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Located in the heart of Lisbon, our AMGEN office fosters a culture of innovation, excellence, and purpose.
CLINICAL SCIENTIST ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR – LATE DEVELOPMENT
In this role, the Clinical Scientist Associate Director supports late‑phase clinical development by contributing to protocol development, study start‑up, data review and monitoring, and analysis activities. Working collaboratively with the study team and clinical leadership, this role focuses on study‑level implementation and cross‑functional coordination to help ensure high‑quality, decision‑ready clinical data.
Responsibilities
Support set‑up and execution of late‑phase clinical trials with a strong focus on data quality.
Assist in authoring clinical protocols, study charters, and other regulatory documents ensuring consistency and clarity.
Provide input into and support implementation of the data management plan, CRF design, and data review oversight.
Support review, analysis, and preparation of presentations of clinical trial data for internal decision‑making, external interactions, and regulatory submissions.
Assist the Development Lead and Clinical Scientist Director in medical monitoring and in managing collaborators, consultants, and/or CROs.
Anticipate and proactively manage issues across cross‑functional teams.
Translate clinical strategy into development of study concept documents, study protocols, and related documentation.
Support training, recruitment, and development needs for matrix team resources.
Desired Traits
Our ideal candidate is a strong team player with a customer‑focused mindset and a problem‑solving, results‑oriented approach. You are capable of handling multiple tasks and prioritizing them effectively.
Minimum Requirements
Doctorate degree and 3 years of life sciences/healthcare experience; OR
Master’s degree and 5 years of life sciences/healthcare experience; OR
Bachelor’s degree and 7 years of life sciences/healthcare experience.
Preferred Requirements
3 years of pharmaceutical clinical drug development experience.
Experience supporting early or late‑phase drug development within a relevant therapeutic area.
Strong communication and presentation skills with ability to translate scientific concepts clearly for cross‑functional audiences.
Experience designing, monitoring, and implementing clinical trials in compliance with Good Clinical Practice and regulatory requirements.
Working knowledge of study data readout activities (data cleaning, database lock, extraction, generation of outputs).
Experience contributing to regulatory submission documents and supporting responses to health authorities.
Experience as contributing author for scientific publications or internal/external data presentations.
Experience in clinical data analysis tools such as Spotfire.
Benefits
Vast opportunities to learn, develop, and move up and across our global organization.
Diverse and inclusive community of belonging, where colleagues are empowered to bring ideas to the table, take risks, and act.
Generous AMGEN Total Rewards Plan comprising healthcare, finance, wealth, and career benefits.
Flexible work arrangements.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY STATEMENT
AMGEN is an Equal Opportunity employer and will consider you without regard to your race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided a reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request an accommodation.
