Study Physician

Position Overview

Boehringer Ingelheim is seeking a motivated Study Physician to join the Global Clinical Development Therapeutic Areas team. This pivotal global role involves providing medical leadership and supervision throughout the entire clinical trial lifecycle — from design and planning to execution, data analysis, and reporting. The role demands active participation in cross-functional Trial Teams and Evidence Network Teams to assure outstanding medical quality, patient safety, and scientific standards across international clinical development projects. Collaboration with both internal teams and external partners worldwide is essential to successfully deliver clinical studies that enable the development of innovative therapies benefiting patients.

Location: Bracknell, UK. This role follows a hybrid work model, requiring on-site presence at least two days each week.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the medical aspects of Clinical Trial Protocols, working jointly with trial and evidence team members to ensure top medical quality standards.
• Provide medical insights for protocol updates during the trial lifecycle.
• Contribute substantially to risk-based trial quality management by identifying critical medical data and processes, potential risks, and their mitigations, documented in the Integrated Quality and Risk Management Plan (IQRMP).
• Co-author the Clinical Quality Monitoring Plan (CQMP) focusing on critical data and associated medical quality risks aligned with the IQRMP.
• Define and review important protocol deviations (iPD) medically, assist in compiling and evaluating the trial iPD list, and support decision-making around potential iPDs.
• Execute clinical quality monitoring activities using aggregated data per CQMP guidelines, ensuring timely risk mitigation and escalation.
• Take responsibility for adaptive, risk-based clinical quality monitoring of key data elements.
• Support near real-time clinical data oversight utilizing advanced technological systems.
• Proactively communicate and resolve clinical quality concerns within a collaborative environment.
• Contribute to preparation and timely completion of medically relevant trial documentation and milestones.
• Provide medical input for Data Management documents, including eCRF design by translating medical queries into data capture requirements.
• Advise on "Information for CRF Completion" (ICC), Data Review Plans (including data screening rules and checks), laboratory parameters, Data Transfer Agreements, and central laboratory alerts.
• Ensure medical quality content in patient information materials, informed consent forms, trial manuals, communication plans, training plans, and statistical analysis plans.
• Contribute to patient narrative preparation and write and review medical sections of Clinical Trial Reports.
• Assist with responses to regulatory and ethics committee inquiries from a medical perspective.
• Provide medical insights on study and site feasibility assessments, patient recruitment, and retention strategies.
• Address medical queries from investigators, CROs, and sponsor representatives; help maintain a trial FAQ log.
• Develop relationships with clinical experts and actively engage sites.
• Support Endpoint Adjudication, Data Monitoring Committees, Data Safety Monitoring Boards, and Steering Committees by presenting medical study data and addressing questions.
• Deliver medical training at feasibility sessions, investigators meetings, and to sponsor staff.
• Review and contribute to the content of trial newsletters from a medical viewpoint.

Qualifications and Requirements

• Medical Degree (MD) with at least four years of clinical practice.
• Preferred specializations include Pulmonology, Immunology, Internal Medicine, Infectious Diseases, Family Medicine, Pediatrics, Rheumatology, or Emergency Medicine.
• Experience in inflammation clinical development is advantageous.
• Background in pharmaceutical industry, Contract Research Organizations (CRO), or similar medical settings.
• Familiarity with clinical development processes and ICH-GCP regulations.
• Strong analytical capabilities, communication proficiency, and effective stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to collaborate effectively within global, cross-functional teams.
• Fluent in both written and spoken English.
• Experience with clinical trials, medical monitoring, or clinical data review is a plus.

Why Join Boehringer Ingelheim?

Recognized as a Top Employer in the UK, Boehringer Ingelheim offers a supportive work environment with strong people-centric practices and HR policies. The company is a leading biopharmaceutical innovator focused on improving global health with sustainable solutions. Employees benefit from a culture that celebrates diversity, encourages professional growth, and prioritizes wellbeing. Joining BI means contributing to groundbreaking medical advances that transform lives for generations.