Job Posting: Clinical Trial Review Board Chair (IRB)

Job Posting: Clinical Trial Review Board Chair (IRB)
Western IRB (Puyallup, Washington)

For more than 45 years, Western Institutional Review Board has been at the forefront of protecting the rights and welfare of human subjects research participants. If youre looking to join a company with a global mission and impact, please read further.

We're looking for dedicated medical professional to join our mission of protecting human research subjects as our Board Chair/Vice Chair (Medical) at our Puyallup Washington location. We offer competitive compensation and benefit programs.

Position Summary:
Provide the highest possible support to the organizations ethical review and research safety programs in areas and issues requiring medical training and judgment. This most commonly involves the Institutional Review Board, but may involve areas such as biosafety, data safety, and others.

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Job Posting: IRB Review Board Chair (Medical)

Job Posting: IRB Review Board Chair (Medical)
Western Institutional Review Board (Puyallup, Washington)

Are you looking for an opportunity to work for a company with a global impact? Western IRB is a dynamic organization dedicated to leading the way in the delivery of ethical review services for the research community. We have an exciting opportunity for a medical professional to join our team as an IRB Review Board Chair/Vice Chair in Puyallup Washington.

Job Summary:
Provide the highest possible support to the organizations ethical review and research safety programs in areas and issues requiring medical training and judgment. This most commonly involves the Institutional Review Board, but may involve areas such as biosafety, data safety, and others.

Manage Ethical Review Board Meetings:
* Chair Board meetings to ensure compliance with federal and state laws and IRB policies and procedures and facilitate discussion from Board Members. Provide scientific, ethical and regulatory support and advice to Board members
* Assist in resolution of disagreements between Board members.
* Analyze and present protocols and other agenda items at Board meetings to facilitate informed decision making, and to set standards and role model effective presentation and discussion for all Board members.
* Analyze research submissions, identify problems and issues, collect additional information or request corrections, and draft memoranda.
* Research, draft, and present reports to the Board on a wide range of topics.
* Convey the Boards concerns with the research submission by composing written correspondence to investigators and sponsors.
* Identify and assist in the resolution of problematic review items, through interaction with investigators and other IRB clients,
* Perform or assist in performance of expedited review, making appropriate decisions on behalf of the Board, and review of unanticipated problems, research subject complaints involving medical issues, etc.

Client Support
* Advise clients of applicable scientific information and regulations pertaining to human subject research, both orally and in writing.
* Analyze requests for exemption determinations and provide formal written opinions
* Provide guidance to clients to help resolve scientific, ethical and regulatory issues and difficulties

Scientific and Regulatory Research
* Research current scientific understanding and regulations pertaining to human subject safety and research-related issues.

Job Posting: Medical Legal Consultant

Job Posting: Medical Legal Consultant
MediPro Solutions LLC (Boulder, Colorado)

MediPro Solutions is actively seeking licensed and board certified physicians to serve as medical legal consultants and expert witnesses in all specialties. Physician experts serve to assist defense and plaintiff attorneys with the medical aspects of their cases. You must be actively seeing patients at least part time. This is a great way to supplement your income or begin a transition out of clinical medicine.

Learn more and apply here.

Job Posting: Medical Guidelines Physician

Job Posting: Medical Guidelines Physician
MCG formerly known as Milliman Care Guidelines

Physician Editor

Translate your clinical, research, and medical management skills into a new full-time career at MCG (Formerly Milliman Care Guidelines). You will join our team of clinicians to produce evidence-based guidelines that help improve quality of care in ambulatory and inpatient settings. The position requires a minimum of seven years of clinical experience; familiarity with health services research, evidence-based medicine, and critical appraisal techniques; strong writing skills; and excellent clinical judgment. Ability to work with a variety of software tools/applications is required. Advanced degree (MPH, MBA, or similar) with other research, academic/administrative, business/consulting, or payer experience a plus.

Our work environment is fast-paced, highly compensated, and supported by strong technology. We offer an exciting opportunity for those who enjoy clinical medicine, but seek system-wide impact. MCG places strong emphasis on employee development, continued education, and teamwork with excellent growth opportunities. This is a home-based position.

Learn more about this job here.

