IQVIA

Medical Director, Cardiology-metabolic diseases

IQVIA • $154K — $431K *
Durham, NC 27713In-Person
Healthcare
5 - 7 years of experience
1 month ago
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Medical degree from an accredited medical school with relevant curriculum.
  • 5-7 years of prior experience in the requested medical specialty area, post-residency.
  • Board certification in the therapeutic area required.
  • Preferred experience in cardiology with exposure to metabolic diseases.
  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills in English, both written and spoken.
  • Current or prior license to practice medicine required.
  • Robust knowledge of scientific, clinical, regulatory, and competitive landscape in cardiology.

Responsibilities

  • Serve as Global or Regional Medical Advisor on assigned projects.
  • Advise project leaders on medical and scientific project aspects.
  • Provide medical support for protocol-related inquiries and patient eligibility.
  • Review protocols, Investigative Drug Brochures, and Clinical Study Reports.
  • Conduct therapeutic area training for project clinical teams.
  • Present at Investigator and client meetings as needed.
  • Provide expert medical advice for complex multi-region study strategies.

Benefits

  • Home-based work flexibility within the U.S.
  • Opportunity to influence a range of medical projects globally.
  • Participation in strategic business development activities.
  • Engagement with prominent internal and external stakeholders.
  • Chance to maintain current knowledge in a rapidly evolving field.
Full Job Description
Job Posting Title- Medical Director, Cardiology

Location: Home-based in the U.S.

Job Overview:

The Associate Medical Director / Medical Director will provide medical, clinical and scientific advisory expertise to all IQVIA divisions as requested. Participate in all aspects of Medical Science involvement on assigned trials. Serve as a medical expert during project delivery lifecycle. Provide therapeutic and medical expertise to business development activities as requested.

Essential Functions

The role includes predominantly Medical Monitoring responsibilities with therapeutic and medical expertise to Business Development activities as requested.

Medical Monitoring:
  • Primarily serves as Global and /or Regional Medical Advisor on assigned projects.
  • Serves as Scientific Advisor and provides guidance to Project Leaders on the medical and scientific aspects of assigned projects.
  • Provides medical support to investigative sites and project staff for protocol-related issues including protocol clarifications, inclusion/exclusion determinations, and issues of patient safety and/or eligibility.
  • Performs medical review of the protocol, Investigative Drug Brochure (IDB), and/or Case Report Forms (CRFs).
  • Provides therapeutic area/indication training for the project clinical team.
  • Attends and presents at Investigator Meetings.
  • Performs review and clarification of trial-related Adverse Events (AEs).
  • May perform medical case review of Serious Adverse Events (SAEs), including review of case documentation and patient narrative, in collaboration with the Pharmacovigilance department.
  • May provide medical support for the Analysis of Similar Events (AOSE), in collaboration with or on behalf of Pharmacovigilance department.
  • May perform medical review of adverse event coding.
  • Performs review of the Clinical Study Report (CSR) and patient narratives.
  • Attends Kick-Off meetings, weekly team meetings, and client meetings, as needed or requested.
  • Available 24/7 to respond urgent protocol -related questions from investigative sites, in accordance with local labor laws.


Medical Strategy:
  • Provides expert advice on the development of medically sounded delivery strategies for small to large and/or complex multi-region studies in partnership with sales and other functions responsible for business development activities.
  • Responsible for the development of the medically related aspects of client proposals including the budget related to medical monitoring.
  • Provides medical and scientific advice to key internal stakeholders developing proposals: this may include, but is not limited to, reviewing the protocol for scientific/regulatory soundness and feasibility, identification of target site and principal investigator profiles, anticipated patient recruitment, standard of care and competitive landscape.
  • Attend and present at bid defense preparation and bid defense meetings, as required.
  • Participates in strategic business development activities including presentations to prospective clients.
  • Maintains awareness of industry development and may author related publications.
  • Requires periodic regional and international travel.


Qualifications
  • Medical degree from an accredited and internationally recognized medical school with a curriculum relevant to the specific therapeutic area, plus a minimum of 5 years' experience in clinical medicine post residency period.
  • Typically requires 5 - 7 years of prior relevant experience in the requested medical specialty area; In addition, previous clinical research experience as an investigator or in the Pharma, CRO, or Biotech industry is required Req
  • Board certification in the therapeutic area.
  • Prior experience in cardiology with exposure to metabolic disease indications is preferred.
  • Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with coworkers, managers and clients.
  • Strong communication, presentation and interpersonal skills, including good command of English language (both written and spoken).
  • Robust and current knowledge of scientific, clinical, regulatory, commercial and competitive landscape in applicable therapeutic area.
  • Proven skills in providing consultation and advice on multiple assignments are required, as well as initiative and flexibility.
  • Current or prior license to practice medicine.


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About IQVIA

Innovex offers superior and creative advice to corporations. In addition, they raised venture capital for our own affiliate companies, in addition to having assisted clients in fund-raising efforts, new venture outreaches, and financing. Their engineers and technical staff offer varied backgrounds in manufacturing, high tech, product design, quality control, safety, biomechanics, and robotics.

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Learn more about IQVIA
Size
82,000 employees
Market Cap
$37.5 billion
Industry
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
Net Income
$279 million
Founded
2016
5 Year Trend
+15.3%
Revenue
$11.3 billion
NASDAQ
IQV
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