FSP_Clinical Scientist

Work Schedule

Environmental Conditions

Job Description

3-5 Must-have Criteria

Bachelor’s degree must be from a 985 university. Physician candidate requirement: A doctoral degree is required (MD or PhD); Scientist candidate requirement: A master degree is required. At least one year in a pharmaceutical or biopharmaceutical company.

Any matters needing attention

For example:

　1. If any interests related companies’ employees can’t be approached

2. Candidates under career break won’t be considered

Candidate long term career progression opportunities in both client and/or PPD internal

Are there any differences in work content and responsibilities between outsourced employees and internal employees

It will depend on the candidate’s experience and capabilities. If the candidate lacks clinical and cell therapy experience, they will start with entry-level tasks such as competitive data analysis, disease and product research, and PPT preparation. If the candidate is experienced, they can take on key responsibilities, including protocol writing and patient screening.

Educational Background?(985/211 required?)

Bachelor’s degree must be from a 985 university.

Working experiences

Are candidates with Clinical Medicine PhD + Medical Advisor background acceptable? Yes

Project Details

Project phase - Which phase(s) of clinical trials (Phase I/II/III）? IIT/phase1/phase2 (for cell therapy, most trials will be focused on IIT/Phase1)

Therapeutic indication - What are the specific indications? Solid tumor/hematology/auto immune/rare disease (Cell therapy currently spans a wide range of fields, and cross-disease work is high likely. Candidates should be prepared to accept these assignments and challenges)

Target/Mechanism - What drug target are the projects focusing on except CGT? (only cell therapy)

Additional questions for Scientists

Overseas Educational Background: Is an overseas educational background mandatory for this position? Would candidates with overseas exchange experience be acceptable, or would excellent English proficiency alone be sufficient?

Overseas education is nor mandatory. Excellent English expression is sufficient.

Involvement in Preclinical-to-Clinical Transition/IND Stage: Will the Clinical Scientist be involved in the preclinical to clinical transition or IND stage? If so, what would their role be?

Yes, for scientists, it will be an important role from preclinical to clinical transition or IND stage. They will need to conduct target research, potential indications research, and perform competitive landscape analysis. They will also be expected to help prepare a series of internal governance slides for the trial. 

Specific Job Responsibilities and Daily Tasks: More details about the specific job responsibilities and typical daily tasks for the Clinical Scientist

 The cell therapy clinical scientist is an important member of the Project Team, working under the supervision of TA head or senior clinical scientist, supporting activities related to the medical scientific aspects of the compound and its development.  The accountabilities are broad, however, the core accountabilities are the medical & scientific support for the development and implementation of cell therapy AstraZeneca sponsored IIT or/and IND study, including clinical science support for initiating clinical trial(s), supporting clinical data review, interpretation of the study results and supporting final recommendations to senior management.