Corcept Therapeutics

Clinical Scientist/Sr. Clinical Scientist, Oncology

Corcept Therapeutics$156K — $200K *
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Pharm D, PhD, MD or equivalent, ideally with oncology experience
  • 0-2+ years of clinical development experience preferred
  • Relevant clinical research experience in academic settings desirable
  • Strong clinical and scientific knowledge
  • Proven leadership and excellent communication skills

Responsibilities

  • Act as clinical subject matter expert for internal teams and external contacts
  • Provide training and ongoing input on medical and scientific issues
  • Oversee scientific matters for operational staff, CROs, and trial sites
  • Collaborate in writing and reviewing critical clinical documents
  • Establish and approve methods for clinical protocol design and implementation
  • Provide clinical oversight and participate in safety monitoring
  • Analyze and interpret high-quality clinical data

Benefits

  • Collaborative work environment that promotes cross-functional teamwork
  • Opportunity to influence cutting-edge oncology research
  • Engagement with industry leaders and principal investigators
  • Flexible workload management in a fast-paced environment
  • Involvement in global regulatory submission processes
Full Job Description
The Clinical Scientist will ensure the clinical and scientific integrity of clinical trials conducted by Corcept in the Oncology therapeutic area.

Responsibilities:
  • Act as 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, contract research organizations (CROs), and clinical trial sites in all areas related to the therapeutic programs
  • Collaborate 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 clinical oversight and contributes to 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
  • Interact with principal investigators and opinion leaders to facilitate clinical trials research
  • Participate in appropriate regulatory discussion and activities, including the filing of IND's, CTXs, NDA/MAAs, throughout the development cycle
  • Participate in clinical study report conceptualization, development and writing for global regulatory submissions
  • Work closely and collaboratively with other functions, e.g. clinical operations, safety, biometrics, regulatory, medical writing, medical affairs and commercial
  • Develop and give internal and external presentations as subject matter expert for the therapeutic area
  • Participate in the development and review of publications
  • Prepare and monitor budgets in collaboration with clinical operations and R&D finance
  • Serve as liaison to the commercial team on scientific issues

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
  • Comfortable in a fast-paced and nimble small company environment and able to adjust workload based upon changing priorities

Preferred Education and Experience:
  • Pharm D, PhD, MD or equivalent, preferably with experience in oncology therapeutic area(s)
  • 0-2+ years of relevant clinical development experience is preferred
  • Relevant clinical research experience in academic settings is desirable

The pay range that the Company reasonably expects to pay for this headquarters-based position is $156,000 - $200,700; 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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