Clinical Scientist

Clinical Scientist (Neuromuscular Disorders)

Location: Dallas, TX (remote supported for the right profile)
Urgent hire — potential scope at Senior Clinical Scientist or Director depending on experience.

Role Overview

Provide scientific leadership across neuromuscular clinical development programs with hands-on involvement across trial design, execution, documentation, and data interpretation.

Responsibilities

• Provide scientific leadership across neuromuscular clinical studies (design through execution and data interpretation)
• Author and review key clinical documents, including:
  • Protocols
  • Investigator’s Brochures
  • Clinical Study Reports (CSRs)
  • Regulatory responses
• Collaborate closely with internal teams and external partners, including:
  • Clinical Operations, Regulatory, Biometrics, Translational
  • CROs, investigators, and clinical sites
• Support clinical strategy activities, including protocol development and study amendments
• Participate in medical monitoring, safety review, and data review processes
• Act as the key scientific interface to ensure trial quality and alignment

Requirements

• MD or PhD required
• Proven experience as a Clinical Scientist in a small or mid-size biotech
• Strong disease-area expertise in neuromuscular disorders, with preference for:
  • Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD)
  • Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy (FSHD)
  • Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA)
  • Broader muscular disorders
• Highly desirable: experience in ALS or Myasthenia Gravis
• Hands-on clinical trial experience and collaboration with Clinical Operations and Regulatory
• Exceptional scientific writing skills and strong attention to detail
• Comfortable working autonomously in a fast-moving, resource-lean biotech environment

Why Join

• Mission-driven biotech focused on neuromuscular diseases
• High scientific ownership and strategic visibility within a flat organizational structure
• Flexible working model with remote support