Location: South San Francisco/Remote and Hybrid Options TBD

Start Date: Flexible Start Date

Term: 1-2 years, individualized for fellows

Hours: Part to Full Time, TBD

The OMNI group conducts clinical research in the fields of Ophthalmology, Metabolism, Neurosciences, Immunology, and Infectious Diseases. Please only apply to this job posting if you are a qualified MD/DO with training in these fields and are interested in the Early Clinical Development OMNI department. Applicants without MD/DO degrees are not eligible for this fellowship.

General Position Summary:

Genentech Research and Early Development (gRED) shapes the future of medicine by discovering and developing life-changing therapies through pioneering science. gRED Early Clinical Development (ECD) organization formulates and implements scientifically robust clinical development plans to deliver first and/or best in class molecules to Late Development. The ECD OMNI department provides therapies for patients with all forms of disease other than cancer. 

The Genentech Clinical Research Fellowship provides candidates with the industry experience they need to transform knowledge into practice. Fellows participate in the development of the Clinical Development (CD) strategy and plan, and help ensure effective and efficient CD plan execution for the assigned molecule(s)/indication(s). Both current and recent physician fellows (i.e. fellowship completed within the last 3 years) interested in a career in clinical research can develop their knowledge of clinical studies and the pharma/biotech industry.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

These would mainly consist of, but are not limited to:

Clinical Development Team

• Is involved in the design, set-up and execution of Phase 0-1 clinical trials
• Analyzes and interprets data from clinical studies, including biomarkers development, and analysis of patients’ samples
• Participates in the relevant Clinical Science Team (CST)
• Participates as a core or ad hoc member in sub-teams (e.g. Study Management Teams) relevant to assigned molecule(s)/indication(s) and supports the CST lead and overall team 
• Participates in strategic meetings (at study or project level) in order to gain a deeper understanding of the complexities and challenges of drug development
• Maintains the highest standards and levels of scientific and clinical knowledge in the specific therapeutic area(s) of assignment, providing clinical expertise in the disease area for cross functional teams
• Collaborates with a variety of internal and external partners and stakeholders, such as clinical investigators, clinicians, scientists and Therapeutic Area Experts (TAEs), as well as multidisciplinary internal groups, including other groups in PD or gRED, research, regulatory, business development, commercial operations, legal, etc. 
• Consistently complies with all governing laws, regulations, Roche/Genentech Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and other guidelines

Clinical Fellowship Project 

• Secures a mentor from their academic institution (if applicable)
• Designs clinical research projects in area of interest 
• Partners with Biostatistics and Programming in order to generate the necessary analyses plans for the research projects
• Is responsible for generation of abstracts or manuscripts for publication derived from the clinical research findings and presents the research findings at key conferences and other specialty meetings
• Participates in relevant internal and external Genentech meetings related to the projects
• Completes the research projects within the fellowship’s established timeline
• On an ongoing basis and at the conclusion of the fellowship, presents their data to an internal peer review group

Education and Training 

• With support of the Genentech mentor, develops an educational project plan to improve their knowledge base on drug development
• Participates in regular therapeutic area meetings on a variety of clinical topics
• Participates in additional relevant Roche/Genentech training opportunities that arise throughout the fellowship
• Completes the Roche/Genentech Standard Operating Procedure training modules
• Will have opportunity to collaborate with the Genentech R&D Academy for clinical development education and individualized program development

Selection Criteria:

Candidates for this position should hold the following qualifications, have the following experience, and be able to demonstrate the following abilities to be considered as a suitable applicant. Please note that except where specified as “preferred,” or as a “plus,” all points listed below are considered minimum requirements.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Qualified physician with a medical degree required (MD/DO)
• Completion of accredited U.S. medical residency program
• Current fellow, in the fellowship stage of medical subspecialty training at an academic institution
• Fellows who have recently completed their accredited fellowship training programs within the last 3 years are also eligible
• Experience in generating publications and manuscripts ‒ own publications track record is a plus
• Teaching background is a plus
• Fellows and their academic institutions must agree to uphold Roche/Genentech confidentiality and intellectual property contracts
• Fellows must be able to work at Genentech headquarters in South San Francisco (SSF) or be able to attend remote working calls during SSF hours. 
• Experience working with the principles and techniques of data analysis, interpretation and clinical relevance (e.g. ISS, ISE, competitor data, etc.)

Abilities:

• Has impeccable ethics. Demonstrates, or proven abilities to demonstrate, Roche Values
• Outstanding attention-to-detail
• Excellent project management skills: can prioritize multiple tasks and goals and ensure the timely, on-target and within-budget accomplishment of such
• Good interpersonal, verbal communication and influencing skills; can influence without authority
• Strong written communication skills
• Good business presentation skills; is comfortable and effective when presenting to others, internally or externally
• Good negotiation skills: knows how to complete deliverables by working effectively with others internally and externally
• Good judgment and decision-making skills; knows how to make trade-off decisions while balancing ethics and efficacy
• Works well within teams and is effective in collaborating with others internally and externally

Please include your curriculum vitae and a cover letter that specifies:

• your rationale for selecting this area of interest
• your areas of specific interest in clinical development

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