Clinical project lead H/F – CDI in Saint Vulbas, France

Our Company

At Boehringer Ingelheim we develop breakthrough therapies that improve the lives of both humans and animals. Founded in 1885 and family-owned ever since, Boehringer Ingelheim takes a long-term perspective. Now, we are powered by 52,000 employees globally who nurture a diverse, collaborative and inclusive culture. We believe that if we have talented and ambitious people who are passionate about innovation, there is no limit to what we can achieve.

THE POSITION

The clinical project lead is an essential member of international core project team responsible for the development of veterinary products for the control and prevention of infectious diseases (innovation and lifecycle).

He defines the clinical strategy, manages the planning, and ensures the implementation of the clinical program. His focus is also on leveraging clinical development expertise for project teams, across functions and for senior management to enable evidence-driven decisions.

He ensures delivery of high-quality clinical studies considering scientific, ethical and regulatory aspects.

As an employee of Boehringer Ingelheim, you will actively contribute to the discovery, development and delivery of our products to our patients and customers. Our global presence provides opportunity for all employees to collaborate internationally, offering visibility and opportunity to directly contribute to the companies’ success. We realize that our strength and competitive advantage lie with our people. We support our employees in a number of ways to foster a healthy working environment, meaningful work, diversity and inclusion, mobility, networking and work-life balance. Our competitive compensation and benefit programs reflect Boehringer Ingelheim’s high regard for our employees.

This position can be filled in USA (Athens), USA (Fulton) or France (Saint Vulbas).

We kindly ask you to apply for the Boehringer Ingelheim location that is closest to your country of residence and not to apply for more than one location.

Tasks & responsibilities

• Assumes clinical responsibility for projects within multi-disciplinary international core teams for the development of veterinary products for the control and prevention of infectious diseases

• Interacts with International Project Leaders within the Core Team in reporting of project progress, including resource and budgetary related topics

• Ensures optimal clinical development strategy while identifying risks and mitigation measures

• Leads, supports and coordinate the clinical teams in the implementation of the clinical development plan

• Represents the clinical expertise at governance committees and internal stakeholders to promote evidence-driven strategic decision making

• Ensures compliance with all applicable regulatory and animal welfare principles

• Participates to the presentation of clinical strategy and content to regulatory authorities when required

Requirements

Ideally Doctor of veterinary medicine or PhD from an accredited institution with previous experience in the development of veterinary medicinal product (more than 5 years)

Skills required to complete your mission:

• Knowledge in biological veterinary medicinal product development cycle process, regulatory requirements (e.g. USDA, EMA) and compliance

• Experience with planning, conducting, reporting, analyzing and interpreting of clinical studies.

• Previous experience with clinical laboratory and/or field studies (GxP and non-GxP)

• Team player with excellent communicational skill set to effectively work in an international (fluent english) and cross-functional matrix environment

• Strong influence skills, being able to lead and collaborate with colleagues without formal authority (e.g. the Clinical team)

• Willingness to travel

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to a person’s actual or perceived race, including natural hairstyles, hair texture and protective hairstyles; color; creed; religion; national origin; age; ancestry; citizenship status, marital status; gender, gender identity or expression; sexual orientation, mental, physical or intellectual disability, veteran status; pregnancy, childbirth or related medical condition; genetic information (including the refusal to submit to genetic testing) or any other class or characteristic protected by applicable law.