Vice President – Clinical Development

Travere Therapeutics

Vice President of Clinical Development managing global teams for Rare Kidney Disease programs at Travere Therapeutics. Leading clinical strategies and overseeing development phases from 1 to 4.

Posted 6/13/2026full-timeSan Diego • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $305,000 - $412,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Global Development Physician Lead for assigned development programs as part of the Program Strategy Team (PST) and represents the program to executive leadership and study team members
responsible for effectively communicating program goals, strategies, plans, issues and risks with team members, department heads, review boards, and the executive team
deep understanding of working with cross-functional team members to create clinical development plans, timelines, risk tradeoffs including regular engagement/presentations with regulatory agencies is critical
responsible for leading the development of protocols and clinical/scientific strategy for Phase 1-4
understanding of the development and regulatory strategy (from pre-IND to NDA/BLA) and devices (Human Factor studies) to provide clinical and scientific insights as part of the PST
understanding and knowledge of the rare metabolic and genetic disease areas as well as the future landscape and treatment paradigm in order to provide strategic input into future development needs, biometrics analyses, publications, and core presentations
partners with Biometrics to plan data entry, analysis, and interpretation for the PST and Medical Affairs colleagues
accountable for clinical portions of protocols, investigator brochures, medical reports, efficacy and safety summaries, scientific rationales, and benefit/risk ratios
lead and mentor Clinical Development staff and consultants to foster a high-performance culture within the Clinical Development department
proactively establishes and maintains relationships with stakeholders i.e., alliance partners, external companies, investigators, and key opinion leaders
attend and present at investigator meetings and site initiation visits as applicable
works cross-functionally with Medical Affairs and prepares manuscripts, posters, and other scientific communications and conducts presentations at scientific meetings
understanding of governance and ability to represent the programs and key decisions at cross-functional governance meetings

Requirements

What you’ll need

M.D. or M.D./Ph.D. degree required
nephrology training and rare kidney disease drug development experience strongly preferred
12+ years of experience in clinical research including the design and execution of clinical trials within a pharmaceutical or biotech environment
8+ years leadership experience
demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams in a matrix environment
NDA/BLA submissions experience preferred

Benefits

Comp & perks

premium health
financial offerings
work-life and well-being offerings for eligible employees and dependents
wellness and employee support programs
life insurance
disability
retirement plans with employer match
generous paid time off

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Hard Skills & Tools

clinical development plansprotocol developmentclinical trial designNDA submissionsBLA submissionsbiometrics analysisrisk tradeoffsdata entrydata analysisscientific communication

Soft Skills

leadershipcommunicationmentoringrelationship buildingcross-functional collaborationstrategic inputpresentation skillsstakeholder engagementhigh-performance cultureproblem-solving

Certifications

M.D.M.D./Ph.D.