Director, Clinical Science (non-hemato-oncology)

Job description

Kyowa Kirin is a fast-growing global specialty pharmaceutical company that applies state-of-the-art biotechnologies to discover and deliver novel medicines in four disease areas: bone and mineral; intractable hematologic; hematology oncology; and rare disease. A Japan-based company, our goal is to translate science into smiles by delivering therapies where no adequate treatments currently exist, working from drug discovery to product development and commercialization. In North America, we are headquartered in Princeton, NJ, with offices in California, North Carolina, and Mississauga, Ontario. Summary: The Director, Clinical Science (non-hemato-oncology) is a vital position in our growing global organization. As part of the Clinical Science group, this person is a key member of multi-disciplinary project teams responsible for the achievement of milestones (e.g., IND, FIH, POC, EOP2, NDA) for development programs. It is expected for this role to exercise leadership in the scientific discussion in project teams from the clinical perspective, diving deeply into the science of her/his assigned program(s), and perform the role of a subject matter expert for the program(s). He/she will pl...