IQVIA

Senior Medical Director- Cell and Gene Therapy

IQVIA • $186K — $500K+*
Durham, NC 27713In-Person
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
5 - 7 years of experience
Reposted 1 month ago
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Physician (MD or DO) or physician/scientist (MD/PhD) with expertise in Cell and Gene Therapy (CAGT) and gene therapy/gene editing.
  • Degree from an accredited and recognized institution is mandatory.
  • Certification in a medical subspecialty, ideally in Neurology, Medical Genetics, or Cardiology.
  • 5+ years of clinical research experience with operational delivery in gene therapy/gene editing.
  • In-depth knowledge of the CAGT landscape, including regulatory and commercial aspects.
  • Strong consultation skills and ability to navigate complex stakeholder interactions.

Responsibilities

  • Create innovative, evidence-based delivery strategies for CAGT clinical trials.
  • Collaborate with internal teams to secure new business and meet Gross New Business targets.
  • Integrate CAGT elements into proposals for potential clients.
  • Advise on protocol design and feasibility, addressing clinical questions and logistical challenges.
  • Prepare and present content for customer meetings and bid defenses to convey CAGT strategies effectively.
  • Engage in strategic business development activities, including client presentations.
  • Lead and contribute to thought leadership initiatives in CAGT, including publications and scientific discussions.

Benefits

  • Remote work opportunity.
  • Participation in strategic business development activities.
  • A commitment to continuous professional development and thought leadership in the field.
  • Opportunity for collaboration across multidisciplinary teams.
  • Engagement with the medical scientific community through presentations and publications.
Full Job Description
Job Overview

The IQVIA Cell and Gene Therapy Center of Excellence (CAGT COE), a hub of CAGT clinical innovation, is growing! We are looking for an exceptional Board-Certified physician to join our team as a Medical Strategy Lead to help us expand our CAGT portfolio, with an emphasis on Gene Therapy/Gene Editing platforms, and advance this dynamic and rapidly expanding area of clinical development.The CAGT Medical Strategy Lead is a subject matter expert with experience in clinical research and clinical trials in CAGT and especially in the areas of Gene Therapy/Gene Editing, who will be a champion for CAGT across IQVIA.The key remit of the role is drive growth of the IQVIA CAGT portfolio through scientific and clinical expertise. The CAGT Medical Strategy Lead will be charged with using his/her clinical, scientific, and operational knowledge to harness the vast IQVIA data and clinical trial resources to develop innovative, data-driven, and patient-centered solutions for CAGT trials.The CAGT Medical Strategy Lead will provide clinical and scientific expertise to all IQVIA divisions as requested and will collaborate closely with indication-specific teams to develop integrated strategies for CAGT clinical trials and studies.The CAGT Medical Strategy Lead will also be responsible for early engagement business development activities, providing scientific knowledge and expertise to guide sponsors in CAGT development. As a subject matter expert in CAGT, the CAGT Medical Strategy Lead will drive thought leadership activities including presentations, publications, and interactions with the medical scientific community.

Responsibilities
  • Accountable and responsible for creating innovative, evidence-based, and patient-centered delivery strategies and solutions for CAGT trials or studies, addressing the specific needs and challenges of each customer.
  • In partnership with indication-specific Medical Strategy, Operations, Sales, and other functions, responsible for award of strategic and tactical new business to achieve annual Gross New Business targets.
  • Responsible for the inclusion of CAGT elements into proposals.
  • Provide scientific, clinical, and operational advice to internal stakeholders developing proposals: this may include, but is not limited to, providing the strategy to protocol design/clinical development plan, mining data to address important clinical questions relevant to the study, reviewing the protocol for scientific/regulatory soundness and feasibility, logistics challenges, identification of target site and principal investigator profiles, anticipated patient recruitment, standard of care and competitive landscape.
  • Support preparation of customer and bid defense meetings, e.g. training and preparation of the assigned project team; provide specific content; ensure presentation focus and content effectively conveys CAGT strategy.
  • Attends and presents at customer meeting, or bid defense or partnership meetings, as required.
  • Participates in strategic business development activities including presentations to prospective clients and professional meetings.
  • Maintains awareness of industry pipeline and scientific and business landscape; supports due diligence research of the CAGT landscape.
  • Leads CAGT thought leadership at IQVIA which may include publications, presentations, and taking a leadership role in scientific activities.


Qualifications
  • A physician (MD or DO) or physician/scientist (MD/PhD) with experience in CAGT and especially in gene therapy/gene editing.
  • A degree from an accredited and internationally recognized school is required.
  • Certification in any medical sub-specialty will be considered and preference will be given to candidates with formal training in Neurology, Medical Genetics, or Cardiology.
  • Highly qualified and experienced candidates with other terminal degrees such as a PhD or Pharm D will also be considered.
  • At least 5 years clinical research relevant experience, including hands on operational delivery and/or drug development experience in gene therapy/gene editing.
  • Robust and current knowledge of scientific, clinical, regulatory, commercial and competitive landscape in CAGT, especially in gene therapy/gene editing.
  • Excellent skills in providing consultation and advice on multiple assignments are required, as well as initiative and flexibility.
  • In depth knowledge of, and skill in applying, applicable clinical research regulatory requirements; e.g. Good Clinical Practice (GCP) and International Conference on Harmonization (ICH) guidelines.
  • Demonstrated ability to understand customer needs, have difficult conversations with internal/external stakeholders and customers, negotiate solutions and understand impacts on the overall offering.
  • Strong clinical research skills and commitment to evidence-based and patient-centered clinical development.


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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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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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