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Job Title: Medical Research Oncology/Hematology MD


		Acceleron Pharma, Inc. 149 Sidney Street Cambridge 02139 Tel: 617-576-2220 www.acceleronpharma.com

	Acceleron Pharma is a biopharmaceutical company developing drugs for important unmet medical needs through proprietary approaches that exploit the therapeutic potential of a large family of growth and differentiation factors. Drug candidates will include both novel agonists and antagonists. The company was founded in 2003 and builds upon important ongoing research in the laboratories of its academic founders and consultants.

Job Description:

Provide medical leadership and guidance in all aspects of clinical development for Acceleron’s oncology/hematology programs. Support the oncology/hematology program development strategy and program goals ensuring the highest scientific/medical standards are met and to achieve goals that are consistent with the overall corporate vision, mission and objectives. Will be responsible for medical oversight and clinical strategy for oncology/hematology pipeline activities and will be the clinical interface with pre-clinical, regulatory; investigators, consultants and other groups within the organization. This person will be responsible for multiple oncology/hematology drug development programs in multiple indications.

Responsibilities:
• Provide the overall accountability and responsibility for oncology/hematology clinical development plans in support of the discovery, development and commercial mission of Acceleron
• Responsible for the strategic and operational medical input to design, planning, initiation and completion of oncology/hematology clinical trials ensuring that appropriate clinical milestones are met and that best efforts are made in driving the development of significant, novel, targeted oncology/hematology therapeutics
• Provide clinical input on all NDA/BLA preparation activities for oncology/hematology pipeline products including data collection, database lock, analysis and write-up of oncology/hematology clinical trials
• Provide medical and clinical expertise on commercial and marketing strategy for company pipeline projects
• Communicate Acceleron’s scientific and research oncology/hematology product development progress to the external community, investigators, key opinion leaders and corporate partners
Required Experience
• M.D. or M.D./Ph.D. degree required.
• Subspecialty training and board certification in oncology and/or hematology required.
• Significant prior experience (5-8 years) working in the pharmaceutical and/or biotechnology industry with a superb track record of clinical development. Experience in participating and/or leading oncology/hematology programs to the submission of multiple INDs, and ideally through NDAs, is preferred.
• Strong strategic planning and product evaluation
• Knowledge of global regulatory and cGCP standards
• Superb verbal and written communication and presentation skills
• Excellent interpersonal, motivational and collaboration skills
• Entrepreneurial spirit; comfortable with rapid change, resource constraints, and the need to be flexible about roles

Job Location(s):

Cambridge,MA,US

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