International Clinical Project Leader

Our Client is passionate about globally being the preferred partner in pain management for patients, health care professionals and payors. The corporation drives innovation to expand European market leadership in moderate to severe pain. Our Client is an independent, family-owned German corporation with companies in 34 countries all over the world. Founded in 1946, the corporation employs 2,000 people in Germany and 5,200 worldwide. In 2008, our Client achieved revenues of about 864 million Euros.

Together with highly specialised partners they are pressing on with the research and development of new active substances. For this they are concentrating on selected indications and the latest technological developments. They are intensively searching for innovative ways of improving pain management, pain relief and reducing side-effects.

The Company has embarked on a far-reaching restructuring with a new CEO and several new Department Heads bringing new and updated processes and procedures into the Company.

Main responsibilities

• You have the supervision and responsibility for the global clinical development of a product and will develop the overall clinical strategy aims
• You act as the companyˇ¦s core representative in internal and external discussions related to science, regulatory and out-licensing activities
• You work closely with the affiliates and coordinate all of their activities
• You manage the relationship with clinical counterparts of joint-development partners and provide the necessary representation, support and input
• You manage activities related to planning and preparing a clinical project, to tracking and controlling the progress of the project as well as to analyzing, reporting and communicating scientific results
• You manage an established contact network among opinion leaders in relevant disease areas.

• You are a medical doctor or hold a PhD in Life Sciences
• You have in-depth understanding of the clinical research and development function in the pharmaceutical industry from an international perspective with 8-10 years of experience
• You have substantial experience in international clinical research roles, gained in a pharma/biotech company or CRO
• Ideally, you are familiar with the pain/analgesia therapeutic area, otherwise experience in other CNS indications, anaesthesia or other related fields
• You are familiar with European and US regulatory requirements and have previous exposure to and direct interaction with regulatory authorities
• You have excellent analytical skills combined with a strategic vision
• You have strong presentation and communication skills
• You have proven leadership and managerial skills, with the ability to motivate and inspire people and to build strong teams
• You have strong organisational and project management skills
• You have excellent interpersonal, influencing and negotiating skills
• You are fluent in English; good knowledge of German is an advantage.

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Alternatively, for a confidential discussion concerning the International Clinical Project Leader opportunity you can telephone Robert Bates on +49 (0) 69 219 776 0. Please be sure to quote 10249 in all correspondence relating to this role.