Incyte Posted December 24, 2025

Senior/ Executive Medical Director, Medical Lead IAI, Early Clinical Development

Morges, Switzerland Type not listed
Clinical Development Executive/VP
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About this opportunity

Overview Incyte is a global, science-driven biopharmaceutical company recognized for its strong growth and deep commitment to advancing therapies in Hematology, Oncology, and Immunology. With a diverse and expanding early pipeline, Incyte is shaping the next generation of targeted and immune-based therapies. Our strength lies in our ability to combine scientific insight with clinical execution, transforming discoveries into impactful medicines for patients worldwide. We are a company in motion, growing, evolving, and investing in early development as a core engine of innovation. At Incyte, every idea begins with science, and every scientist plays a part in shaping what comes next. The role: This position is responsible for implementing early clinical development efforts for Incyte's Dermatology, Immunology, Rheumatology products (preclinical candidate nomination through transition to registrational studies) Duties and Responsibilities Leads development efforts for assets post-candidate selection through first in human trials, including early dose escalation, ph 1-2a translational strategy (proof of mechanism studies) and proof of concept studies in human (ph 1b or 2a). Participates in asset/portfolio strategies and prioritization, internal and external messaging, governance, and cross-functional interface with all key stakeholders, including translational science, clinical pharmacology and pharmacometrics, discovery organization, regulatory and others. Provides medical and scientific expertise for internal cross-functional team members for development of specific, dermatology and immunology agents including discovery scientists, clinical scientists, biostatisticians, pharmacokinetics, pharmacovigilance, and clinical operations. Supports interactions with global regulatory bodies including the FDA, EMA, PMDA and TGA and ethics committees to accomplish tasks related to product development and collaborates with internal regulatory experts and oversee the clinical research plans and sections for Investigational new Drug applications (INDs) and other regulatory documents. Facilitates the development of key internal and external documents pertaining to product development including clinical study protocol, informed consents, CRFs, CSRs, meeting abstracts, scientific journal publications, strategy documents and project plans. Collaborates with external vendors such as CROs, external imaging and laboratory vendors for successful implementation and conduct of early phase clinical studies. Represents Incyte Corporation at key national and international medical and scientific meetings including participation in advisory boards with key opinion leaders. Detects and analyzes emergent issues during early clinical drug development and develops and implements mitigating strategies. Works in partnership with medical affairs and commercial organization for successful launch of future agents. Implements the highest ethical and regulatory standards during the investigation and development of anticancer agents. Provides guidance for successful implementation and accomplishment of investigator-initiated trials related to product development and life cycle management of a compound. Acts as subject matter expert for business development activities Requirements MD, MD-PhD (or PhD with > 8-year clinical development experience in immunology or dermatology). For MDs a dermatology, rheumatology or clinical immunology/ allergy board certification is preferred. Training in research (wet lab), proven track record of self-directed scientific work (e.g. post doc, peer reviewed publications as first author) preferred. Experience in early drug development required with proven track record of leading clinical pre-clinical candidate to PoC in human Proficient in English, oral and written. Member of at least one professional society (e.g. SID, ACR, AAAAI). Strives for continued medical education in immunology related area. Ability to lead sub-teams and drive projects Track record of business development and due diligence team support Proven record of successful work in diverse, cross-functional teams (co located or not). Willingness to share and coach other Incyte employees within ED and beyond. Desirable preferred behaviour: active listening, higher than average social sensitivity, empathy, willingness to mentor and coach. Disclaimer: The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employees assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications. Management reserves the right to change or modify such duties as required. We Respect Your Privacy Learn more at: http://www.incyte.com/privacy-policy The Incyte hiring organization processes your personal data to manage your job application in order to enter into an employment relationship with you if you are the successful candidate. During the process, you may be asked to respond to questions that will screen out your application if you do not meet certain objective criteria required by the job. You can learn more about this process here. You may have the right to access, delete, restrict, edit, move, or object to the use of your personal data. You may also have a right to report concerns to the authority responsible for data privacy in the country where the position is based or where you live or work. You can learn more about Incyte’s data protection practices here. By accessing this link you can learn about the types of personal data we collect, how we use it, whether collection and processing is optional, sources of the personal data we process, how it is shared, where it is stored or transferred to, how long we keep it, and contact information for Incyte, Incyte’s data protection officer, and your supervisory authority (if applicable). Please contact privacy@incyte.com if you have any questions or concerns or would like to exercise your rights. #LI-MB1

Job details

Seniority
Executive/VP
Function
Clinical Development
Therapeutic area
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Location
Morges, Switzerland
Employment type
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How this role compares

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We currently track 72 comparable Executive/VP Clinical Development roles across 25 biopharma companies.

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25Companies hiring similar roles
6Countries represented

Salary context

37 of 72 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.

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United States61
United Kingdom4
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Italy2
Ireland1
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Seniority mix

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Senior Director43
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Therapeutic area mix

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Oncology15
Immunology7
Respiratory5
Neuroscience2
Gastroenterology1

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