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The Senior Medical Director, Medical Monitoring will ensure individual subject safety and the scientific integrity of studies during the clinical development of United Therapeutics Corporation (UTC) products in accordance with ICH Good Clinical Practice (GCP), applicable regulatory guidelines and company standard operating procedures (SOPs).

• Provide medical expertise, advice, and guidance to members of the clinical development project teams as required and needed
• Provide medical support for routine medical inquiries for internal and external study teams and sites
• Provide on-call medical support for urgent medical inquiries
• Conduct medical monitoring activities for allocated clinical studies; including review and approval of study protocols with particular focus on study design, scheduled assessments, and protection of subject safety
• Review and approve all versions of the patient information leaflet and informed consent form templates
• Participate in the draft, review and ownership of study-specific medical monitoring plans (MMP)
• Review study statistical analysis plans
• Provide appropriate clinical training for internal and external study team members and site personnel as and when required before and during conduct of studies
• Provide medical advice and ensure that all medical questions raised during study conduct are answered appropriately and in a timely manner and documented in the TMF
• Review serious adverse events (SAEs) that occur during studies when they are notified to Global Drug Safety to assist in identifying any emergent safety concerns that may be related to study conduct
• Review safety information, including adverse events and clinical laboratory data during study conduct
• Review the outputs of safety signal detection analysis and recommend appropriate remedial action when necessary to ensure the protection of subject safety
• Support the Data Monitoring Committee (DMC)/Data Safety Monitoring Board (DSMB) when such a Committee is constituted for a study
• Review draft data listings, including coded data, provided by Data Management, to ensure medical consistency of the data
• Participate in the review and interpretation of study data
• Participate in the overall review and approval of final study reports
• Document all medical monitoring activities and communications related to allocated studies
• Perform other duties as assigned and requested in support of clinical development programs
Minimum Requirements

• MD and full registration with a medical licensing body such as the General Medical Council (GMC)
• 7+ years of experience as a medical monitor in pharmaceutical product development within a clinical research organization or pharmaceutical company or years of experience as a practicing clinician having served as principal investigator for federally-funded and/or industry sponsored clinical trials
• MD - Physician - State Licensure
• Able to make medical decisions for the study independently and can act as primary MM on studies
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite (Word/Excel/Outlook/PowerPoint)
• Excellent communication skills required including a good overall scientific vocabulary

Preferred Qualifications

• Clinical and/or medical monitoring experience with PAH or cardiopulmonary, respiratory or relevant therapeutic area such as heart and/or kidney transplantation

Job Location & Travel

This position can be located in our Durham, NC office with a hybrid schedule of at least three days in office each week, or remotely within the continental US. This position may travel up to 20%. Travel may fluctuate up or down relative to the status of a given project.

The salary range for this position is $182,500 - $270,000 and reflects our good-faith estimate of the compensation for this role at the time of posting. An employee’s position within the salary range will be based on factors such as education, qualifications, experience, skills, geographic location, and business needs, as well as other factors permitted by law at the time of posting. This range may be modified in the future based on company and market factors.

Eligible employees may participate in the Company’s comprehensive benefits suite of programs, including medical / dental / vision / prescription coverage, employee wellness resources, savings plans (401k and ESPP), paid time off & paid parental leave benefits, disability benefits, and more. For additional information on Company benefits, please visit https://www.unither.com/careers/benefits-and-amenities