Job Posting: SVP, Medical Director

Job Posting: SVP Medical Director
Company/Location: CDMP, Princeton, NJ
Department/Discipline: Medical and Scientific Affairs

Overview: CDM Princeton is currently looking to hire a senior member of our strategic services team. This person will drive medical strategy for key brands within our organization. The person who secures this role will have a passion for medical strategy as well as the ability to inspire creative thinking to make science meaningful.

Responsibilities:

• Distill clinical and scientific materials into strategic insights.
• Leverage strategic insights to build positioning and messaging platforms
• Identify and drive both organic and new business growth
• Develop relationships with key consultants and opinion leaders to drive research and strategy
• Own clinical perspective of assigned brands
• Foster meaningful relationships to add value to both external clients and internal teams
• Approach solutions by inspiring whats possible for the brand

Qualifications and Experience:

• Candidates must have MD, PharmD, or PhD with 7-10 years of industry experience
• Agency or Medical Education experience is a plus
• Must be able to present yourself, the agency, and your recommendations in an articulate, dynamic, and professional manner
• Requires a strong desire to drive strategic development, collaborative with all levels of agency staff, and immerse himself/herself in a variety of new assignments

Learn more and apply here.

Job Posting: Research Associate, Biotechnology

Job Posting: Research Associate, Biotechnology
Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. (New York, New York)

Oppenheimer & Co. Inc., one of the leading investment banks for mid- to small-cap companies, is currently seeking a research associate to support our senior Biotechnology analyst.

Our ideal candidate possesses 1-2 years of equity research or related experience, has an advanced science or medical degree (M.D., Ph.D. or equivalent), and has a passion in the biotechnology and healthcare spaces. The research associate will work in conjunction with and support the lead analyst on all aspects of developing the biotech equity research product. Impeccable attention to detail, a strong work ethic, the ability to multi-task, and excellent communication skills are required. This person will also have strong writing and financial modeling skills and an ability to learn and adapt quickly to the lead analysts product framework. Research licenses (Series 7, 63, 86, 87) are preferred, but exceptional candidates without licenses will also be considered.

The key responsibilities for this position at the start include: building and maintaining company financial models and detailed therapeutics market models; preparing company-specific and industry-wide research reports and presentations; collecting, analyzing and interpreting information from a range of data sources, including the scientific literature, medical conferences, physician interviews as well as other consultants; and maintaining databases (prescriptions tracker, company catalysts, published notes, etc.).

Learn more about this position here.

Job Posting: Protocol Review Board Chair

Job Posting: Protocol Review Board Chair (Medical)
Western Institutional Review Board

The WIRB Copernicus Group (WCG) is a dynamic organization dedicated to leading the way in the delivery of ethical review services for the research community. We have an exciting opportunity for a Protocol Review Board Chair/Vice Chair (Medical) to join our team in Puyallup Washington.

JOB DESCRIPTION:
Provide the highest possible support to the organizations ethical review and research safety programs in areas and issues requiring medical training and judgment. This most commonly involves the Institutional Review Board, but may involve areas such as biosafety, data safety, and others.

BOARD MEETINGS
* Chair Board meetings to ensure compliance with federal and state laws and IRB policies and procedures and facilitate discussion from Board Members. Provide scientific, ethical and regulatory support and advice to Board members
* Assist in resolution of disagreements between Board members.
* Analyze and present protocols and other agenda items at Board meetings to facilitate informed decision making, and to set standards and role model effective presentation and discussion for all Board members.
* Analyze research submissions, identify problems and issues, collect additional information or request corrections, and draft memoranda.
* Research, draft, and present reports to the Board on a wide range of topics.
* Convey the Boards concerns with the research submission by composing written correspondence to investigators and sponsors.
* Identify and assist in the resolution of problematic review items, through interaction with investigators and other IRB clients,
* Perform or assist in performance of expedited review, making appropriate decisions on behalf of the Board, and review of unanticipated problems, research subject complaints involving medical issues, etc.

