Senior Medical Director, Oncology Clinical Development – Sarcoma

Overview

In this role you lead medical oversight for sarcoma-focused oncology programmes, shaping study design, safety governance, and data interpretation to ensure patient-centric clinical integrity. You will partner with cross-functional teams and external experts to drive programme-level decisions and scientific positioning. You’ll participate in regulatory interactions and advisory forums, contributing medical strategy and capability development. The position combines hands-on clinical leadership with strategic influence to advance oncology development within a matrix environment.

Pay / Benefits

• annual bonus
• long-term incentive program
• health care and other insurance benefits
• retirement benefits
• paid holidays
• paid vacation and caregiver/parental leave

Responsibilities

• Provide medical oversight across study design, conduct and data interpretation
• Guide safety monitoring and patient safety standards across studies
• Interpret complex safety and clinical data to inform programme decisions
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate medical considerations into study execution
• Contribute to protocol development ensuring clinical relevance and patient-centred design
• Engage with investigators, KEEs and scientific leaders for external engagement and programme direction
• Mentor Medical Directors and support capability development within the programme
• Represent the programme in regulatory interactions, advisory boards and scientific forums
• Lead or contribute to Oncology Clinical Development-wide initiatives and workstreams
• Provide medical input into risk-benefit assessment and clinical positioning of the programme
• Ensure medical consistency across multiple studies within the programme
• Support business development diligence with medical and scientific input
• Maintain deep knowledge of disease biology and evolving treatment paradigms

Key requirements

• Medical degree and completion of advanced specialty training in medical oncology, pediatric oncology or hematology (fellowship or equivalent)
• Experience in sarcoma oncology and leading drug development
• Clinical and pharmaceutical experience in oncology development across multiple studies or programmes
• Experience in medical monitoring, safety evaluation and data interpretation
• Understanding of GCP, ICH guidelines and global regulatory frameworks
• Experience working in cross-functional matrix teams and contributing to complex decisions

• Strong scientific communication and stakeholder engagement
• Executive presence and ability to influence internal and external audiences
• Learning agility and strategic thinking
• Clinical Data Interpretation
• Clinical Trials Monitoring
• Clinical Trial Design

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