Senior Director of Clinical Development
Teva Pharmaceuticals
Senior Director of Clinical Development
Date: Jan 1, 2025
Location:
Netanya, Israel, 1
Company: Teva Pharmaceuticals
Job Id: 59488
**Who we are**
Together, we’re on a mission to make good health more affordable and accessible, to help millions around the world enjoy healthier lives. It’s a mission that bonds our people across nearly 60 countries and a rich, diverse variety of nationalities and backgrounds. Working here means working with the world’s leading manufacturer of generic medicines, and the proud producer of many of the products on the World Health Organization’s Essential Medicines List. Today, at least 200 million people around the world take one of our medicines every single day. An amazing number, but we’re always looking for new ways to continue making a difference, and new people to make a difference with.
**The opportunity**
The Senior Director of Clinical Development is responsible for strategic leadership, execution, and oversight of global clinical development programs across all phases of clinical research. This role requires a seasoned professional capable of managing complex clinical programs and leading multidisciplinary teams in a highly matrixed environment.
The Senior Director will provide visionary guidance to study teams, ensuring the alignment of clinical strategies with overall program objectives. The individual is expected to demonstrate extensive experience in the end-to-end management of clinical research projects, including the preparation, review, and approval of key documents such as protocols, Investigator’s Brochures, clinical study reports, and regulatory submission materials.
This role is critical in designing and implementing clinical development plans, leading asset strategies, and driving collaboration with key internal stakeholders across functions such as commercial, regulatory, pharmacovigilance, manufacturing, and pre-clinical development. The Senior Director will serve as a clinical leader for INDs, NDAs, BLAs, and other global regulatory filings, while also cultivating relationships with thought leaders and stakeholders in assigned therapeutic areas.
**How you’ll spend your day**
• Serve as a senior leader within the organization and a core member of the Global Program Team, driving strategic clinical development initiatives.
• Develop, oversee, and manage multiple Clinical Development Plans with a focus on long-term program success and alignment with corporate goals.
• Lead cross-functional clinical development expert teams, ensuring optimal integration of efforts across all departments.
• Provide clinical leadership and oversight for study design, initiation, resource planning, implementation, and completion of global clinical trials.
• Represent clinical development in high-level internal and external meetings, including Investigator Meetings, advisory boards, and regulatory authority discussions.
• Lead interactions with global regulatory authorities, providing clinical expertise and strategic direction to facilitate successful submissions.
• Drive matrix collaboration with functional areas such as medical affairs, health economics, regulatory, commercial, and supply chain teams to ensure cohesive program execution.
• Oversee the preparation and review of clinical documents, including Protocols, Clinical Study Reports, Investigator’s Brochures, and global regulatory filings.
• Foster and maintain strategic partnerships with key opinion leaders, external collaborators, and academic institutions to advance clinical development objectives.
• Serve as medical monitor, providing high-level medical oversight, including study design, data analysis, patient safety, and CRO engagement.
• Proactively identify and mitigate risks across clinical programs, ensuring quality and compliance with all regulatory requirements.
• Mentor and develop clinical development team members, promoting a culture of excellence, innovation, and accountability.
**Your experience and qualifications**
• MD with board certification in psychiatry (preferred) or other relevant specialties.
• Advanced training or specialization in clinical research, drug development, or related fields is highly desirable.
Experience Required
• A minimum of 3+ years of pharmaceutical/biotechnology industry experience in clinical development, with a proven track record of leading programs through all stages of development, including regulatory approvals.
• Extensive experience managing and mentoring cross-functional teams in a matrix environment, with demonstrated ability to drive alignment and deliver results.
• Expertise in psychiatry or a related therapeutic area, with deep knowledge of disease-specific clinical and regulatory landscapes.
• Strong strategic thinking and decision-making skills, with the ability to balance short-term needs with long-term goals.
• Experience in global clinical trials, regulatory interactions, and dossier preparation for INDs, NDAs, and BLAs.
• Advanced understanding of clinical trial design, data analysis, and risk management practices.
• Exceptional interpersonal, leadership, and communication skills with the ability to influence across all organizational levels.
• Strong analytical capabilities and problem-solving skills to address complex clinical development challenges.
• High proficiency in managing multiple, simultaneous projects with aggressive timelines in a dynamic environment.
• Fluent in English, with superior oral and written presentation skills for internal and external audiences.
**Enjoy a more rewarding choice**
Alongside the fulfilling work, the inclusive culture and great rewards, our employees are entitled to a holistic benefits package, which is aimed to provide services required to their, and their families`, physical, emotional and social wellbeing.
In Teva, we understand that alongside your career and professional life, every employee has additional life circles, which include various private and family needs.
This is important to us and has encouraged us to create one of the most unique and comprehensive benefits package that are offered in the Israeli market. Our benefits package is meant to support you and your family throughout the course of your life and career
**Make a difference with Teva Pharmaceuticals**
**Reports To**
Sr. Director Clinical Development
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