# Clinical Program Lead (CPL) - RLT Focus

Job Description Summary Location: Cambridge, MA. HybridMay consider DWA, but candidates local to onsite preferred Experience will determine which level 6 (Senior CPL or CPL) is appropriate after interview process based on skills and experience. CPL: Provides strategic medical guidance and leads the development of experimental oncology agents in the TCO portfolio, beginning with PE / DC (Portfolio Entry / Drug Candidate) of preclinical development and continuing through TDP (Transition Decision Point). Job Description Major Accountabilities Provides strategic medical and scientific leadership and expertise to all line functions on the project team for the development of new oncology agents (e.g., small molecules, biologics, radioligand therapies) that are in preclinical development, typically beginning at the PE / DC Creates clinical development strategies for new oncology agents within the PE/ DC to TDP timeframe. The development strategy combines the CPL’s medical knowledge with the expertise of colleagues in a wide range of other disciplines (e.g., Clinical Pharmacology, Biostatistics) to optimize the clinical development strategy. Delivers solutions within functions, across fun

- **Id**: 2462894
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/novartis-clinical-program-lead-cpl-rlt-focus>
- **Role**: Science & Research
- **Role family**: Science & Research
- **Seniority**: lead
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Cambridge, United States, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 2
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: yes
- **Status**: closed
- **First seen at**: 2026-10-13T17:44:49Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-10-13
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-02T22:31:24Z
- **Board verified**: no
- **Closed at**: 2026-11-02T22:31:24Z
- **Days open**: 20
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 6637
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: Equity
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Oncology Therapeutics, Neurology & CNS Therapeutics, Immunology & Inflammation Therapeutics, Cardiometabolic Therapeutics

## Company

- **Id**: 5824
- **Name**: Novartis
- **Domain**: novartis.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/novartis>
- **Size band**: 1001-5000
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Workday

### Truth index

- **Grade**: B
- **Score**: 84
- **Open postings**: 76
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 0.658
- **Repost share**: 0
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 26
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-05T05:54:30Z

## Salary

- **Min**: 248500
- **Max**: 461500
- **Currency**: USD
- **Period**: year
- **Usd annual**: 461500

## Technologies

- **GCP** — Optional: no
- **Good Clinical Practice** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: not_scored
- **Days open**: 20

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 2
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Education

- **Level**: phd
- **Optional**: no

### Languages

- Language: English; Level: Advanced (C1); Optional: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-10-13T17:44:49Z
- Event: close; At: 2026-11-02T22:31:24Z

## Visa

- Country: US; Licensed sponsor: yes; Evidence: H-1B filings in 12 months: 8 · green card filings: 2; Filings 12m: 8; Filings prev 12m: 18; Green card filings 12m: 2

## Pay

- **Stated usd annual**: 461500
- **Is top pay**: yes

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