AstraZeneca

Senior Medical Director, Clinical Development Neurology

AstraZeneca$288K — $432K *
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • MD, DO, MBBS (or equivalent) degree with a relevant clinical specialty in Neurology
  • 7+ years clinical research expertise in neurological diseases within pharmaceutical/CRO environments
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills
  • Strategic thinking with the ability to implement tactical plans
  • Adaptable with strong time management skills
  • Willingness to take on new responsibilities
  • Ability to travel for scientific meetings

Responsibilities

  • Serve as clinical development leader for multiple programs, preparing and executing development strategies and documentation
  • Lead protocol execution and contribute to data analysis and final clinical study reports
  • Provide strategic medical guidance for phases I-III and oversee global clinical trials
  • Monitor safety events and provide medical assessments for assigned programs
  • Represent clinical teams in cross-functional program discussions
  • Develop medical content for regulatory documents and responses
  • Engage with key opinion leaders and collaborate with advisory meetings

Benefits

  • Eligible for short-term incentive bonuses and equity-based awards
  • Qualified retirement programs
  • Paid time off including vacation and holidays
  • Health, dental, and vision coverage provided
Full Job Description
Senior Medical Director, Clinical Development

We are looking for a Neurology medical expert who will be responsible for the clinical development. This position offers substantial opportunities to work with cross-functional project teams.. This role is usually assigned to 2 or more programs, , serving on strategic teams (e.g., disease strategy team) and providing input to strategic decisions at the TA level.

This is a therapeutic area role and is specifically designated to provide medical leadership and input to Program Teams across drug development (i.e., transitioning molecule through IND/CTA and First in Human study stage to Proof of Concept /Phase2 stage, Phase 3 and regulatory approval ).

You will be responsible for:
  • Serve as subject medical expert and clinical development leader accountable for 2 (or more) programs, including but not limited to the preparation and execution of a clinical development strategy and related documents including protocols, charters, statistical summary reports, meeting presentations, publications, and clinical sections of regulatory documents.
  • Provide clinical development leadership for protocol execution including interaction with investigators, and contributing to data review, data analysis and the preparation of final clinical study reports.
  • Provided strategic medical guidance to phase I/II/III development programs and oversight of global patient clinical trials/trial team (s) in conjunction with Clinical Operations on assigned program(s)
  • Provide medical monitoring for assigned programs and assessment of safety events in conjunction with Safety teams
  • Represent clinical team on the cross-functional program team accountable for medical input to integrated development plan
  • Development of medical content for regulatory document, and responses (including but not limited to pre-IND, IND briefing packages and common technical documents)
  • Lead identification and external engagement with key opinion leaders for assigned programs including at advisory meetings, investigator meetings and patient advocacy organizations
  • Fostering development of Medical Directors in the
  • Providing scientific and medical input (consultative services) to other R&D, commercial, translational, medicine and business development functions and leads or oversees clinical activities to support due diligences
  • Working internally with other members of the CDP to drive program strategy and CDPs
  • Coordinate communications and planning bet medical functions (Global Medical Affairs, Safety, Clinical Operations, Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Medical Science) as it relates to clinical development study design, execution and interpretation of results.
  • Driving awareness of internal and external developments (scientific, clinical, competitive, and regulatory) that could impact the development plan, including attendance at major scientific conferences, participation in competitive intelligence activities, and periodic literature review
  • Working as part of a cross-functional team with colleagues from biostatistics, data management, clinical pharmacology, commercial, regulatory and project management


You will need to have:
  • MD, DO, MBBS (or equivalent) degree with relevant clinical speciality for the the therapeutic area
  • 7+ years clinical research expertise in neurological diseases with pharmaceutical/CRO industry experience in drug development
  • Excellent written / oral communication skills
  • Ability to think strategically and translate strategy into tactical plans to drive outcomes
  • Must be adaptable, able to prioritize and manage time effectively
  • Willingness to take on new responsibilities and roles
  • The duties of this role are generally conducted in an office environment. As is typical of an office-based role, employees must be able, with or without an accommodation to: use a computer; engage in communications via phone, video, and electronic messaging; engage in problem solving and non-linear thought, analysis, and dialogue; collaborate with others; maintain general availability during standard business hours.
  • Willing to travel to scientific meetings


We would prefer for you to have:
  • Specialty and/or practice, or development experience in Neuromuscular disease (gMG especially)
  • Rare Disease, Gene Therapy and/or Cell therapy experience would be a plus
  • Board certified in Neurology would be a plus
  • Publications (peer reviewed) and presentations record
  • Experience preparing documents and attended regulatory meetings with regulatory agencies
  • Experience designing and completing multinational clinical trials
  • History of leading cross-functional teams to define clinical strategy and clinical study design
  • Experience supporting business development activities
  • Business development experience
  • Publication in peer reviewed journals


The annual base pay for this position ranges from 288,059.20 - 432,088.80 USD Annual . Our positions offer eligibility for various incentives-an opportunity to receive short-term incentive bonuses, equity-based awards for salaried roles and commissions for sales roles. Benefits offered include qualified retirement programs, paid time off (i.e., vacation, holiday, and leaves), as well as health, dental, and vision coverage in accordance with the terms of the applicable plans.

Date Posted
24-Aug-2026

Closing Date
30-Aug-2026

About AstraZeneca

AstraZeneca is a British-Swedish multinational pharmaceutical company that specializes in the research, development, and manufacturing of prescription drugs. The company was formed in 1999 through the merger of Astra AB and Zeneca Group plc. AstraZeneca's products are used to treat a wide range of medical conditions, including cancer, cardiovascular disease, respiratory disease, and diabetes. The company has operations in over 100 countries and employs more than 76,000 people worldwide. AstraZeneca is committed to developing innovative medicines that improve the health and well-being of people around the world.
Learn more about AstraZeneca
Size
83,100 employees
Market Cap
$211.5 billion
Industry
Net Income
$3.1 billion
Founded
1999
5 Year Trend
+10.2%
Revenue
$26.6 billion
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