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Senior Clinical Development Director
Basel, Switzerland
We are seeking a Senior Director of Clinical Development to provide strategic leadership and scientific guidance. This is a critical interim position that will help align clinical efforts with commercial goals while ensuring continuity and knowledge transfer within the team.
Your Tasks:
- Lead the development and execution of evidence generation strategies to support commercialization and market access.
- Act as a senior expert and coach for the clinical development team, ensuring knowledge transfer and operational continuity from day one.
- Provide medical and scientific oversight across all stages of the program, from trial execution to post-marketing activities.
- Guide protocol development, study design, and clinical data interpretation.
- Collaborate closely with regulatory, commercial, and medical affairs to ensure strategic alignment.
- Support internal decision-making with clinical insights and risk mitigation strategies.
- Represent Clinical Development in cross-functional leadership discussions.
Your Profile:
- Medical Doctor (MD) degree.
- Extensive experience in clinical development, particularly in post-approval or late-phase activities
- Background in neuromuscular, neuroscience, or neurology is a must.
- Proven leadership in driving clinical programs and managing cross-functional teams.
- Strategic thinker with a hands-on, pragmatic mindset.
- Strong communication and mentoring skills; able to bring structure and guidance from day one.