Clinical Scientist

🧬 Clinical Scientist \| Neuromuscular Disorders (Urgent)

Hartmann Young

are partnering with a fast‑growing, privately held biotech advancing a novel therapeutic platform in neuromuscular disease, targeting areas of significant unmet patient need.

This is a high‑impact

Clinical Scientist

role within a lean, agile organisation, offering meaningful ownership across clinical development and the opportunity to influence programme strategy. Depending on experience, this position could be scoped at

Senior Clinical Scientist or Director level

.

While Dallas, Texas based candidates are preferred,

remote working is fully supported

for the right profile.

This is an urgent hire and a rare opportunity to join a small biotech at a critical inflection point.

The Role

You will provide scientific leadership across neuromuscular clinical development programmes, working hands‑on with internal and external stakeholders to drive high‑quality trial execution. Responsibilities include:

• Scientific leadership across neuromuscular clinical studies, from design through execution and data interpretation
• Authoring and reviewing key clinical documents including protocols, Investigator’s Brochures, CSRs, and regulatory responses
• Close collaboration with Clinical Operations, Regulatory, Biometrics, Translational, and external partners
• Hands‑on involvement in protocol development, study amendments, and clinical strategy
• Supporting medical monitoring activities, safety review, and data review processes
• Acting as a key scientific interface with CROs, investigators, and clinical sites to ensure trial quality and alignment

Expertise We’re Looking For

• MD or PhD

required

• Proven experience as a

Clinical Scientist within a small or mid‑size biotech environment

• Depth of disease‑area expertise in

neuromuscular disorders

, with strongest preference for:

• Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD)
• Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy (FSHD)
• Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA)
• Broader muscular disorders
• Additional experience in

ALS or Myasthenia Gravis

is highly desirable

• Hands‑on experience working clinically on trials, collaborating directly with clinical operations and regulatory teams
• Exceptional scientific writing skills and

very high attention to detail

• Comfortable operating autonomously in a fast‑moving, resource‑lean biotech setting

Why Join?

• Join a mission‑driven biotech focused on neuromuscular diseases at a pivotal growth stage
• High degree of scientific ownership and strategic visibility
• Flat organisational structure with direct influence on clinical decision‑making
• Flexible working model (remote supported)
• Opportunity to make a meaningful impact for patients with serious, underserved conditions