Associate Director, Clinical Scientist

Position Summary:

The Associate Director, Clinical Scientist is a highly collaborative, execution-focused role that supports the development, evaluation, planning and conduct of clinical studies. This position ensures the scientific integrity and accurate interpretation of study data for clinical programs within the Neurology Therapeutic Area. Reporting to the Director, Clinical Scientist, this individual serves as a key scientific and clinical partner across global clinical programs, contributing directly to the authoring of clinical study documents, supporting trial conduct, and participating in cross-functional study teams. This position works closely with Medical Directors to support medical monitoring activities, while partnering cross-functionally with Clinical Operations, Data Management, Biostatistics, Translational Sciences, Medical Affairs, and Regulatory Affairs to translate clinical strategy into operational deliverables and ensure rigorous ongoing review of trial data for quality, safety, and protocol compliance.

Key Responsibilities:

• Actively contribute to the scientific development and execution of global clinical studies within the Neurology Therapeutic Area in alignment with the clinical development plan.
• Contribute to the development and/or review of clinical and scientific content for core study documents, including clinical protocols, protocol amendments, informed consent forms (ICFs), investigator brochures (IBs), and clinical study reports (CSRs).
• Perform ongoing, rigorous review and interpretation of emerging clinical trial data (both subject-level and aggregate safety and efficacy data) to ensure quality, completeness, consistency, and protocol compliance.
• Participate actively as a member of cross-functional study teams to ensure the timely and high-quality execution of clinical trial milestones.
• Support the Director, Clinical Scientist in study execution activities, serving as a key clinical science resource and subject matter expert for the study team.
• Contribute to the preparation, authoring, and revision of regulatory submissions and health authority responses, ensuring compliance with global guidelines.

Qualifications:

• Advanced scientific or clinical degree (e.g., PhD, PharmD, or equivalent clinical/scientific training).
• Minimum of 3 to 5 years of relevant clinical research experience within the biopharmaceutical or biotechnology industry, with prior experience supporting neurology clinical trials preferred but not required.
• Demonstrated experience in clinical trial conduct, including hands-on data review, safety monitoring, and data cleaning processes.
• Strong understanding of clinical development processes, regulatory requirements, and global guidelines (FDA, EMA/EU, ICH, and GCP) and applicable standard operating procedures.
• Excellent communication and technical writing skills, with demonstrated experience drafting, reviewing, and editing scientific or clinical content for study-related documents and clinical protocols.
• Proven ability to work effectively and collaboratively in a fast-paced, cross-functional, team-oriented professional environment.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and drive sound results.
• Willingness to travel 10–15% of the time, including travel to key medical conferences and study-related events such as investigator meetings.

The position is eligible for a competitive compensation and benefits package.

Zenas is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The base salary pay range for this role is $161,700 to $202,200. Actual compensation packages will depend on various factors, including, but not limited to depth of experience, education, skillset, overall performance and/or location.

Zenas believes in providing a competitive compensation and benefits package to all employees. Our base salary is just one component of Zenas’ competitive total rewards strategy that also includes annual performance bonus, equity, full range of benefits and other incentive compensation plans.