CLIENT SUPPORT
* Advise clients of applicable scientific information and regulations pertaining to human subject research, both orally and in writing.
* Analyze requests for exemption determinations and provide formal written opinions
* Provide guidance to clients to help resolve scientific, ethical and regulatory issues and difficulties

Job Posting: Deputy Editor for DynaMed : Hematology or Oncology

Job Posting: Deputy Editor for DynaMed : Hematology or Oncology

EBSCO Information Services (Ipswich, Massachusetts)

Deputy/Section Editor for DynaMed " Hematology or Oncology

Are you interested in joining a growing and dynamic team dedicated to changing medicine through access to evidence-based clinical information? Then consider a career with DynaMed, a premier evidence-based medical reference designed for use at the point of care.

DynaMed is excited to announce two openings on our editorial team for a Deputy Editor and a Section Editor in the fields of Hematology or Oncology (including all subspecialties)

The Deputy Editor is responsible for the development and maintenance of high-quality content in their clinical specialty by overseeing an in-house team of medical writers and editors as well as external consultants. The Section Editor will work closely with Deputy Editors to develop and maintain the content in their clinical specialty.

Job Post: Research Associate, Medical Devices

Job Post: Research Associate, Medical Devices
Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. (New York, New York)

Oppenheimer & Co. Inc., a leading mid-tier investment bank, is currently seeking an equity research associate to support our Medical Devices team. The position is located in New York City.

The research associate will work in conjunction with and support the lead analyst and another research associate on the team on all aspects of developing and marketing equity research products, including research reports, models, and industry analysis. The position demands independence, initiative, and entrepreneurship.

The ideal candidate will have a strong background in accounting. In addition, qualified candidates must be able to demonstrate that they are detailed-oriented, possess an ability to write clearly and concisely, and are proficient in financial modeling. Someone with equity research experience and/or a medical background is strongly preferred.

In addition to the above, we look for people who possess, or have the potential to possess, the following characteristics:

• Strong writing and analytical skills. Associates are responsible for writing and producing equity research reports, company initiations, and marketing presentations"often under tight time constraints;
• Strong financial modeling, accounting, valuation, and quantitative skills. Associates are responsible for building and maintaining integrated I/S, B/S, and C/F models and for organizing and maintaining industry data. Attention to detail is critical;
• A passion for the stock market, and equity research. It is highly advantageous to have exposure to the financial markets and equity research, as well as the day-to-day responsibilities of an equity research associate;
• Strong sales and communication skills. As time progresses, associates will interact with internal sales and trading and external clients. Responsiveness and professionalism is important;
• Ability to work independently and initiate and accomplish projects with minimal supervision. Aggressive self-starters with a strong work ethic are desirable;
• PC skills: the position requires strong Excel skills and a fair command of Word, PowerPoint, Bloomberg and Factset.

If you are interested in this position, please send your resume and letter of interest to hrnyc@opco.com. Please specify in the subject line which position you are applying for; inquiries that do not specify will not be considered.

Job Post: Research Associate, Biotechnology

Job Post: Research Associate, Biotechnology
Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. (New York, New York)

Oppenheimer & Co. Inc., one of the leading investment banks for mid- to small-cap companies, is currently seeking a research associate to support our senior Biotechnology analyst.

Our ideal candidate possesses 1-2 years of equity research or related experience, has an advanced science or medical degree (M.D., Ph.D. or equivalent), and has a passion in the biotechnology and healthcare spaces. The research associate will work in conjunction with and support the lead analyst on all aspects of developing the biotech equity research product. Impeccable attention to detail, a strong work ethic, the ability to multi-task, and excellent communication skills are required. This person will also have strong writing and financial modeling skills and an ability to learn and adapt quickly to the lead analysts product framework. Research licenses (Series 7, 63, 86, 87) are preferred, but exceptional candidates without licenses will also be considered.

The key responsibilities for this position at the start include: building and maintaining company financial models and detailed therapeutics market models; preparing company-specific and industry-wide research reports and presentations; collecting, analyzing and interpreting information from a range of data sources, including the scientific literature, medical conferences, physician interviews as well as other consultants; and maintaining databases (prescriptions tracker, company catalysts, published notes, etc.).

