Clinical Project Physician (Rheumatology/Autoimmune)– Based Anywhere in Europe (m/w/d)

Posted:
11/11/2024, 4:00:00 PM

Location(s):
Zug, Zug, Switzerland ⋅ Zug, Switzerland ⋅ Rorschach, St. Gallen, Switzerland ⋅ St. Gallen, Switzerland

Experience Level(s):
Senior

Field(s):
Medical, Clinical & Veterinary

Workplace Type:
Remote

Cenetogrel LLC

At VIATRIS, we see healthcare not as it is but as it should be. We act courageously and are uniquely positioned to be a source of stability in a world of evolving healthcare needs.

Viatris empowers people worldwide to live healthier at every stage of life.

We do so via: 

Access – Providing high quality trusted medicines regardless of geography or circumstance;
Leadership – Advancing sustainable operations and innovative solutions to improve patient health; and 
Partnership – Leveraging our collective expertise to connect people to products and services. 
 

Our global portfolio includes best-in-class, iconic brand-name products as well as global key brands; generics, including branded and complex generics; and other offerings across a wide range of therapeutic areas. We are committed to helping create healthier communities worldwide through education, outreach and better access to treatment. 

For those driven to live their lives with purpose, Viatris helps employees realise their full potential by creating a collaborative culture that fosters courage and resilience. Viatris is more than just a place to work. This is a place to make a difference in the world. 

The Role & What You Will Be Doing 

Every day, we rise to the challenge to make a difference and here’s how the Clinical Project Physician role will make an impact: 

  • Join our innovative team: Together shape the future with groundbreaking Phase 3 assets, drive blockbuster growth and drive your mission and purpose to bring products to patients.
  • Overall, the Clinical Project Physician (CPP) is responsible for providing medical leadership, oversight and guidance on clinical development projects under his/her responsibility from concept generation to design, implementation, execution, and submission/approval. The Clinical Project Physician represents the medical lead for the specific assigned project in the life cycle teams.
  • Provide medical leadership internally for all TA-responsible project activities (e.g. to LCT, Clinical Team, Regulatory & Safety aspects), through a comprehensive understanding of the science, medicine, product environment and competitive landscape relating to a disease area.
  • Provide medical and scientific input, as appropriate, to the strategic decisions of the Life Cycle Team for the assigned project(s).
  • Contribute to global strategic development and provide evidence-based input to the clinical project related, strategic and regulatory documents.
  • Deliver the medical components of the Clinical Development Plan (CDP) related to the project indication(s) and oversee its implementation.
  • Contribute as needed to trial level medical activities.
  • Ensure project(s) is/are adequately supported medically and prioritized to ensure timely and on-target delivery on set objectives and deliverables in line with clinical development goals.
  • Provide medical input to the project-related communication/publication plan
  • Upon request of management, support the assessment of new in-licensing opportunities
  • Provide medical leadership externally based on thorough scientific review of relevant product data and consultation with internal and external experts.
  • Lead the development and maintenance of medical interactions with key external experts and Investigators.
  • Lead medical aspects of clinical advisory boards and study specific committees (e.g., steering committees (SC), Independent Data Monitoring Committees (IDMC), safety event committees).
  • Contribute to clinical/scientific content for submissions to regulatory agencies and IRBs/ethics boards, answer to medical/scientific questions from Health Authorities.
  • Be the company clinical expert at key regulatory interfaces, investigator meetings, patient organization meetings as well as partner meetings where applicable.
  • Provide input to and execute publication and clinical communication strategy.

About Your Skills & Experience 

For this role, we’re looking for a candidate who has an effective combination of the following qualifications, skills and experiences: 

  • Qualified MD.
  • Extensive experience in clinical research in a clinical research organization (CRO) or Pharmaceutical Company.
  • Demonstrated experience in overseeing clinical projects from a medical perspective.
  • Clinical research experience in the indication relevant to the Clinical Project is preferred.
  • Sound knowledge of drug development based on previous deliverables.
  • Sound knowledge of regulatory requirements/ICH guidelines.
  • Good organizational skills, able to work as part of a cross-functional team and independently.
  • Ability to work collaboratively in a matrix environment.
  • Strategic thinking.
  • Hands-on approach.
  • Excellent written and spoken communication skills.
  • Fluent in English (written and oral).

At Viatris, we are dedicated to building a truly diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t fully align with every requirement, we still encourage you to apply. You may just be the right candidate for this or other roles. 

Benefits at Viatris 

At Viatris, we offer competitive salaries, benefits and an inclusive environment where you can use your experiences, perspectives and skills to help make an impact on the lives of others. Some of our benefits include the following on top of a competitive salary: 

  • Excellent career progression opportunities 
  • Work-life balance initiatives 
  • Bonus scheme 
  • Health insurance 
  • Pension 

Diversity & Inclusion at Viatris 

At Viatris, diversity and inclusion are essential to our mission. The diversity we foster in all aspects of our business can be one of our greatest strengths in redefining healthcare not as it is, but as it should be. If you would like to know more about what diversity, equity and inclusion means to us, please visit https://www.viatris.com/en/Careers/Diversity-and-Inclusion  

Sustainability at Viatris 

Corporate social responsibility is fundamental to the Viatris mission. We work to advance responsible and sustainable operations and leverage our collective expertise to empower people to live healthier at every stage of life, recognizing that our actions affect the stakeholders and communities we serve. To learn more about our efforts, please visit https://www.viatris.com/en/about-us/corporate-responsibility  

At Viatris, we offer competitive salaries, benefits and an inclusive environment where you can use your experiences, perspectives and skills to help make an impact on the lives of others. 

Viatris is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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