Director, Clinical Sciences, Oncology

About the role

This role will support Oncology Therapeutic programs, specifically assisting the Clinical Development Lead in the direction, execution, and evaluation of Phase 1-3 clinical studies. The principal responsibility is ensuring comprehensive data quality of clinical studies to support internal governance decisions and regulatory submissions.

Responsibilities

• In conjunction with the Clinical Development Lead and broader clinical development team, contribute to regulatory and clinical program strategy, clinical trial design, and clinical study execution.
• Author and review clinical study documents in compliance with regulatory standards, including clinical protocols, informed consent documents, Development Safety Update Reports (DSUR), and clinical components of Investigator Brochures, INDs, and marketing applications.
• Collaborate with the Clinical Development Lead in the oversight of clinical studies. May lead a clinical study with oversight to provide clinical study leadership, review and interpretation of clinical data, and ensure timely execution of deliverables in collaboration with internal and external partners.
• Perform and coordinate clinical data review and analysis of study data, including review of case report forms, data listings, medical coding, and patient profiles to ensure proper and complete verification of clinical data.
• In collaboration with the Clinical Development Lead and Clinical Safety & Pharmacovigilance, support managing study sites to ensure study treatment discontinuation or other safety decisions align with the protocol.
• Collaborate with Clinical Operations to participate in the start-up and execution of global clinical studies, ensuring on-schedule site activation and subject enrollment.
• Design and implement clinical study parameters to minimize operational risk and increase study site performance and efficiency.
• Collaborate on and contribute to inspection readiness activities that support audits and regulatory inspections related to clinical trial conduct.
• Develop the strategy and drive the messaging and associated content for Investigator Meetings, investigator engagement, and Advisory Board meetings.
• Responsibility for training and educating junior Clinical Science personnel.
• Support and help drive the evolution of the clinical science role at Moderna and support process updates.
• Participate in Development workstreams related to the clinical trial delivery operating model.

Requirements

• A personal and professional commitment to the highest personal and ethical standards.
• A high-performing, self-motivated, and energetic individual demonstrating outstanding scientific and clinical oncology knowledge, resulting in well-executed clinical research.
• A history of successfully operating in a matrix environment with highly developed interpersonal and communication skills.
• Capability to successfully contribute to both early and late-stage clinical development programs, involving close collaboration with Drug Discovery, Translational Medicine, Regulatory Affairs, Biostatistics, Medical Affairs, and Commercial.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated ability to successfully work in a team environment.
• PhD, PharmD, Master’s, or advanced nursing degree with significant scientific and clinical oncology knowledge, pharmaceutical/biotechnology company experience, and comprehensive knowledge of drug development.
• A minimum of 10 years of clinical development experience within a pharmaceutical/biotechnology company.
• Significant experience with clinical study design and protocol development.
• Significant experience ensuring data integrity, data analysis, and data presentation.
• Excellent written communication, oral communication, and presentation skills.
• Ability to travel up to 15% for work with study sites and attendance at national and international scientific congresses.

Schedule

This role is based in our LEED-certified HQ in Cambridge, MA, or Princeton, NJ office and is expected to be in-office 70% of the time with flexibility to work from home up to 30%.

Pay

The salary range for this role is $183,800.00 - $330,300.00. An individual’s position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to, specific competencies, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, performance, and business or organizational needs. The successful candidate may be eligible for an annual discretionary bonus, other incentive compensation, or equity award, subject to company plan eligibility criteria and individual performance.

Benefits

• Competitive healthcare, plus voluntary benefit programs to support unique needs.
• A holistic approach to well-being, with access to fitness, mindfulness, and mental health support.
• Family planning benefits, including fertility, adoption, and surrogacy support.
• Generous paid time off, including vacation, volunteer days, sabbatical, global recharge days, and a discretionary year-end shutdown.
• Savings and investments to help plan for the future.
• Location-specific perks and extras.