Senior Clinical Program Leader - Obesity & Liver
The Position
As a Senior Clinical Program Leader, you will play a pivotal role in advancing innovative therapies for patients living with obesity and liver diseases. Working at the forefront of clinical development, you will lead cross-functional teams, drive early-stage clinical programs from strategy through execution and contribute to critical development and regulatory decisions. This is a unique opportunity to combine scientific excellence, strategic leadership, and patient-focused innovation to make a meaningful impact on global healthcare.
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Tasks & responsibilities
- In your new role, you will design and prepare clinical development plans, focusing on Phase I and II in Obesity & Liver indications.
- You will guide cross-functional teams, including experts from clinical trial operations, biostatistics, biomarkers, and patient safety, to ensure high-quality execution as the clinical lead.
- Furthermore, you will oversee the setup, conduct, and data readout of clinical trials in collaboration with the Clinical Trial Lead, ensuring timelines, quality, and ethical standards are met.
- You will provide input to regulatory strategy and clinical components of briefing documents, presentations, and responses to questions.
- Moreover, you will contribute to the Medical Affairs strategy and deliverables, including key documents such as the Integrated Evidence Plan, in collaboration with Medical Advisor(s) and the Medical Affairs Lead.
- You will leverage your clinical expertise to evaluate external opportunities and support decisions that strengthen the pipeline.
- In addition, you will supervise and mentor other Clinical Program Leads within the assigned program/asset, while serving as a delegate for the Clinical Development Lead in designated tasks and responsibilities, as required.
Requirements
- MD degree with long-standing clinical and scientific experience in metabolic diseases, cardiovascular, renal or internal medicine
- Long term experience in clinical drug development within the pharmaceutical industry or equivalent experience in academic clinical research
- Strong leadership skills with the ability to lead and motivate cross-functional teams
- Ability to influence and collaborate effectively across diverse stakeholder groups
- Skilled in presenting scientific content and facilitating cross-functional discussions
- High level of initiative, strategic thinking, and team orientation
- Excellent communication skills in English, both written and verbal
Start date: asap
Apply until: 27.09.2026
Ready to contact us?
If you have any questions about the job posting or process - please contact our HR Direct Team, Tel: +49 (0) 6132 77-3330 or via mail: hr.de@boehringer-ingelheim.com
Recruitment process:
Step 1: Online application - The job posting is presumably online until September 27, 2026
Step 2: Virtual meeting in the period from end of September till early October
Step 3: On-site interviews end of October
Please submit your application documents in English.