Associate Medical Director

January 11

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Iovance Biotherapeutics, Inc.

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Iovance Biotherapeutics, Inc. is pioneering a transformational approach to treating cancer by harnessing the human immune system's ability to recognize and attack diverse cancer cells in each patient. The company focuses on T-cell-based immunotherapy, specifically Tumor Infiltrating Lymphocyte (TIL) therapy, which involves reinvigorating a patient’s TILs to fight cancer. Iovance's TIL therapy is being investigated in clinical trials across multiple advanced solid tumor cancers. Additionally, the company is advancing genetically modified TIL therapies and exploring potential applications of PBL (peripheral blood lymphocyte) therapy for blood cancers. As a leader in cell therapy, Iovance owns a state-of-the-art Cell Therapy Center in Philadelphia for manufacturing their therapies using proprietary GMP. The company is at the forefront of developing personalized and patient-specific cancer treatments.

Immuno Oncology • Autologous Cell Therapy • Tumor Infiltrating Lymphocytes (TIL) • Novel Cancer Immunotherapies • cell therapy

501 - 1000 employees

Founded 2014

🧬 Biotechnology

💊 Pharmaceuticals

⚕️ Healthcare Insurance

📋 Description

• The Associate Medical Director is primarily responsible for overseeing the direction, planning, execution, and interpretation of clinical trials and the data collection. • Directs protocol implementation including site identification and communication, attendance at investigators’ meetings, correspondence with sites including IRBs and interaction with operations teams. • Manages program development, including working cross-functionally with all of the disciplines necessary for successful drug/therapy development: pre-clinical, manufacturing, quality assurance, regulatory, medical affairs, legal, biostatistics and data management, pharmacovigilance, and clinical operations. • Interacts closely with the pre-clinical team, to understand the scientific basis of targeted therapy, and to apply this knowledge to articulating therapeutic strategies. • Monitors clinical trials including the oversight of all aspects of trial conduct and safety, contact with investigators and site study staff. • Supports data analysis and assembly, including clinical study report writing, contributes to the preparation of abstracts, presentations, and manuscripts. • Interacts closely with Medical Affairs in support of ISTs and publications. • Interacts closely with the Regulatory group and regulatory agencies, taking part in regulatory submissions, investigator brochure authorship and communication with US and international regulatory agencies. • Must adhere to Iovance Biotherapeutics’ core values, policies, procedures, and business ethics. • Perform miscellaneous duties as assigned.

🎯 Requirements

• Board Certified MD with minimum 2 years of oncology clinical trials experience (may be within industry or academia) • Effective oral and written communication skills and excellent interpersonal skills with demonstrated ability to work with a team • Demonstrated independence, initiative and the ability to work well in a fast-paced environment • Subspecialty training in oncology and/or hematopoietic transplantation preferred • Outstanding academic achievement and significant clinical trial experience preferred