Sr Clinical Development Director - Methods Expert (Submissions) - Respiratory

Alongside inhaled approaches, where the focus is on helping patients achieve good control of their symptoms, we are developing the next generation of treatments - novel biologics and medicines that target the underlying causes of disease. Beyond asthma and COPD, we are actively exploring treatments for other respiratory diseases, such as idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and acute lung injury. As the Methods Expert, you'll provide deep expertise in Respiratory late stage and clinical NDA and global filing preparation, for emerging indications and assets. You'll lead a team of clinical scientists to strategically construct submission dossier and work to innovate in planning to expedite timelines and drive higher quality clinical sections of submissions. You will be the key internal expert for emerging programs earlier in phase around registrational considerations in your disease area. Job Purpose and Key Responsibilities: * Accountability for education of the Clinical Sciences community to changing regulatory opportunities and clinical trial/evidence for filing in disease area * PRF participation for all phase 3 protocol reviews from a filing perspective * Responsible for maintaining an external focus for innovation in submission strategies * Providing integrated and innovative clinical development strategy to support the creation and management of the Integrated Evidence Plan (IEP), including the Clinical Development Plan (CDP) for an asset in development * Strategic Leadership: Integrating scientific rationale, regulatory requirements, product development plan and commercial goals to optimize clinical study designs aligned with the IEP and CDP * Generating the data and evidence required to determine a medicine's potential efficacy, safety profile, key areas of product differentiation and value to patient in the shortest possible timeframe * Establishing expeditious clinical development timelines, incorporating key decision points and Go/No Go criteria for the CDP * Developing and maintaining relationships with program counterparts in Commercial, Research, Regulatory, Clinical Operations and Statistics. * Contributing to and partnering on the development of strategic initiatives, specific Business Development activities and various organizational initiatives in Clinical Development * Playing an active role in the technical and leadership development of Clinical Sciences staff via coaching and mentoring and potential direct line management * Employing visioning and strategic thinking to provide expert leadership of disease/therapeutic area specific strategy for a drug(s) or program(s). Leads selected clinical development projects for products/franchise of compounds * Serving as a clinical point of contact for senior management and senior level matrix teams, both internally and externally for an asset(s) in development * Leading and positively interfacing with and influencing across a diverse range of scientific external experts (e.g. regulators, payors, CROs, consultants, investigators) in order to deliver integrated clinical development strategy, which align to the business strategy and achieves mutual goals related to patient need * Integrating inputs from across disciplines (scientific, clinical commercial, regulatory) to contribute to the Medicine Profile. * Having accountability for risk/benefit of an asset. Actively leading and making decisions which balance risk/benefit at the project level with clear understanding of impact on study/project indication approvals. * Assessing and predicting when therapies designed for one patient population/indication can be used in alternative scenarios to broaden potential patient benefit * Leading clinical development discussions at regulatory interactions and clinical components of the submissions (i.e. IND, NDA, BLA, MAA) including briefing documents, presentations, addressing questions and responses * Delivering value and accessing insights to inform medical strategy, expand market access and to address unmet patient need Why you? Basic Qualifications: * Bachelor's degree in a science related field * Deep knowledge in submission including regulatory changes and environment globally, clinical innovation in approval, key risks from clinical efficacy and safety perspective within respiratory disease. * Extensive clinical training and/or applicable clinical research experience; understanding of clinical development planning and running clinical trial from concept study idea to publication. * Demonstrated experience managing complex projects and working collaboratively with multiple stakeholders regarding new strategies to ensure consistent communication * Proven ability to maximize and integrate genetic data to advance disease understanding and inform and guide clinical development plans * Thorough understanding of clinical research methodology and biostatistics principles, to facilitate innovative and efficient clinical trial design, and clinical development plans with