[Hiring] Vice President - Medical Science and Strategy @Thermo Fisher Scientific

Role Description

Join Us as a Vice President Medical Science and Strategy – Make an Impact at the Forefront of Innovation. At Thermo Fisher Scientific, you’ll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life - enabling our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer.

The position requires proven abilities to drive both strategic and measurable business outcomes. The incumbent’s cardiovascular diseases track record expertise is required to be extensive and ensure recognition as peer of their Pharmaceutical Industry equivalents. This position is playing a key part in the future success of the PPD clinical research business of Thermo Fisher Scientific.

The role comprises four major functions:

• Ensuring the highest possible quality of input into significant requests for proposals (RFPs), including:
  • Development strategy and regulatory issues
  • Drug class issues
  • Protocol and indication considerations, including safety
  • Team education on indication
  • Interactions with client’s physicians and/or client area indication leaders prior to and during bid defenses
  • Identifying business opportunities for the PPD clinical research business
• Supporting outstanding input into other areas of the PPD clinical research business activities, including:
  • Pro-active client engagement: peer-to-peer interactions with therapeutic area leaders and senior directors of companies whose portfolio contains drugs of business interest
  • Strategic alliance development & support
  • Client governance and advisory boards
  • Providing Industry gold standard product development plans, and top-level design of clinical trial protocols
• Providing therapeutic and developmental expertise to internal teams, including:
  • Indication specific training for clinical teams
  • Guidance during clinical trials executions
  • Investigator Brochure, clinical study report, NDA/MAA clinical packages development, and other regulatory briefing documents authoring and review
  • Contributing to design and reporting of feasibility studies
  • Liaising with investigators and KOLs
  • Mentoring and supervising clinical scientists
• Participating in multidisciplinary teams and working groups to contribute to innovative initiatives based on their specific knowledge, expertise and interest.

Qualifications

• MD required; board certification preferred (Cardiology).
• At least 7 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry leading cardiovascular clinical development programs, including advancement of at least one asset from discovery through registration.
• Active medical license preferred but not required.

Requirements

• Able to work in a matrix organization.
• Able to demonstrate the following key high-level high-performance behaviors: decisive, customer driven, flexible thinking, smart-risk taking and continuous improvement.
• Leads, influences and motivates staff within and across departments.
• Strong in presenting and communicating complex information clearly.
• Able to deal with sensitive and confidential issues.
• Possesses a “can do” attitude and is capable of implementing and following through on activities/projects.
• Proficient in spoken and written English.
• Flexibility to travel domestically and internationally.

Benefits

• Full time position
• Competitive salary and benefits
• Work diversity, exposure to several assets in different stages of clinical development from several clients
• Mentorship and training
• Exciting work environment