Interim Chief Medical Officer
Biotech & Pharma Consulting
If you’re just starting out, are a rapidly growing biotech, or simply engaged in an extended search, one of our interim CMO consultants could be the solution.
Chief Medical Officer Support
Cytopharma has a number of CMO-level clinical MDs in our consulting group, who support our biotech clients as interim Chief Medical Officers, during for example, periods of extended search for a full-time individual. These scientific leaders are capable of overseeing flagship clinical trials, guiding a portfolio of programs, providing leadership to junior medics in the organization, as well as representing the company with the board of directors, investors and regulatory authorities. Our CMO consultants are typically available for as much time as the engagement requires.
Our interim CMO’s provide a range of support, including:
- Overseeing clinical trials
- Developing and/or leading clinical development roadmaps, including clinical trial strategy and execution plans
- Providing strategic and hands-on regulatory support, including handling regulatory interactions and responses, and ensuring the successful filling of INDs
- Providing guidance and budgetary oversight for clinical operations, medical affairs, and patient advocacy
- Providing strategic insight into the competitive landscape of your clinical programs and pipeline assets
- Providing clinical and scientific input into discovery, pre-clinical development and early pipeline activities, from target selection to preclinical and regulatory strategy
- Providing medical and scientific expertise to the organization, executive team and board of directors
- Representing the company in meetings and communications with external stakeholders including investors and partner organizations.
- Supporting fundraising activities.
Each of our Chief Medical Officer consultants meets the following criteria:
- At least 20 years of experience, with significant time spent in senior leadership roles
- Substantive clinical background and/or scientific research experience in the technology and disease area of your program
- Clinical experience as a practicing physician
- Expertise in translational medicine, clinical pharmacology, and early-stage development
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