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Medical Director, General Medicine

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Job Description

Join us in redefining what it means to work for a CRO.

When you work at Rho, it’s more than just a job. You become part of the Rho Factor. We’re a proud bunch of science nerds who love tackling big challenges together. We’re not your typical CRO, and we’re not trying to be. Here, curiosity is encouraged, fresh approaches are welcome, and collaboration is at the heart of everything we do.

Whether you’re a data wizard, analytical genius, project mastermind, or any other role, you’ll fit right into the equation of the Rho Factor. Expect plenty of geeky jokes, eccentric personalities, spontaneous brainstorms, and a supportive community where people genuinely care about their work—and each other.

You’ll have the opportunity to experience a thriving global company with real stability - financial, workforce, and corporate, which has created a safe environment to innovate and develop over a long and rewarding career.

We are currently hiring a Medical Director in General Medicine to join our team!

As a Medical Director, you will have the opportunity to provide medical, clinical, and scientific advisory expertise across multiple therapeutic areas (including Immunology, Pain Management, Neurology, and/or Respiratory) to all Rho project teams.

You will also consult with senior management, customers, and project teams to ensure the safety of subjects in clinical trials; ensure the scientific and ethical integrity of clinical trial design and conduct; provide medical input to clinical programs; and provide clinical development and regulatory input as needed.

Our Medical Team will tell you, joining Rho has been one of their best career moves in terms of contentment, financial rewards and career growth, which is why we have such stability in the group!

  • This role can be located remotely anywhere in the United States.
  • The level of Medical Director is dependent on your level of expertise.
  • What you’ll be doing
  • Serve as Medical Advisor on assigned projects.
  • Provide medical support to investigative sites and project staff for protocol-related issues.
  • Perform review and clarification of trial-related Adverse Events (AEs) and coding.
  • Perform medical case review of Serious Adverse Events (SAEs), including review of case documentation and patient narratives.
  • Perform medical review of the protocol, Investigative Drug Brochure (IDB), and/or Case Report Forms (CRFs).

Perform medical review of the Clinical Study Report (CSR), patient narratives, and other high-profile documents such as marketing application, clinical safety/efficacy summaries and overviews.

Serve as Scientific Advisor and provides guidance to Project Managers on the medical and scientific aspects of assigned projects.

Participate in the development of Medical Monitoring portion of client proposals including the budgeting process.

Support Business Development activities by reviewing and providing medical/scientific input and guidance on Requests for Proposals (RFP), as well as being an active participant and Rho representative at bid defense and other meetings with sponsors.

Support Feasibility activities as required.

A medical degree from a fully accredited medical school as well as holding (or having held) an active medical license in good standing

5+ years of experience in clinical medicine beyond residency and 5+ years of clinical development experience (ideally in the pharmaceutical or a closely related industry)

Good understanding of research methodologies and clinical trial design, including biostatistics

Good understanding of scientific and ethical regulations and guidelines pertaining to clinical research, including knowledge of federal drug development regulations and guidelines

Ability to establish and meet multiple concurrent priorities, deadlines, strategic department goals and objectives

Skills in providing consultation and advice on multiple assignments required, as well as initiative and flexibility

Ability to establish and maintain cooperative and effective working relationships with coworkers, managers, and clients

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, ideally with experience/expertise in public speaking and engaging external stakeholders

A Few More Things to Know About Us

Benefits

Rho provides a comprehensive benefits package for all benefit-eligible employees, which includes medical, vision, dental, HSA, FSA, EAP, life & disability insurance and 401(k). All employees are eligible for paid time off, holidays, parental leave and bereavement leave.

Flexibility: We encourage a work-life balance that allows employees to bring their best selves to work while being passionate about their lives outside work.

EOE. Veterans/Disabled

Key Responsibilities

The Medical Director provides medical, clinical, and scientific advisory expertise across multiple therapeutic areas to ensure the safety of subjects and the integrity of clinical trials. They also support business development activities, including proposal development and client meetings, while providing medical oversight for study documentation.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a medical degree from an accredited school and possess an active medical license. A minimum of 5 years of experience in clinical medicine and 5 years of clinical development experience in the pharmaceutical or related industry is required.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
10+ years of experience

Key Skills

Adverse event reviewProtocol developmentRegulatory complianceClinical study report reviewStakeholder engagementMedical writingProject managementStrategic planning

Medical Affairs — Physician Career Context

Medical Affairs pay on WeekdayDoc is down 2.7% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Medical Director, General Medicine at Rho a 6.1 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Medical Affairs — ranked against 269 active Medical Affairs listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include remote work flexibility.

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About Rho

Biotechnology Research
Durham, North Carolina
501-1,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical, vision, dental, HSA, FSA, EAP, life & disability insurance
401(k)
Paid time off
Holidays
Parental leave
Bereavement leave
Work-life balance