Medical Director, Clinical Research - Contract

Medical Director, Clinical Research (Long Term Contract)

APX Life Science is partnered with an innovative, early-stage biotechnology company to appoint a Medical Director, Clinical Research on a contract basis.

Location: London / Hybrid

Start Date: ASAP

The Opportunity

APX Life Science is partnered with an innovative biotechnology company progressing a growing clinical development portfolio.

We are looking for an experienced Clinical Development Physician / Medical Director to provide medical and scientific leadership across clinical development programmes.

This is a highly hands‑on opportunity within a growing biotech environment. The successful candidate will work closely with Clinical Operations, Pharmacovigilance, Regulatory Affairs, Biostatistics and other cross-functional teams, providing medical leadership from study design through execution.

The role will have significant exposure to senior leadership and external stakeholders, including investigators and key opinion leaders.

Requirements

• Medical degree (MD, MBBS, MBChB or equivalent).
• 5+ years of pharmaceutical/biotech clinical development experience.
• Strong experience leading or supporting global clinical development programmes.
• Experience taking programmes from early development through first-in-human and/or proof-of-concept studies.
• Strong understanding of ICH‑GCP and the clinical trial lifecycle.
• Experience interpreting clinical and safety data and applying sound medical judgement.
• Strong experience reviewing clinical protocols and clinical development documentation.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to operate effectively across cross‑functional teams.
• Comfortable working in a hands‑on, entrepreneurial biotech environment with evolving processes and priorities.

Experience in one or more of the following would be highly advantageous:

• Rare diseases
• Cell & Gene Therapy
• Early‑stage biotech experience
• First-in-human / Phase I studies
• Translational medicine
• Medical monitoring

Why This Opportunity?

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Clinical Development Physician to join an innovative biotech at an exciting stage of development.

The role offers the opportunity to have direct influence on clinical development strategy, work closely with senior leadership and contribute to the progression of innovative therapies into the clinic.