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Clinical Development Medical Director - Neuromuscular

Novartis  •  £84k - £155k/yr  •  London, GB (Hybrid)  •  5 hours ago
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Job Description

Salary Range:

£83,510.00 - £155,090.00Work Arrangement: Hybrid, #LI-Hybrid
Primary Location: London, United Kingdom
Other Locations: Barcelona, Spain; Dublin, Ireland
Relocation Support: This role is based in London, United Kingdom. Novartis is unable to offer relocation support: please only apply if accessible.

As Clinical Development Medical Director you will lead the science that shapes the future of medicine. You will sit at the forefront of global drug development, driving clinical strategy and delivering high-impact programs that bring innovative therapies to patients worldwide.

Partnering with cross-functional leaders and external experts, you will translate scientific insight into clinical execution, influence regulatory strategy, and guide critical decisions across the development lifecycle.

This is a unique opportunity to combine medical expertise, leadership, and global impact within a highly collaborative and dynamic environment.

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 eitherNeuromuscularorNeuroscienceNeurodegeneration 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

Why Novartis:
Our purpose is to reimagine medicine to improve and extend people’s lives and our vision is to become the most valued and trusted medicines company in the world. How can we achieve this? With our people. It is our associates that drive us each day to reach our ambitions. Be a part of this mission and join us! Learn more here:
https://www.novartis.com/about/strategy/people-and-culture

You’ll receive:
You can find everything you need to know about our benefits and rewards in the Novartis Life Handbook.

Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion:

Novartis is committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams' representative of the patients and communities we serve.

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Skills Desired

Budget Management, Clinical Research, Clinical Trials, Coaching, Cross-Functional Teams, Lifesciences, People Management, Risk Management, Risk Monitoring

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About Novartis

Novartis is an innovative medicines company. Every day, working to reimagine medicine to improve and extend people’s lives so that patients, healthcare professionals and societies are empowered in the face of serious disease. Our medicines reach more than 250 million people worldwide.

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Industry
Chemicals & Materials
Company Size
10,000+ employees
Headquarters
Basel, CH
Year Founded
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