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Senior Director, Clinical Research - Oncology

5-7 years
$270,000 – $294,500
10 May 5, 2025
Job Description
Job Type: Hybrid Education: MD or DO Skills: Causality Assessment, Clinical SAS Programming, Communication Skills, CPC Certified, GCP guidelines, ICD-10 CM Codes, CPT-Codes, HCPCS Codes, ICD-10 CM, CPT, HCPCS Coding, ICH guidelines, ICSR Case Processing, Interpersonal Skill, Labelling Assessment, MedDRA Coding, Medical Billing, Medical Coding, Medical Terminology, Narrative Writing, Research & Development, Technical Skill, Triage of ICSRs, WHO DD Coding

 

Job Title: Senior Director, Clinical Research – Oncology

Company: Eikon Therapeutics
Location: New York, NY / Jersey City, NJ (Hybrid – minimum 3 days onsite/week)


Job Type: Full-time

Salary Range: $270,000 – $294,500 (plus bonus & equity)


About the Company

Eikon Therapeutics is a pioneering biotech company built on Nobel Prize-winning innovations in single-molecule microscopy, enabling real-time insights into protein function in living cells to unlock new drug targets.


Role Summary

As Senior Director, Clinical Research – Oncology, you will serve as a Study Responsible Physician and provide strategic, scientific, and operational leadership for oncology clinical development programs. You’ll drive trial design, execution, and data interpretation across early and late-stage clinical studies, and work closely with translational, regulatory, and medical functions to deliver impactful therapies.


Key Responsibilities

  • Design and execute early- and late-phase oncology clinical trials

  • Provide medical leadership, oversight, and monitoring of studies

  • Collaborate with internal research scientists and cross-functional development teams

  • Interpret clinical data and communicate findings to stakeholders

  • Serve as point of contact for investigators and key opinion leaders

  • Lead protocol development and strategic planning for regulatory submissions

  • Interface with global regulatory bodies and respond to health authority inquiries

  • Partner with data management, biostats, operations, and regulatory colleagues

  • Support IND/NDA filings, protocol amendments, and safety reviews


Qualifications

  • MD or DO with direct clinical experience in oncology

  • 5–7 years of clinical experience including 3+ years in oncology drug development

  • Proven record in designing and overseeing clinical trials and medical monitoring

  • Experience with IND and/or NDA filings preferred

  • Strong understanding of ICH-GCP and global regulatory standards

  • Exceptional problem-solving, leadership, and communication skills

  • Comfortable working cross-functionally in a matrixed, fast-paced biotech environment

  • Passion for innovation and patient-focused research


Compensation & Benefits

  • Competitive salary plus bonus and equity

  • 401(k) with company match

  • Medical (95%), dental & vision (100%) premiums covered

  • Generous PTO and holiday policies

  • Summer and winter weeklong shutdowns

  • Life and AD&D insurance (100% covered)

  • Enhanced parental leave

  • Daily subsidized lunch onsite

  • Mental health and wellness support


Diversity & Inclusion

Eikon Therapeutics is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to protected characteristics.