[Hiring] Senior Medical Director @Vantive

Role Description

Shape medical strategy in critical care across EMEA | Remote within selected European markets | Approximately 30% travel

Are you a senior physician and Medical Affairs leader ready to influence the future of vital organ therapies across Europe?

Vantive is looking for a Senior Medical Director to lead regional medical strategy across EMEA while also providing hands-on medical leadership for a key cluster. This is a high-impact role for an expert who can combine deep critical-care knowledge with scientific credibility, clear communication and the ability to lead through change.

The opportunity:

• Reporting to the Vice President, Head of Global Medical Affairs, you will set and execute the EMEA medical strategy with a strong focus on Acute and Vital Organ Therapies.
• You will represent Medical Affairs in senior regional leadership forums, guide cluster medical teams and work closely with global subject-matter experts, commercial leaders, R&D and other cross-functional partners.
• Your insight will help shape evidence generation, medical education, product development and growth priorities—always with scientific integrity and patient value at the centre.

What you will do:

• Lead and deliver the EMEA medical strategy for Acute and Vital Organ Therapies, aligned with regional priorities, cluster needs and enterprise goals.
• Act as the senior medical lead for a key EMEA cluster and coach Medical Affairs colleagues to strengthen capability and consistent execution.
• Provide authoritative expertise across critical care, including CRRT, extracorporeal blood purification, CO2 removal, anticoagulation and digital connectivity.
• Build trusted peer-to-peer relationships with key opinion leaders, investigators, clinical networks and scientific societies.
• Turn clinical evidence, treatment pathways and external insights into practical medical strategy, education and field tools.
• Lead or support evidence-generation initiatives, real-world evidence, advisory boards, congress activity and scientific communications.
• Partner with global and regional teams on product lifecycle strategy, launch readiness, clinical claims and future innovation.
• Represent EMEA Medical Affairs in senior leadership forums and bring a strong medical voice to cross-functional decisions.

Qualifications

• A Medical Degree with formal specialist or fellowship training relevant to critical care or vital organ support.
• Deep clinical and scientific expertise in acute care, renal replacement therapy or related vital organ therapies.
• Senior Medical Affairs experience spanning evidence generation, medical education and external scientific engagement.
• A record of thought leadership, professional-society involvement and peer-reviewed research or publications.
• Strong executive communication, influencing and change-leadership skills in a complex, matrixed environment.
• Strong commercial acumen, with the ability to translate complex medical and scientific insights into strategies that support business growth, market development and patient value.
• The judgement to balance scientific, patient and business priorities while maintaining rigorous ethical and compliance standards.
• Fluent English at professional level; additional European languages are valuable depending on cluster coverage.

Location and travel

• This is a remote role based within selected European markets, with approximately 30% travel across EMEA and the relevant cluster for strategic customer engagements, congresses, education, evidence-generation activities and high-impact initiatives.

Benefits

• At Vantive, our mission is clear: Extending Lives. Expanding Possibilities.
• You will join an evolving global organisation focused on advancing therapies that support patients with vital organ failure.
• You will have the opportunity to shape a developing medical model, influence strategy across multiple markets and build scientific partnerships that can make a meaningful difference to clinical practice.