Associate Medical Director, Clinical Development Rare Movement Disorders

About This Role

The Rare Neurology Development Unit (RNDU) at Biogen is accountable for developing ground-breaking therapies in Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA), Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), and Rare Movement Disorders (RMD) e.g., Friedreich Ataxia (FA) or Huntington’s disease. As a member of the RMD and FA team, the Associate Medical Director will support early and/or late-stage program(s). This role will ensure the successful execution of clinical trials, in line with the strategic plan and assist the team in achieving innovative clinical trial designs, endpoints, biomarkers and in regulatory interactions.

What You’ll Do

• Support the development and oversight of study protocols and amendments, clinical study reports, training documents, and other clinical and regulatory documents.
• Monitor, review, and interpret safety and efficacy data of assigned clinical trials.
• Represent clinical development on cross-functional study management teams to ensure successful design and execution of clinical studies and achievement of study quality metrics.
• Contribute to regulatory submissions and interactions, publications, and presentations.
• Contribute to the preparation and execution of investigator and advisory board meetings in partnership with project teams and stakeholders.
• Remain up to date on regulations and guidelines for the therapeutic area.

Who You Are

You are a driven team member who can think globally about advancing therapeutics and work effectively with cross-functional partners across multiple studies within the rare neurology / FA space. You have a strong understanding of clinical trial design, execution, and interpretation of clinical trial results and contribute to regulatory submissions and interactions. You are effective in a highly matrixed environment and possess expert knowledge of scientific medical and regulatory information for publications and presentations.

Required Qualifications

• MD, Ph.D., and/or PharmD and 5 years of clinical research experience (academia and/or industry).
• Experience in analyzing and interpreting clinical trials.
• Demonstrated knowledge in GCP, clinical trial design and execution, biostatistics, and regulatory requirements for clinical studies.
• High level of organizational and project management skills with the ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced, team-based global matrix environment.
• Demonstrated success in interacting and building relationships with various internal/external stakeholders, such as Clinical Operations, Regulatory, Biostatistics, and clinical investigators.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in neurology and/or rare diseases.
• Experience with biomarkers, wearables and digital health technologies.
• Experience evaluating novel therapeutic mechanisms or emerging scientific platforms.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Able to travel to scientific meetings and clinical sites occasionally as needed (domestic and international).