Ipsen Pharma (SAS) Posted September 30, 2026

Lead Clinical Development Director, Rare (Remote)

Paris, France Full time
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About this opportunity

Title:

Lead Clinical Development Director, Rare (Remote)

Company:

Ipsen Pharma (SAS)

About Ipsen:

Ipsen is a mid-sized global biopharmaceutical company with a focus on transformative medicines in three therapeutic areas: Oncology, Rare Disease and Neuroscience. Supported by nearly 100 years of development experience, with global hubs in the U.S., France and the U.K, we tackle areas of high unmet medical need through research and innovation.

Our passionate teams in more than 40 countries are focused on what matters and endeavor every day to bring medicines to patients in 88 countries. We build a workplace that champions human-centric leadership and fosters a culture of collaboration, excellence and impact. At Ipsen, every individual is empowered to be their true selves, grow and thrive alongside the company’s success. Join us on our journey towards sustainable growth, creating real impact on patients and society!

For more information, visit us at https://www.ipsen.com/   and follow our latest news on LinkedIn and Instagram .

Job Description:

Core Remit of Activities Internal to Therapeutic Area Development (approx. 65%):

Support in all clinical matters both Project Teams and drug development programs from lead compound identification to product registration and launch

Provide clinical, scientific and strategic expertise, contribute to and/or prepare CDP and clinical trial related documents, including but not limited to Investigator Brochure, communication with regulatory authorities, clinical trial synopses, clinical trial protocols, clinical summaries, Clinical Study Report, with the support of other R&D functions and in line with IDP

Ensure execution of CDP and establish where necessary cross functional alignment to support execution of CDP

Make final decisions on clinical matters for clinical study teams, supporting clinical operations to achieve clinical team objectives and execution of clinical programs.

Work on complex issues where analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth knowledge of relevant programs and therapeutic area.

Act as a resource for clinical study teams and relevant project teams, contribute to the development of key documents (for example TPP, IDP, KPIs). Ensure budgets and schedules meet corporate requirements.

Regularly interact with major internal and external stakeholders (KOLs Investigators, experts). Interactions frequently involve utilization of key communication skills and clinical expertise, such as negotiating with customers or management or influencing senior level leaders within and outside of Research and Development regarding matters of significance to the organization

Support the conduct of clinical trials as part of the Clinical Study Team and interfacing with medical CRO representatives

Contribute to clinical monitoring to ensure data integrity and coherence of data interpretation under the guidance of Target Patient Profile (TP) and IDP

Contribute to and review scientific communication (abstracts, articles, presentations for internal and external purposes) of Ipsen sponsored studies

Establish and maintain professional relationships with external medical experts and key thought leaders and to represent Ipsen R&D Oncology TA at investigator meetings, advisory boards, scientific conference or alike

Core Remit of Activities External to Therapeutic Area Development (approx. 35%):

Proactively liaise with pre-clinical, early development, as appropriate to ensure scientific and medical integrity of IDP, TPP etc

As appropriate, participates in competitive intelligence and/or other market/industry assessment activities and projects within the oncology area.

Liaise with key internal experts as required to support pre-clinical programs and Project Teams for most efficient development of new chemical entities.

Liaise with Pre-clinical, Early Clinical Development and Clinical Pharmacology department to provide medical expertise as needed for ongoing programs and possible new external assets (up to and including proof-of-concept studies)

Liaise as medical expert with External Innovation and business development teams to optimize the due diligence activities

General duties/responsibilities:

Comply with Ipsen’s SOPs, GCP, governmental policies, regulations, statutory guidelines and applicable laws regulating drug development and clinical research

Develop and maintain state of the art scientific, medical and managerial knowledge by:

-          Establishing and maintaining an external professional network

-          Reading pertinent

scientific and medical publications

-          Attending pertinent training courses, workshops, conferences etc.

Commit to support transformation and change management of R&D division with a focus on high performance culture, data quality, timeliness and budget control accounts

Assume tasks within the context of team performance and project progress in an objective-driven, solution and results oriented manner with an overall can-do attitude

Be a proactive member and contributor to Ipsen’s medical community

Nous nous engageons à créer un lieu de travail où chacun se sent écouté, valorisé et soutenu, où nous incarnons « The Real Us*». La valeur que nous accordons aux différentes perspectives et expériences motive notre engagement en faveur de l'inclusion et de l'égalité des chances. Lorsque nous intégrons des modes de pensée diversifiés, nous prenons des décisions plus réfléchies et découvrons des solutions plus innovantes. Ensemble, nous nous efforçons de mieux comprendre les communautés que nous servons. Cela signifie que nous voulons également vous aider à donner le meilleur de vous-même lorsque vous postulez à un poste chez nous. Si vous avez besoin d'aménagements ou d'aide pendant le processus de candidature, veuillez en informer l'équipe de recrutement. Ces informations seront traitées avec soin et n'auront aucune incidence sur le résultat de votre candidature. *Soyons nous-même

Job details

Seniority
Director
Function
Clinical Development
Therapeutic area
Not listed
Location
Paris, France
Employment type
Full time

How this role compares

Computed from every other active Clinical Development role in our database, not just this employer's listings.

We currently track 259 comparable Director Clinical Development roles across 48 biopharma companies.

259Comparable roles tracked
244Currently active
48Companies hiring similar roles
16Countries represented

Salary context

138 of 259 peers report a salary range (USD, annualized)

Peers share this role's job function and a matching or adjacent seniority level -- not necessarily the same therapeutic area or country.

This roleSubject Not listed on this posting
Peer group range $0 – $392,100 (median $274,150)

Where these roles are based

Top locations among the 259 comparable roles

United States209
United Kingdom13
Spain8
India7
Switzerland5
Ireland3

+ 10 more countries

Seniority mix

259 of 259 peers have a known seniority level

Director194
Senior Director41
Principal24

Therapeutic area mix

91 of 259 peers have a known therapeutic area; the rest are genuinely unlabeled, not hidden

Oncology52
Immunology10
Neuroscience9
Cardiovascular / CVRM6
Respiratory5
Ophthalmology4
Dermatology & Aesthetics3
Rare Disease1
Vaccines & Infectious Disease1

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