Clinical Development Medical Director - Neuromuscular

Key Responsibilities

• FocusedinNeuroscience, with Neuromuscular experience if stronglypreferred, but we would be open toexperience inneuro-degeneration, muscular disorders and neuroinflammation.

• Provide clinical leadership and strategic medical input across assigned global clinical development programs

• Lead development of clinical sections for regulatory submissions, briefing documents, and investigator materials

• Drive execution of clinical programs in partnership with trial leaders and cross-functional global teams

• Oversee trial data review, interpretation, and reporting including clinical study reports and publications

• Support benefit-risk assessment and safety monitoring in collaboration with patient safety teams

• Engage with external stakeholders including regulatory authorities, key opinion leaders, and advisory boards

• Contribute to clinical strategy, standards development, and global initiatives across the development function

Essential Requirements

• Medical degreerequired, with clinical training and medicalspecializationin eitherNeuromuscularorNeuroscience/Neurodegeneration and/or Movement disorders

• ExpertiseinGene Therapyresearchespecially CAR-Tishighly desirable

• Severalyears of experiencegainedin clinical research or global drug development across early and late phases

• Proven experience leading or contributing to global clinical trials, including planning, execution, and reporting

• Strong knowledge of clinical trialmethodology, regulatory requirements, and good clinical practice standards

• Demonstrated ability toanalyse, interpret, and communicate complex scientific and clinical data

• Experience working effectively in global, cross-functional, and matrixed environments with diverse stakeholders

• Strong leadership, collaboration, and communication skills, with the ability to influence senior stakeholders

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