(Senior) Clinical Program Lead (Ingelheim, Germany, Rheinland-Pfalz)
About this opportunity
The Position
Lead the Future of Medicine – as (Senior) Clinical Program Lead in Oncology
To ensure the fastest and most focused path from strategy to patients, we are evolving our OneHP organization. Together, we are simplifying our structures, strengthening the accountability of Therapeutic Areas, and creating clear interfaces between Innovation and Business. This ensures that our assets are efficiently transformed into successful brands – with the ultimate goal of delivering lasting value to patients around the world. Therefore, we are looking for a visionary leader to help shape our newly established Global Clinical Development organization. Now is the time to act – to strengthen our organization, empower our teams, and fulfill our responsibility to patients worldwide.
Join us in shaping the future of medicine – apply now!
Tasks & responsibilities
Design and prepare clinical development plans, focusing on Phase I, II, and III in oncology indications.
Guide cross-functional teams as the clinical lead, including experts from clinical trial operations, regulatory, medical affairs, preclinical & clinical pharmacology, biostatistics, biomarkers, and patient safety to ensure high-quality execution.
Oversee the setup, conduct, and data readout of clinical trials together with the Clinical Trial Lead, ensuring timelines, quality, and ethical standards are met.
Provide input to regulatory strategy and clinical components of briefing documents, presentations, and responses to regulatory questions.
Contribute to the Medical Affairs strategy and deliverables, such as the Integrated Evidence Plan, in collaboration with Medical Advisor(s) and the Medical Affairs Lead.
Evaluate external opportunities using your clinical expertise to support decisions that strengthen the pipeline.
Additional tasks for the Senior Role:
Supervise and mentor other Clinical Program Leads in the assigned program/asset.
Shape the overarching development strategy for the program in alignment with Indication and Brand Teams, including marketing and market access.
Initiate external collaborations with academic and industrial partners.
Requirements
MD degree with several years of clinical and scientific experience in oncology
Few years of experience in clinical drug development within the pharmaceutical industry or equivalent experience in academic clinical research
Ability to influence and collaborate effectively across diverse stakeholder groups
Skilled in presenting scientific content and facilitating cross-functional discussions
High level of initiative, strategic thinking, and team orientation
Excellent communication skills in English, both written and verbal
Additional requirements for the Senior Role:
MD degree with long-standing clinical and scientific experience in oncology
Several years of experience in clinical drug development within the pharmaceutical industry or equivalent experience in academic clinical research
Strong Leadership skills with the ability to lead and motivate cross-functional teams
As part of our commitment to transparency and fairness, salary information will be shared during the recruitment process. We also offer a comprehensive benefits and wellbeing package.
Applications from persons with severe disabilities are warmly welcomed. In cases of equal qualifications, such applicants will be given preferential consideration in the selection process.
Ready to contact us?
If you have any questions about the job posting or process - please contact our HR Direct Team, Tel: +49 (0) 6132 77-3330 or via mail: hr.de@boehringer-ingelheim.com
Recruitment process:
Step 1: Online application - The job posting is presumably online until October 31, 2026. We reserve the right to take the posting offline beforehand.
Step 2: Virtual meeting mid of September
Step 3: Panel interviews end of September
Please submit your application documents in English.
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