Job Description
Position Title: Chief Medical Officer, Lupus Therapeutics LLC Reports to: President & CEO, Lupus Research Alliance Location: Remote (US-Based), w/ occasional travel Salary: $300,000 - $350,000 (Starting salary may vary based on candidate qualifications, location, and other factors). Position Summary The Lupus Research Alliance (LRA) is the largest non-governmental, non-profit funder of lupus research worldwide. The organization aims to transform treatment by funding the most innovative lupus research, fostering diverse scientific talent, and driving discovery toward better diagnostics, improved treatments and ultimately a cure for lupus. LRA's Board of Directors funds all administrative and fundraising costs, 100% of all donations goes to support lupus research programs. The organization was born from the merger of three organizations: the Lupus Research Institute (LRI) and the S.L.E. Lupus Foundation with the Alliance for Lupus Research (ALR), which was founded by Robert Wood "Woody" Johnson IV - a member of the Johnson & Johnson family and owner of the New York Jets. The Lupus Research Alliance is now the world's leading catalyst driving innovative research that can transform the lives of all affected by the disease - patients, their loved ones and the entire lupus community. The Chief Medical Officer (CMO), of LRA's clinical affiliate, Lupus Therapeutics (LT) is responsible for providing drug development, clinical research, and clinical care leadership to the Lupus Research Alliance in collaboration with the Lupus Clinical Investigators Network (LuCIN). As a member of LRA's executive team (ET), the CMO acts as a strategic thought leader as well as a partner to the Chief Executive Officer, Chief Scientific Officer and LT Board of Directors. The CMO establishes the strategic and tactical direction of LT's clinical trial portfolio and patient engageme