optimization
  • Leading development and communication of the messaging around the asset and the asset strategy
  • Lead interactions with governance to secure alignment and support for asset development
  • Participation in internal and joint internal/ external research project teams relevant to the development of new compounds.
  • Mentoring and career development for direct reports (when applicable) will be a key function of the role.

Requirements

  • M.D., or MD/PhD with experience in oncology
  • Minimum of 5 years of industry experience in drug development in a relevant therapeutic area
  • Minimum of 5 years of clinical experience
  • Designed, executed, and reported out phase 3 or registrational studies
  • Supported or led submission activities for labels, supported in post approval launch readiness such as publication planning, guideline submission, HTA negotiations.
  • Experience navigating a matrixed structure including shepherding studies/concepts through internal governance boards
  • Expertise as clinical lead for interactions with regulatory agencies.
  • Understanding the impact of drug manufacturing parameters on drug development execution
  • Strong interpersonal skills, as well as the ability to function in a team environment are essential
  • High level of verbal and written communication, including presentation skills.
  • Strong learning agility and growth mindset
  • Experience with multiple modalities of therapies (biologics, small molecules, etc.)
Benefits
  • medical, dental, vision healthcare and other insurance benefits (for employee and family)
  • retirement benefits, including 401(k)
  • paid holidays
  • vacation
  • compassionate and sick days
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
drug developmentclinical experiencephase 3 studiesregistrational studiessubmission activitiespublication planningHTA negotiationsregulatory agency interactionsbiologicssmall molecules
Soft Skills
interpersonal skillsteam collaborationverbal communicationwritten communicationpresentation skillslearning agilitygrowth mindsetmentoringcareer developmentleadership
Certifications
M.D.MD/PhD