Senior Advisor, Clinical Science

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Senior clinical science advisor leading Phase 1/2 Orexin-targeted trials for Centessa Pharmaceuticals. Driving clinical strategy, data interpretation, regulatory documents, and cross-functional execution.

Responsibilities:

  • Serve as clinical scientist lead on one or more early-stage Phase 1/2 clinical trials for Orexin-targeted programs in neurodegeneration and/or neuropsychiatric indications
  • Contribute to clinical development plan strategy, including study design, dose-escalation/titration strategy, and data interpretation
  • Lead development, authorship, and review of clinical and cross-functional documents, including protocols, amendments, investigator brochures, eCRFs, completion guidelines, SAP/TLF shells, and regulatory briefing materials
  • Serve as study medical/scientific lead from study start-up through clinical study report completion
  • Lead CRF design, enrollment monitoring, and patient profile review
  • Drive dose-escalation and study conduct discussions through real-time review and interpretation of emerging safety, PK/PD, and biomarker data
  • Provide scientific leadership and recommendations in data review meetings, safety review committees, governance forums, and cross-functional team discussions
  • Partner with Clinical Operations, Translational Science, Regulatory Affairs, Biostatistics, and Safety/Pharmacovigilance
  • Drive cross-functional alignment and execution for high-quality, timely study delivery
  • Collaborate with Translational and Preclinical teams to integrate biomarker and mechanistic hypotheses into clinical studies and development strategy
  • Identify and address scientific, operational, and strategic risks and gaps
  • Review and interpret clinical safety, efficacy, PK/PD, and exploratory biomarker data
  • Develop scientific insights and recommendations for clinical development strategy and decision-making
  • Contribute to regulatory submissions, health authority responses, governance materials, and external scientific communications
  • Support abstracts, posters, manuscripts, and presentations for scientific meetings and publications
  • Provide scientific leadership in interactions with investigators, CROs, vendors, and external experts
  • Lead or support investigator meetings and scientific training sessions
  • Represent clinical science in interactions with key opinion leaders and scientific advisory boards
  • Manage deliverables across assigned studies and workstreams
  • Mentor and support junior clinical scientists, depending on scope

Requirements:

  • Advanced scientific/clinical degree; PhD or PharmD strongly preferred
  • 8–10 years of experience in clinical research or clinical development within the biotechnology or pharmaceutical industry
  • Strong scientific foundation in neuroscience/neurology required
  • Experience in neurodegeneration and/or neuropsychiatric indications strongly preferred
  • Familiarity with Orexin biology or related sleep/wake and neurocircuitry mechanisms is a plus
  • Deep understanding of clinical trial design, clinical data analysis, and drug development principles
  • Direct experience leading or supporting early-phase (Phase 1/2) clinical trials
  • Demonstrated ability to independently lead complex scientific workstreams and influence cross-functional teams in a fast-paced biotech environment
  • Proven experience leading development and authorship of clinical and regulatory documents, including protocols, IBs, CSRs, and briefing documents
  • Strong analytical and scientific interpretation skills
  • Ability to synthesize emerging clinical, safety, and biomarker data into actionable insights
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Ability to clearly communicate complex scientific concepts to diverse audiences
  • Role based in the United States
  • Ability to travel occasionally

Benefits:

  • Company bonus, depending in part on company and individual performance
  • Company-sponsored 401(k)
  • Pension
  • Vacation benefits
  • Medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug benefits
  • Flexible benefits, including healthcare and/or dependent day care flexible spending accounts
  • Life insurance and death benefits
  • Time off and leave of absence benefits
  • Well-being benefits, including employee assistance program, fitness benefits, and employee clubs and activities
  • Remote work arrangement
  • Occasional travel