Director, Clinical Scientist - Ophthalmology

Location: Remote within the United States; company address: Watertown, Massachusetts, United States

Salary: $197,760–$249,947 USD per year

Company

hirify.global is an ophthalmology company developing and commercializing innovative therapeutics for serious retinal diseases and blindness prevention.

What you will do

• Implement Clinical Development Plans and registrational strategies for assigned products in collaboration with cross-functional teams.
• Develop and review clinical trial documents, including protocols, investigator brochures, informed consent templates, case report forms, procedure manuals, and clinical study reports.
• Manage the collection, review, and analysis of clinical trial data, including ongoing assessment of safety, effectiveness, and protocol adherence.
• Prepare clinical materials for regulatory submissions and meetings, including EMA Scientific Advice, Pre-IND, IND, End-of-Phase II, NDA, and MAA activities.
• Support site initiation, monitoring plans, investigator meetings, recruitment strategies, and enrollment performance.
• Track study milestones and metrics and ensure global trials comply with ICH, GCP, and applicable regulatory requirements.

Requirements

• Advanced degree in a life science, clinical, or medical field; PhD or PharmD.
• Minimum of 10 years of clinical development, clinical research, and R&D experience preferred.
• Experience in ophthalmology and familiarity with drug-device combination products.
• Experience across all phases of clinical drug development, including regulatory submissions.
• Strong understanding and application of clinical research procedures and Good Clinical Practice standards.
• Strong communication, organizational, interpersonal, analytical, and independent decision-making skills, with experience in matrix and cross-functional teams.

Culture & Benefits

• Remote work arrangement.
• Culture focused on transformational innovation, integrity, compassionate excellence, and inclusive collaboration.
• Work is centered on developing vision-preserving treatments for patients with serious retinal diseases.
• Equal opportunity employment and commitment to diversity and inclusion.