Chirag Dhar
@chiragdhar
Physician-scientist and biopharma clinical development leader driving translational impact.
United StatesWhat I'm looking for
I am a physician–scientist and biopharma clinical development leader with over a decade of combined academic and industry experience, specializing in translational medicine and clinical development from first-in-human through Phase IV. I have led clinical strategy, authored clinical documents, and served as study physician/medical monitor across diverse modalities including biologics, vaccines, and small molecules.
In industry roles I have been one of the core MDs managing multiple concurrent trials, contributed to in-licensing and R&D decision-making, and executed biomarker-driven study designs and translational experiments. I have analyzed data from >10,000 clinical participants, drafted protocols/IBs/CSRs and presented work internationally, with >20 peer-reviewed publications and pending patents.
I value cross-functional collaboration with clinical operations, biostatistics, data science, pharmacovigilance, and regulatory teams, and I pursue rigorous, patient-centered development plans that translate preclinical proof-of-concept into safe, effective clinical programs.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Manager, R&D - Clinical Development
Biological E Ltd.
Dec 2023 - Present (1 year 10 months)
Study physician and medical monitor for 10+ Phase I–IV trials, developed translational and clinical development plans across vaccines, biologics, and small molecules, and authored 50+ clinical documents including protocols, IBs, and CSRs.
Manager, Clinical Development
InterVenn Biosciences
Jan 2022 - Jul 2023 (1 year 6 months)
Executed clinical development strategy for biomarker-driven oncology IVD products, designed prospective studies and drafted biomarker sections of protocols while analyzing >5,000 participant biomarker datasets and presenting results at international conferences.
Senior Resident / Lecturer
St. John’s National Academy of Health Sciences
Oct 2021 - Jan 2022 (3 months)
Provided clinical care and taught in the Division of Clinical Research, contributing to clinical training and supervising junior residents during multiple appointments.
UDPostdoctoral Fellow
University of California San Diego
Aug 2017 - Aug 2021 (4 years)
Conducted postdoctoral research in medicine and cellular & molecular medicine contributing to translational research outputs under a leading glycobiology laboratory and co-authored peer-reviewed publications.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Faculty of Pharmaceutical Medicine, Royal College of Physicians
Diploma in Pharmaceutical Medicine, Pharmaceutical Medicine
2024 - 2024
Completed Diploma in Pharmaceutical Medicine (DPM) in 2024 focused on clinical development and pharmaceutical medicine principles.
UDUniversity of California San Diego
Master of Advanced Studies, Clinical Research
2019 - 2021
Activities and societies: Postdoctoral fellow in Medicine and Cellular & Molecular Medicine (Aug 2017–Aug 2021) affiliated with UCSD research lab
Completed Master of Advanced Studies in Clinical Research with coursework and research in clinical trial design and translational medicine, graduating in 2021.
Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences
MBBS, Medicine
2010 - 2016
Activities and societies: Junior Resident / Intern and later Senior Resident / Lecturer at St. John’s National Academy of Health Sciences
Completed MBBS (equivalent to US MD) program with clinical rotations and residency-equivalent training, awarded in 2016.
Tech stack
Software and tools used professionally
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Location
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