Executive Director, Medical Director, Psychiatry

Who We Are

At Neurocrine Biosciences, we pride ourselves on having a strong, inclusive, and positive culture based on our shared purpose and values. We know what it takes to be great, and we are as passionate about our people as we are about our purpose – to relieve suffering for people with great needs.

Neurocrine Biosciences is a leading neuroscience-focused, biopharmaceutical company with a simple purpose: to relieve suffering for people with great needs. We are dedicated to discovering and developing life‑changing treatments for patients with under‑addressed neurological, neuroendocrine and neuropsychiatric disorders. The company's diverse portfolio includes FDA‑approved treatments for tardive dyskinesia, chorea associated with Huntington's disease, classic congenital adrenal hyperplasia, endometriosis and uterine fibroids, as well as a robust pipeline including multiple compounds in mid‑to‑late‑phase clinical development across our core therapeutic areas.

For three decades, we have applied our unique insight into neuroscience and the interconnections between brain and body systems to treat complex conditions. We relentlessly pursue medicines to ease the burden of debilitating diseases and disorders because you deserve brave science. For more information, visit  and follow the company on Linked In, X and Facebook. (
* in collaboration with Abb Vie)

The Executive Medical Director, MD, Psychiatry (Basel) is responsible for providing medical oversight of clinical programs in the Psychiatry therapeutic area for Europe. The Executive Medical Director will help lead the strategy, planning, and execution of the clinical development plan, including Phase 1 to 4 clinical studies in collaboration with cross‑functional project team members, including clinical operations, clinical pharmacology, Data Sciences, regulatory, drug safety/pharmacovigilance.

Leverage clinical and scientific expertise to provide strategic guidance across the drug development pipeline.

• Provide medical leadership and oversight of Phase 1 and 4 clinical studies in psychiatric indications in Europe.
• Working closely with the CRO and the CRAs to ensure investigators are conducting studies in line with the clinical development plan, provide guidance and answer any questions relating to the study.
• Oversee clinical trials in alignment with SOPs, GCP, and regulatory requirements.
• Medical assessment and disposition of adverse events (in conjunction with Drug Safety physician) and safety evaluation of clinical compounds prior to and during ongoing clinical studies.
• Oversee the clinical trials program in conjunction with the Clinical Operations team including site collaborations, visits etc.
• Building and maintaining good, professional relationships with all investigator site staff.
• Data analytics and sciences review to enhance compliance and signal detection.
• Analyze, interpret, and present clinical study results to internal and external stakeholders.
• Partner with Medical Affairs and KOLs to expand collaborations and disseminate trial outcomes.

• MD/DO AND 6+ years of experience with a combination of clinical practice experience or related pharmaceutical consulting capacity.
• Preferred experience:
  
  Clinical Practice experience in Psychiatry.

Common Knowledge &

Skills:

• Recognized as “guru” or external expert in a strategic job function.
• Requires broad and comprehensive expertise in leading‑edge theories and techniques within a strategic job function.
• Applies ingenuity and creativity to problem analysis and resolution in complicated and/or novel situations.
• Influences internal/external business and/or industry issues that have an impact on Neurocrine.
• Excellent project leadership skills to mentor lower levels and/or leads indirect teams.
• Exceptional interpersonal, communications, problem solving, analytical thinking, influencing skills.
• Sets broader picture and longer‑term vision for department or project.
• Highly effective communicator with good team collaboration skills. Passion for education and addressing unmet medical needs in Neurology and Psychiatry.

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