In general, at Oppenheimer, we look for people who possess, or have the potential to possess, the following characteristics:

• Strong writing and analytical skills. Associates are responsible for writing and producing equity research reports, company initiations, and marketing presentations"often under very tight constraints time constraints;
• Strong financial modeling, accounting, valuation, and quantitative skills. Associates are responsible for building and maintaining integrated I/S, B/S, and C/F models and for organizing and maintaining industry data. Attention to detail is critical;
• A passion for the stock market, and equity research. It is highly advantageous to have exposure to the financial markets and equity research, as well as the day-to-day responsibilities of an equity research associate;
• Strong sales and communication skills. As time progresses, associates will interact with internal sales and trading and external clients. Responsiveness and professionalism is important;
• Initiative, an ability to take risks and think outside the box, an ability to handle high-pressure situations; and a strong work ethic;
• PC skills: the position requires very strong Excel skills and a fair command of PowerPoint, Bloomberg and Factset.

If you are interested in this position, please send your resume and letter of interest to hrnyc@opco.com. Please specify in the subject line which position you are applying for; inquiries that do not specify will not be considered. Please be aware that we may not be able to respond to all applicants due to the volume of responses.

Job Post: Medical Director, Marathon Health Rockford, IL

Job Post: Medical Director at Marathon Health (Rockford, Illinois)

Marathon Health (www.marathon-health.com) is one of the nations leading providers of onsite healthcare. We serve businesses and municipalities throughout the United States, providing a different kind of healthcare program that emphasizes patient involvement, prevention, risk reduction and outcomes.

We have partnered with the City of Rockford to provide a state-of-the-art health and wellness center. We are seeking a 40-hour/week Medical Director, Doctor of Osteopathic or Medical Doctor, to work with a Registered Nurse and Medical Assistant in providing care to their employees, spouses, and dependents (ages 6 plus).

Job Post: Physician Development Program

Physician Development Program
AbbVie (North Chicago, Illinois)

AbbVie (NYSE:ABBV) is a global, research-based biopharmaceutical company formed in 2013 following separation from Abbott. AbbVie combines the focus and passion of a leading-edge biotech with the expertise and capabilities of a long-established pharmaceutical leader to develop and market advanced therapies that address some of the worlds most complex and serious diseases. In 2013, AbbVie will employ approximately 21,000 people worldwide and markets medicines in more than 170 countries.

AbbVies Physician Development Program (PDP) provides opportunities for physicians to develop into future leaders of our pharmaceutical research and development team. Ideal candidates will combine technical and business knowledge with analytical strength and creative problem solving abilities. During the 2-year program, participants have the opportunity to learn through on-the-job experiences and professional development opportunities. Additionally, each physician in the program is assigned a mentor to guide them in foundational skills, essential for applying their clinical training to pharmaceutical drug development.

Core Rotational Assignments:
The program is composed of four 6-month rotational assignments within:
Clinical Pharmacology
Clinical Development
Medical Affairs
Pharmacovigilance

Learn more and apply here

Physician Executive Engagements – Various Locations, 6 month+ duration

Physician Executive Engagements – Various Locations, 6 month+ duration

One of Blue Horseshoe's consulting firm clients has asked for our help in sourcing Physicians to participate in Physician Executive engagements with large multi-hospital healthcare systems. The business is secured and Blue Horseshoe currently has consultants on these projects. Successful candidates will have strong Cerner and strong hospital process/workflow experience. The consultants will work on projects relating to clinical workflow, physician adoption and meaningful use with Cerner-based healthcare systems.

The initial duration for these engagements is 6 months, with a good likelihood for consultants/physicians to participate in subsequent projects. Consultants schedules will normally be Monday–Thursday on-site.

Job Post: Global Patient Safety Medical Advisor

Job Post: Global Patient Safety (GPS) Medical Fellow/Advisor

Responsibilities

The purpose of the GPS Medical Fellow/Senior Medical Advisor/ Medical Advisor is to perform medical roles within the Global Patient Safety (GPS) Medical function. These include performing as the Product or Molecule Safety Lead Physician, demonstrating Global Patient Safety expertise and coaching. He or she is the Eli Lilly & Co. GPS Medical Area representative for both internal and external customers regarding a product or molecule, interacting as prescribed in corporate guidelines, standards and policies. Individualized responsibilities for a particular product or project will be discussed and agreed at an individual level.

