Senior / Lead Clinical Director

Roche fosters diversity, equity and inclusion, representing the communities we serve. When dealing with healthcare on a global scale, diversity is an essential ingredient to success. We believe that inclusion is key to understanding people's varied healthcare needs. Together, we embrace individuality and share a passion for exceptional care. Join Roche, where every voice matters.The Position The Opportunity At Roche, our Clinical Development organisation focuses on late-stage (Phase II - III) clinical strategies, to deliver innovative therapies that provide significant improvements to patient care. As the Senior Clinical Director/Lead ClinicalDirector, you will lead or make significant contributions to the creation and execution of the Clinical Development (CD) plans for therapies in our exciting and growing Ophthalmology pipeline. You will be pivotal in driving strategy, overseeing clinical trials, and ensuring timely and high-quality outcomes. This position may involve leading teams and potentially managing direct reports to foster a collaborative and innovative work environment. Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and execute the Clinical Development Plan (CDP) for your designated projects.
• Lead clinical trials from design to completion, ensuring adherence to all required clinical guidelines and regulations.
• Act as medical monitor for assigned studies or delegate this responsibility appropriately
• Represent the Clinical Science Team in cross-functional interactions, ensuring alignment across teams, and cohesive clinical strategies.
• Provide clinical leadership in regulatory engagements and contribute to key regulatory submissions and documentation.
• Lead data-driven decision-making to establish product safety and efficacy profiles.
• Develop and deliver key presentations internally or externally, including at investigator meetings, advisory boards and major medical congresses, and contribute to clinical trial publications
• Facilitate the handover of new drugs/indications to Medical Affairs.
Who You Are Essential:
• MD/MBBS, with Board Certification in Ophthalmology
• Significant experience designing and conducting clinical trials, or a recognized expert in the field
• Strong understanding of data analysis,interpretation and clinical relevance
Preferred:
• Proven experience as a clinical development leader with analytical and innovative problem-solving skills.
• Experience in late-stage clinical development within the pharmaceutical/biotech industry.
• Experience authoring global clinical development plans and engaging with regulatory bodies.
• Experience publishing results of clinical trials in peer reviewed journals
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, capable of effectively collaborating with and influencing stakeholders.
Skills & Behaviours:
• High ethical standards and exceptional attention to detail.
• Proficient in project management, decision-making, and negotiation.
• Strong business and financial acumen for effective planning and resource allocation.
• Demonstrated mentoring skills and a commitment to developing high-performing teams.
• Willingness to travel up to 30% globally.
Join Roche to lead impactful clinical programmes and shape the future of healthcare in Ophthalmology.Who we are At Roche, more than 100,000 people across 100 countries are pushing back the frontiers of healthcare. Working together, we've become one of the world's leading research-focused healthcare groups. Our success is built on innovation, curiosity and diversity. Our UK Pharmaceutical head office is situated in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, with beautiful countryside surrounding the area. Supported by major motorways & airports as well as being a 30 minute train ride to London, access is easy. Our award-winning office, known as Hexagon Place, was opened in 2005 and provides a modern, flexible working environment with facilities that are second-to-none. Around 2,000 people work at our Welwyn office in Global Early Development (pRED), Global Product Development (PD), Commercial (Rx) and our Corporate functions. Roche offer a competitive salary plus the excellent benefits you would expect from a blue-chip organisation. There is a fully equipped gym on-site, a library and information centre, and an active sports and social club. We also have a subsidised staff restaurant providing foods to cater for every taste throughout the day. At the heart of the building is an informal meeting area known as The Street which features a coffee shop, snack machine and cashpoint. A second building on-site, called The Hub, contains modern meeting room and conference facilities. Roche promotes personal well-being and work-life balance. Therefore, flexible working options will be considered for all roles at Roche UK. Roche is committed to creating a diverse & inclusive environment. The statements herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees, and are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. Furthermore, they do not establish a contract for employment and are subject to change at the discretion of Roche. The statements herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees, and are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. Furthermore, they do not establish a contract for employment and are subject to change at the discretion of Roche Products Ltd. At Roche Products we believe diversity drives innovation and we are committed to building a diverse and flexible working environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion or belief, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, disability or age. We recognise the importance of flexible working and will review all applicants' requests with care. At Roche difference is valued and we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer where you are encouraged to bring your whole self to work.


• MD/MBBS, with Board Certification in Ophthalmology
• Significant experience designing and conducting clinical trials, or a recognized expert in the field
• Strong understanding of data analysis,interpretation and clinical relevance
Preferred:
• Proven experience as a clinical development leader with analytical and innovative problem-solving skills.
• Experience in late-stage clinical development within the pharmaceutical/biotech industry.
• Experience authoring global clinical development plans and engaging with regulatory bodies.
• Experience publishing results of clinical trials in peer reviewed journals
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, capable of effectively collaborating with and influencing stakeholders.
Skills & Behaviours:
• High ethical standards and exceptional attention to detail.
• Proficient in project management, decision-making, and negotiation.
• Strong business and financial acumen for effective planning and resource allocation.
• Demonstrated mentoring skills and a commitment to developing high-performing teams.
• Willingness to travel up to 30% globally.
  
  Roche fosters diversity, equity and inclusion, representing the communities we serve. When dealing with healthcare on a global scale, diversity is an essential ingredient to success. We believe that inclusion is key to understanding people's varied healthcare needs. Together, we embrace individuality and share a passion for exceptional care. Join Roche, where every voice matters., At Roche, more than 100,000 people across 100 countries are pushing back the frontiers of healthcare. Working together, we've become one of the world's leading research-focused healthcare groups. Our success is built on innovation, curiosity and diversity.
Our UK Pharmaceutical head office is situated in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, with beautiful countryside surrounding the area. Supported by major motorways & airports as well as being a 30 minute train ride to London, access is easy. Our award-winning office, known as Hexagon Place, was opened in 2005 and provides a modern, flexible working environment with facilities that are second-to-none. Around 2,000 people work at our Welwyn office in Global Early Development (pRED), Global Product Development (PD), Commercial (Rx) and our Corporate functions. Roche offer a competitive salary plus the excellent benefits you would expect from a blue-chip organisation. There is a fully equipped gym on-site, a library and information centre, and an active sports and social club. We also have a subsidised staff restaurant providing foods to cater for every taste throughout the day. At the heart of the building is an informal meeting area known as The Street which features a coffee shop, snack machine and cashpoint. A second building on-site, called The Hub, contains modern meeting room and conference facilities. Roche promotes personal well-being and work-life balance. Therefore, flexible working options will be considered for all roles at Roche UK. Roche is committed to creating a diverse & inclusive environment. The statements herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees, and are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of responsibilities, duties, and skills aaaaabh_ of personnel so classified. Furthermore, they do not establish a contract for employment and are subject to change at the discretion of Roche. The statements herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees, and are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. Furthermore, they do not establish a contract for employment and are subject to change at the discretion of Roche Products Ltd. At Roche Products we believe diversity drives innovation and we are committed to building a diverse and flexible working environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion or belief, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, disability or age. We recognise the importance of flexible working and will review all applicants' requests with care. At Roche difference is valued and we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer where you are encouraged to bring your whole self to aabd_