Medical Director, Neurology

Corcept Therapeutics

Redwood City, CAFull-time

242K–294K a year

Behavioral Health Market Context

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Job Description

ill play a key role in advancing Corcept's mission to discover and develop novel treatments for serious unmet medical needs through cortisol modulation.

Responsibilities
• Act as a clinical scientist and clinical subject matter expert for both Company team members and for external contacts related to the assigned therapeutic programs
• Provide training and ongoing input to all members of the clinical team on medical and scientific issues related to the therapeutic field in question
• Provide scientific oversight for Company operational staff, CROs, and clinical trial sites in all areas related to the therapeutic programs
• Design, develop and, implement clinical studies for the applicable drug candidate, from Phase I through Phase III
• Develop and participate in the writing and review of protocols, investigator brochures, study reports and other clinical and regulatory documents
• Establish and approve scientific methods for design and implementation of applicable clinical protocols, data collection systems and final reports
• Acts to provide medical oversight and safety monitoring for ongoing clinical trials including participation in SAE reporting and serving on the safety committee
• Play a key role in the analysis, interpretation and delivery of high quality clinical data

Compensation
• The pay range that the Company reasonably expects to pay for this headquarters-based position is $242,000 - $294,000; the pay ultimately offered may vary based on legitimate considerations, including geographic location, job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and education.

Requirements
• Demonstrate strong clinical and scientific knowledge
• Excellent communication skills with proven leadership experience and the ability to interact in a cross functional environment
• Comfortable in a fast-paced, small company environment and able to adjust workload based upon changing priorities
• MD, board-certified (or eligible), preferably in Neurology
• 2+ years' clinical development experience in the biotechnology/pharmaceutical industry or an academic clinical trial unit
• A proven track record of scholarly clinical research demonstrated by publications in top-tier journals
• Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis

Qualifications

  • Demonstrate strong clinical and scientific knowledge
  • Excellent communication skills with proven leadership experience and the ability to interact in a cross functional environment
  • Comfortable in a fast-paced, small company environment and able to adjust workload based upon changing priorities
  • MD, board-certified (or eligible), preferably in Neurology
  • 2+ years' clinical development experience in the biotechnology/pharmaceutical industry or an academic clinical trial unit
  • A proven track record of scholarly clinical research demonstrated by publications in top-tier journals
  • Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis

Benefits

  • The pay range that the Company reasonably expects to pay for this headquarters-based position is $242,000 - $294,000; the pay ultimately offered may vary based on legitimate considerations, including geographic location, job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and education

Responsibilities

  • Corcept is seeking a Medical Director to support the ongoing and planned execution of ALS trials and contribute to new indication selection and clinical development planning for Neurology
  • This role involves acting as a clinical scientist and subject matter expert, providing scientific oversight, and designing and implementing clinical studies from Phase I through Phase III
  • The Medical Director will play a key role in advancing Corcept's mission to discover and develop novel treatments for serious unmet medical needs through cortisol modulation
  • Act as a clinical scientist and clinical subject matter expert for both Company team members and for external contacts related to the assigned therapeutic programs
  • Provide training and ongoing input to all members of the clinical team on medical and scientific issues related to the therapeutic field in question
  • Provide scientific oversight for Company operational staff, CROs, and clinical trial sites in all areas related to the therapeutic programs
  • Design, develop and, implement clinical studies for the applicable drug candidate, from Phase I through Phase III
  • Develop and participate in the writing and review of protocols, investigator brochures, study reports and other clinical and regulatory documents
  • Establish and approve scientific methods for design and implementation of applicable clinical protocols, data collection systems and final reports
  • Acts to provide medical oversight and safety monitoring for ongoing clinical trials including participation in SAE reporting and serving on the safety committee
  • Play a key role in the analysis, interpretation and delivery of high quality clinical data


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