Corcept Therapeutics

Associate Medical Director/Medical Director, Endocrinology and Metabolism

Corcept Therapeutics$200K — $269K *
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • MD or equivalent, board eligible or certified in internal medicine or subspecialty preferred
  • 2+ years of clinical development experience in the biotechnology/pharmaceutical industry or academic clinical trials
  • Strong clinical and scientific knowledge
  • Proven leadership skills and excellent communication abilities
  • Demonstrates agility to adjust workload based on changing priorities

Responsibilities

  • Participate in the design and execution of clinical studies across all phases
  • Write and review clinical protocols and related documents
  • Monitor safety and medical oversight during clinical trials
  • Analyze and present clinical data effectively
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to meet project goals
  • Build relationships with external experts and key opinion leaders
  • Serve as a liaison to the commercial team on medical issues
  • Engage in regulatory discussions and activities
  • Train clinical team members on disease area knowledge

Benefits

  • Collaborative work environment with cross-functional teams
  • Opportunities to establish relationships with leading experts in the field
  • Contributions to meaningful scientific research and clinical innovations
  • Engagement in diverse aspects of clinical study oversight
  • Commitment to professional growth and ongoing training in the field
Full Job Description
The Associate Medical Director/Medical Director, will act as a key participant in the medical and scientific oversight of clinical studies in endocrinology and metabolism.

Responsibilities:
  • Participate in the design, development and execution of clinical studies across the development life cycle (Phase1-3)
  • Participate in the writing and review of clinical protocols, investigator brochures, clinical study reports, and other documents
  • Provide medical oversight and safety monitoring for clinical trials including review of AEs and SAEs, and participation in the safety committee
  • Play a key role in the analysis, interpretation and presentation of clinical data
  • Work closely and collaboratively with other development functions, e.g. clinical operations, safety, biometrics, regulatory, medical writing, to achieve project objectives
  • Establish relationships with external experts in the relevant scientific areas, including principal investigators and opinion leaders, to facilitate scientific excellence in clinical trials research
  • Serve as liaison to the commercial team on medical and scientific issues
  • Participate in appropriate regulatory discussion and activities, including the filing of IND's, CTXs, and NDA/MAAs
  • Provide ongoing disease area and scientific training to members of the clinical team
  • Other duties as assigned

Preferred Skills, Qualifications and Technical Proficiencies:
  • Strong clinical and scientific knowledge
  • Excellent communicator with proven leadership skills and the ability to interact in a cross functional environment
  • Demonstrates agility to adjust workload based upon changing priorities
  • Ability to drive timelines while maintaining quality and GCP compliance

Preferred Education and Experience:
  • MD or equivalent, board eligible or certified in internal medicine or internal medicine subspecialty preferred
  • 2+ years' clinical development experience in the biotechnology/pharmaceutical industry or an academic clinical trial unit
  • Publications in peer-reviewed journals preferred

The pay range that the Company reasonably expects to pay for this headquarters-based position is $200,000- $269,800; the pay ultimately offered may vary based on legitimate considerations, including geographic location, job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and education.

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.

For information on how Corcept collects, uses, discloses, protects, and otherwise processes personal information and an explanation of the rights and choices available to you with respect to your personal information, please refer to our Privacy Notice link.

Corcept appreciates the commitment and hard work of all our team members as we strive to discover and develop novel treatments for patients with serious unmet medical needs.

Please visit our website at: https://www.corcept.com/

Corcept will not conduct interviews via text message or messaging platforms and will not ask you to download anything as part of your interview. Though we use third-party tools to help with advertising our jobs, please be vigilant in checking that the communication is in fact coming from Corcept.

About Corcept Therapeutics

Corcept Therapeutics is a commercial-stage pharmaceutical company engaged in the discovery and development of drugs for the treatment of severe metabolic, oncologic and psychiatric disorders. The company's lead product, Korlym, is a cortisol receptor blocker that modulates the effects of cortisol, a hormone produced by the adrenal gland. Korlym is approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of patients with Cushing's syndrome who have type 2 diabetes or glucose intolerance. The company is also developing other cortisol modulators, including CORT125134, which is in Phase II clinical trials for the treatment of patients with Cushing's syndrome and solid-tumor cancers. Corcept Therapeutics was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Menlo Park, California.
Learn more about Corcept Therapeutics
Size
238 employees
Market Cap
$2.1 billion
Industry
Net Income
$106 million
Founded
1998
5 Year Trend
+35.1%
Revenue
$353.8 million
NASDAQ

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