Contract Clinical Science Specialist

Position: Contract Clinical Science Specialist

Contract duration: 6+ months

Location: Portugal (Remote)

Start date: Immediately

George Higginson is partnered with a fast-growing late-stage biotech company developing innovative therapies in immunology and inflammatory diseases is looking to appoint a Clinical Science Specialist to join their Development team.

With multiple programs progressing through late Phase II and Phase III clinical trials, the business is entering a pivotal stage of growth and is expanding its Clinical Development group to support ongoing global studies and future regulatory milestones.

Reporting to a Senior Medical Director, this individual will play a key role in clinical trial design, study oversight, data interpretation, and cross-functional collaboration across global development programs.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide strategic clinical science support across assigned clinical studies and development programs.
• Contribute to clinical trial design and protocol development for global Phase II-III studies.
• Conduct clinical review and interpretation of study data, identifying trends, outliers, and protocol deviations.
• Act as a key liaison between clinical development, clinical operations, CROs, and medical monitoring teams.
• Support development of core clinical documentation including protocols, CRFs, informed consent forms, and clinical study reports.
• Contribute to regulatory documentation and responses to health authority queries.
• Assist in preparation of investigator meeting materials, presentations, and study communications.
• Support scientific engagement activities, including interactions with Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs), congress preparation, and publications.
• Maintain deep scientific expertise in the relevant therapeutic area, monitoring emerging data and competitive landscape.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of clinical development processes and systems.

Requirements:

• MSc or PhD in a scientific discipline (life sciences or related field).
• Experience working within biotech or pharmaceutical drug development environments.
• Direct experience supporting Phase II and/or Phase III clinical trials.
• Strong understanding of GxP and global regulatory requirements within clinical development.
• Demonstrated ability to interpret clinical data and communicate insights to cross-functional stakeholders.
• Excellent communication and organizational skills with the ability to work independently and collaboratively in global teams.

Why Join?

• Join a high-growth biotech at a pivotal stage of development.
• Work on innovative immunology programs addressing significant unmet medical needs.
• Collaborate with an experienced leadership team and globally recognized scientific experts.
• Opportunity to play a high-impact role in late-stage clinical development and regulatory milestones.

If this could be of interest, feel free to reach out directly or apply for a confidential discussion.