Key Responsibilities

1. Product or Molecule Safety Physician / Lead Physician

• Provide global medical leadership and input into all aspects of safety of assigned product(s) including surveillance programs and risk management planning.
• Ensure proactive safety surveillance
o i. lead risk management activities for assigned products globally
• ii. lead and guide the surveillance activities of scientists on the team including signal detection and clarification activities and risk evaluation activities; provide support, training and continued improvement as appropriate
• iii. manage decisions and actions to be taken, including communication to appropriate customers (e.g., Product Teams, Management, Affiliates and Regulators) and
• iv. liaise with GPS Medical Area Directors and with Lilly Medical Therapeutic Area Team Leaders and Directors, as appropriate, to fulfill safety obligations;
• Supervise and review reports on safety issues and their implications for the Core Safety Information and Core Risk Minimization Activities, represent PV position to Global Patient Labeling Committee and/or the Safety Review Committee as appropriate.
• Build collaborative working relationships with other Global Patient Safety Physicians and development and brand teams medical globally to ensure full cooperation and high quality medical evaluation of safety data for global regulatory purposes.
o i. Represent GPS Medical and/or Product on appropriate committees/product development and brand teams.
• ii. Provide medical support for Global Patient Safety activities and reports within the department, as appropriate.
• iii. Provide Global Patient Safety expertise to internal customers (e.g., regulatory, early phase development, business units).
• iv. Provide medical input for review of Adverse Event cases.
• v. Lead process and provide medical input for review of Suspected Adverse Reactions
• Demonstrate knowledge in pharmacovigilance and risk minimization, which includes understanding of relevant aspects of laws, regulations and guidance.

Job Post: Oncology Clinical Research Physician

Job Post: Oncology Clinical Research Physician

Responsibilities

The Oncology Clinical Research Physician (CRP) will combine scientific and clinical expertise with his/her passion for helping cancer patients to make meaningful differences to the lives of many people. He/she helps create solutions for patients, health care professionals, and caregivers that have broad impact across the world.

He/She participates in the development, conduct and reporting of local clinical trials; the implementation of global clinical trials ; the reporting of adverse events as mandated by corporate patient safety; review process for protocols, study reports, publications and data dissemination for products; medical outreach, and various medical activities in support of demand realization.

The CRP is an integral member of the Oncology brand team for strategic planning in the support of launch and commercialization activity and may work with Development team(s), Therapeutic Area Program Phase, Early Phase /Exploratory Program Medicine (EPM), and Translational Medicine team(s) in new product development activities over the entire spectrum of drug development and clinical trial phases.

Core Job Responsibilities

The primary responsibilities of the Oncology Medical Affairs CRP are generally related to late-phase and marketed compounds. The CRP is responsible for collaborating with local research staff in the planning, startup and conduct of phase 3b/4 studies. The core job responsibilities include those listed below as well as all other duties as assigned.

Featured Job Post: Medical Director, Diabetes

Medical Director, Diabetes
Lexicon (Princeton, New Jersey)

Requisition #-130-252 Medical Director, Diabetes

Lexicon is a biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering and developing breakthrough treatments for human disease located in The Woodlands, Texas and Princeton, New Jersey. We currently have multiple programs in clinical development for diabetes, irritable bowel syndrome, carcinoid syndrome and other indications, all of which were discovered by our world class research team. We have used our proprietary gene knockout technology to identify more than 100 promising drug targets. We focus drug discovery efforts on these biologically-validated targets to create our extensive pipeline of clinical and preclinical programs. Lexicon employees are inspired by the idea that their work can improve patients' lives and we know that our employees are important to the success of our mission. We are dedicated to making Lexicon a great place to work by providing employees with the benefits, services, and programs which will allow them to reach their full potential.

We are currently recruiting for a Medical Director for our Diabetes programs in our Woodlands, TX or Princeton NJ office.

Featured Job Post: Contract Medical Director

Don't miss this featured job post:

Position Title: Contract Medical Director at CE Outcomes

Position Reports To: Sr. Medical Director

Position Purpose:
The Contract Medical Director is responsible for maintaining the medical accuracy and clinical meaning of CE Outcomes work product received through case writers and medical writers.

