Medical Director, Nephrology

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🌐 United States, Mexico – Remote

🇺🇸 United States – Remote 🇲🇽 Mexico – Remote

⏰ Full Time

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👨‍⚕️ Medical Director

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ICON plc

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10,000+ employees

Founded 1990

💼 Consulting

🏥 Healthcare

📦 Logistics

Consulting • Healthcare • Logistics

ICON plc is a global provider of clinical, consulting, and commercial services across various sectors in the healthcare and pharmaceutical industries. They offer a wide range of clinical solutions, including decentralised clinical trials, cardiac safety solutions, early clinical laboratories, and medical imaging. ICON also provides technology solutions that support drug development from early phases to post-marketing. Their therapeutic expertise spans cardiovascular, oncology, internal medicine, and more, with a strong focus on transformative therapies like cell and gene therapies and biosimilars. ICON is recognized as a leading Contract Research Organisation (CRO), regularly providing thought leadership and contributing to industry publications and events. Their services are tailored to optimize clinical trials, offer regulatory intelligence, and deliver real-world evidence through robust data analysis and patient-centric solutions.

📋 Description

• Lead medical affairs delivery across the portfolio, setting standards and developing the team. • Provide strategic medical leadership and guidance on project teams. • Offer expert medical and scientific consultation throughout project lifecycles. • Ensure compliance with ethical, legal, and regulatory standards in medical and safety monitoring activities. • Review medical data on the indication, inclusion/exclusion criteria, and other medical issues to achieve project deliverables. • Represent the Medical Affairs Department in business development initiatives, investigator meetings, and project kick-off meetings. • Provide operational oversight within the Medical Affairs Department as needed.

🎯 Requirements

• Medical degree (MD or equivalent) with specialization in Nephrology. • Board Certified in Internal Medicine or Nephrology • Proven track record of medical leadership and consultation within pharmaceutical or biotechnology industries or CRO space preferred. • Strong understanding of regulatory requirements and ethical standards in clinical research. • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to represent the department effectively. • Demonstrated ability to provide operational management in the absence of senior management. • Experience working with phase II-III studies either in industry or as an investigator is highly preferred. • Willingness to travel as required (approximately 10%) • Legal right to work in the country where the role is based.

🏖️ Benefits

• Competitive base salary and performance related incentives • Health and wellbeing programmes including medical, dental, and vision coverage where applicable • Retirement and pension plans • Life assurance and disability coverage • Employee assistance programmes and wellbeing resources • Learning and development opportunities through structured training and career pathways