Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. · 3 months ago
Clinical Scientist, Early Clinical Development, CVRM
Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States of America
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
$186K/yr - $278K/yr
5+ years expAlexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is dedicated to investigating the drivers of CVRM disease progression through innovative scientific methods. They are seeking an experienced Clinical Scientist to support clinical strategies and contribute to early phase clinical trials targeting cardiovascular, renal, and metabolic diseases.
BiotechnologyHealth CareMedicalTherapeutics
Responsibilities
Scientific support for the scientific development and execution of project clinical strategies based upon established expertise
Contribute to pre-clinical and early phase clinical trials and related clinical research projects for potential therapies targeting cardiovascular, renal, and metabolic diseases
Serve as an expert on translational human target validation, clinical design, document generation, conduct, monitoring, data interpretation, and reporting of studies
Support regulatory documentation, liaise with discovery scientists, regulatory, clinical and commercial colleagues, and develop and manage external collaborations
Develop a deep knowledge of the literature pertaining to the products under development
Work on cross-functional teams within the early clinical development group and across the broader early CVRM organization
Qualification
Required
Ph.D with minimum of 5 years of experience in clinical or translational research in cardiovascular, metabolic, or kidney disease
Experience in biomarker evaluation, human target validation, or translational science knowledge
Proven experience in writing clinical synopsis/protocols, regulatory materials and clinical study supporting documents
Experience in assisting in the design and execution of clinical studies as well as researching patient characteristics, treatments and care
Demonstratable clinical scientific knowledge in either cardiovascular, metabolism and/or kidney disease
Good publication track record
Track record of strong delivery focus, excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate successfully on global cross-disciplinary teams
Preferred
Advanced Masters or doctoral degrees
Experience working in an early clinical trial/research setting within the pharmaceutical industry including preparation of documents supporting clinical trials
Benefits
Short-term incentive bonus opportunity
Eligibility to participate in our equity-based long-term incentive program
Qualified retirement program [401(k) plan]
Paid vacation and holidays
Paid leaves
Health benefits including medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage
Company
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Alexion, AstraZeneca Rare Disease is focused on pioneering new possibilities for the rare disease community.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$5.8M2020-12-12Acquired
1999-02-12Post Ipo Equity· $5.8M
1996-02-29IPO
Leadership Team
Frederic Chereau
SVP, Strategy and Business Development
Imran Shakur
Director, IRT and Technology Lead
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