Associate Medical Director, Clinical Development

Associate Medical Director, Clinical Development

Ascendis Pharma

Hellerup, Denmark

We are seeking an energetic and passionate Associate Medical Director to join our team. As a key member of the Ascendis Pharma team, you will play a crucial role in driving the design, safety monitoring, and data analysis within the Endocrine and Rare Disease Medical Sciences area. This is an exciting opportunity to work in a fast-paced environment, collaborate with cross-functional, global teams working together to achieve extraordinary results.

Your key responsibilities will be

• Contribute to formulation and implementation of the Clinical Development Plan;
• Leverage medical expertise and hands-on clinical experience to promote relevance and rigor of the development program;
• For clinical trials: design, provide overall oversight, and support site and subject retention;
• Serve as a Medical Monitor for clinical trials, ensure study integrity, and track accumulating safety and efficacy data;
• Provide leadership to teams of medical monitors and study teams;
• Ensure successful completion of trial-related documents (including clinical trial protocols, investigator brochures, medical monitoring plans, site training materials, clinical study reports, health authority responses, standard operating procedures, etc.) with cross-functional team members;
• Ensure study integrity, and track accumulating safety and efficacy data;
• Analyze, evaluate, interpret, and report clinical data;
• Anticipate and solve complex drug development problems;
• Contribute to regulatory strategy;
• Contribute to drafting and reviewing of clinical documents, manuscripts, presentations, and regulatory submissions;
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of relevant science, medical information, good clinical practices, and regulatory guidance;
• Collaborate with—and serve as a clinical research resource for—cross-functional colleagues (e.g. in clinical operations, statistics, regulatory affairs, medical affairs, health economics outcomes research, commercial, finance) to optimize product development;
• Contribute to (and may be asked to represent the clinical development department in) corporate strategic and organizational initiatives;
• Cultivate relationships with investigative sites, clinical consultants, and key opinion leaders to represent the interests of the company;
• Assist in portfolio management and commercial activities as needed;
• Complete assigned tasks thoroughly, accurately, and on time;
• Adhere to rigorous ethical standards.

Qualifications and Skills

You hold an M.D. degree and preferably also a Ph.D. degree. You have hands-on experience treating patients.

Furthermore, you have:

• At least 5-7 years of industry experience (other relevant experience e.g., post-graduate experience in the clinical and/or academic realms may also be considered on a case-by-case basis);
• Strong track record of scientific and clinical inquiry;
• Possess excellent communication skills (written and oral);
• Demonstrate sound judgement in terms of handling complex, confidential, and regulated information.

Key competencies:

You have a proven ability to learn quickly, even in fast‑paced environments.

You take ownership of your work, lead by example, and collaborate effectively with colleagues across the organization. You are trusted by others for your sound judgment and discretion, particularly when handling confidential, sensitive, or regulated information.

To succeed in the position, we expect you to:

• Be comfortable working with complex instructions, managing multiple priorities, and consistently maintaining a high level of accuracy and attention to detail;
• Approach complex challenges in a structured way, and contribute proactively to finding practical, well‑considered solutions.