Essential Job Functions:
-Critically assess questions written by other clinicians to ensure that the question format will elicit our assessment objectives
-Analyze and critically assess medical education content
---Summarize and clearly articulate the main teaching points and goals of the education
-Research clinical practice guidelines as reference for key points
-Work as a liaison with contract case writers
---Recruit specialties to write and review cases
---Communicate to casewriters about upcoming assignments and contract for work
---Review and edit cases and case questions and provide the case writer with performance feedback
---Work with account teams to conduct conference calls with case writers to discuss key findings after the data is collected
-Work as a liaison with contract medical writers, as needed
---Recruit expert medical writers to write literature reviews
---Communicate to medical writers about upcoming assignments and contract for work
-Review and edit literature reviews and provide the writer with performance feedback
-Talk with the clients to obtain their assessment objectives; work with account teams to establish medical assessment criteria
-Conduct literature reviews, as needed
-Review assessment instruments, reports and presentations for medical accuracy and relevance from a practitioners vantage point, as well as from our clients perspective
Present assessment findings to clients (including: written reports, teleconference presentations and in-person presentations)
-Work across account teams on a variety of medical writing, editing, and assessment
-Mentor Outcomes staff on various aspects of clinical medicine and the healthcare system
-Ensure medical integrity of survey development and medical synthesis of data

Featured Job Post: Head of Partnerships and Endorsements

Don't miss this Featured Job Post:  Head of Partnerships and Endorsements  at Medikidz (New York, New York)

The ideal candidate will be a Medical Doctor, who has transitioned or is looking to transition into a commercial role. We seek someone who has an interest in helping children with a confident and diligent work attitude and a gregarious personality.

Job Responsibilities:

Identify and define key Patient Associations, Charities and Professional Bodies to build relationships for the Medikidz Brand

Contribute to driving new business by liaising with Charities, Hospitals, Key Opinion Leaders, Specialist Nurses and Case Study Families and Children

Head the Medikidz Youth Advisory Board with responsibilities including: Identifying children affected by various medical conditions to participate in monthly forums. Working with the children to gather feedback regarding the Medikidz titles and influencing the direction of Medikidz brand

Sales to non-pharma agencies

Medikidz believes that every child deserves access to medical information that they can understand.
We are creating a global community of young people who are informed, empowered and health aware.

Medikidz is the world's first company dedicated to providing medical information for young children. Through a series of over 50 graphic novels, we explain medical information to children and their families in a way that they can understand. All of our content is written by doctors and peer reviewed by leading specialists and we work with patients and patient associations to ensure that our content is not only medically correct but relevant to the experiences that patients go through.

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Job Posting: Medical Research Specialist

Medical Research Specialist
Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine - Washington, DC 20016

The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine is a nonprofit organization working toward compassionate and effective medical practice, research, and health promotion. For the last 27 years, PCRM has led the way for reforms of federal nutrition policies, and our clinical research programs are breaking new ground in diabetes, cancer, and other serious medical conditions. We have fought for an emphasis on prevention, higher ethical standards in research, and scientific advances in basic research and effective drug development. Over the years, we have taken on battles to end ethically questionable experiments involving children and inhumane animal experiments and have worked to improve science education. We have worked with physicians, federal regulators, politicians, researchers, educators, students, and concerned citizens. And we have so much more work to do.

PCRM is seeking to hire a Medical Research Specialist to play an integral role with our work advocating for nonanimal research methods. This means evaluating specific uses of animals in research, understanding methods of research that do not involve animals, and working with decision-makers and the press to promote ethical research.

Job Posting: Medical Officer

Medical Officer
The Henry M. Jackson Foundation
Bethesda, MD

HJF is seeking a Medical Officer to provide support under the an NIH-funded contract to the Division of AIDS (DAIDS) at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), a component of NIH, located on Rockledge Drive in Bethesda, Maryland. Under the NIH Contract, HJF’s seperate operating division, HJF-DAIDS, provides scientific and operations support to DAIDS including the Therapeutics Research Program.

The incumbent will provide clinical research support to the of as part of the HJF-DAIDS Program. Responsible for assisting DAIDS in the preparation of clinical trial protocols; the preparation of Investigational New Drug (IND) and other communications with the Federal Drug Administration (FDA) and in ensuring clinical trial patient safety and protection. This position is with the HIV Research Branch of the Therapeutics Research Program.