Medical Director - Oncology, Sponsor Dedicated (12 Months Fixed Term)

About the role

iQVIA is looking for a Medical Director dedicated to oncology for a 12-month fixed-term contract in Madrid. The role provides medical and scientific support to clinical research programs, study teams and investigators, and acts as Medical Monitor for studies carried out by iQVIA Biotech Clinical on behalf of sponsor companies. It is a team-member role that reports in a matrix fashion to project teams.

Key responsibilities

• Provide medical and scientific input to clinical research programs, including review of proposals, protocols, informed consent, eCRFs, analysis plans, clinical study reports and adverse event evaluations.
• Ensure medical activities comply with GCP and maintain a network of medical and scientific consultants.
• Review protocols, interact with sponsors and thought leaders on inclusion/exclusion criteria and endpoints, and train the project team.
• Take part in subject recruitment and retention, and provide on-call coverage for protocol queries and site support.
• Review safety data, write and review SAE narratives, and handle IND/SUSAR reports and updates to Investigator Brochures.
• Review eCRFs, data analysis plans, adverse event coding and data tables, and contribute to the final clinical study report.
• Support DSMB activities, business development and special projects such as literature searches and SOP drafting.

Required profile

• Medical degree from an accredited, internationally recognized medical school.
• 10 years of experience, which can include hospital/clinic practice, academia, clinical research or drug development; 3-5 years of biopharmaceutical industry experience is preferred.
• Oncology board certification or board eligibility (required); urology or surgical oncology preferred.
• Ability to work independently, in a team and in a matrix environment, and excellent communication skills.