VP Clinical Development

Resilience Care; Lyon; Sur place; EUR 180 000 - 240 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Resilience, a global medtech sponsor, seeks a Vice President of Clinical Development to own and lead sponsor‑led clinical activities across oncology, gastroenterology, and psychiatry. You will drive strategic direction, trial design, and execution, aligning with regulatory readiness and real‑world evidence programs.

Reporting to the CMO, you will build a centralized Clinical Development organization and scale teams of Clinical Leads and Scientists, ensuring scientific rigor and cross‑functional

Qualifications

• MD or MD/PhD degree required.
• Minimum 5 years of sponsor‑side clinical development experience.
• Proven experience building and scaling clinical development teams.
• Strong understanding of regulatory and inspection requirements.
• Experience in international contexts (EU/US regulatory exposure).

Responsabilités

• Own and lead all sponsor‑led clinical development activities across therapeutic areas.
• Build and lead a centralized Clinical Development organization.
• Ensure strategic direction, design, execution, and regulatory readiness of trials and real‑world programs.
• Collaborate cross‑functionally with executive leadership including CMO and CEO.

Connaissances

Clinical development leadership

Regulatory knowledge

Cross-functional leadership

Team scaling

Executive communication

Formation

MD/PhD

Description du poste

The Company

Resilience is a global, clinical-stage medtech company specializing in oncology, gastroenterology, and psychiatry. We develop digital solutions that transform patient care and generate robust clinical data to improve treatments. As a true sponsor, we are conducting multiple prospective randomized clinical trials to obtain regulatory approvals in Europe and the United States.

Your Role

In a nutshell :

The Vice President, Clinical Development will own and lead all sponsor-led clinical development activities at Resilience across oncology, gastroenterology, and psychiatry.

This role is accountable for the strategic direction, design, and execution of Resilience-sponsored clinical trials and real-world evidence programs, ensuring consistency, scientific rigor, operational excellence, and regulatory readiness across all business units.

Reporting to the Chief Medical Officer, the VP Clinical Development will build and lead a centralized Clinical Development organization, composed of Clinical Leads and Clinical Scientists, and will serve as the single point of accountability for clinical development execution at the company level.

Key Responsibilities

• Clinical Development Ownership (Core accountability)

• Team Leadership & Organization

• Portfolio Governance & Standardization

• Operational Excellence & Inspection Readiness

• Cross-Functional Leadership

Candidate Profile

You’re the right person if you are

• A strategic thinker with the ability to prioritize in complex environments

• An inspiring leader with a talent for developing your teams

• Executive presence with strong scientific credibility

• Cross-functional minded with ability to collaborate with multiple stakeholders

• Comfortable with innovation (digital health, non-traditional endpoints)

• An excellent communicator and presenter

You’re the right person if you have already

• An MD MSc or MD PhD degree

• Minimum 5 years of clinical development experience on the sponsor side (biotech/pharma)

• Proven experience managing and scaling clinical development teams

• Strong understanding of regulatory and inspection requirements

• Worked in international contexts (EU/US regulatory exposure)

Nice to have : Experience in digital therapeutics or biotechs that have obtained CE/FDA approvals.

Why join us?

• Direct impact on the company’s clinical governance : you will build Resilience’s clinical engine from scratch

• Cross-therapeutic exposure : oncology, psychiatry, gastroenterology

• Strategic interaction with executive leadership : you will work directly with the CMO and CEO

• Ambitious scale-up environment : combines scientific rigor, digital innovation, and regulatory ambition

Recruitment Process

1. Strategic Fit - Charles Ferté, CMO (1h) - Assess your clinical vision, governance approach, and leadership philosophy

2. Cross-functional Assessment - Parallel interviews (30/45 minutes) with:

3. Case Presentation - Strategic clinical case presentation

4. Executive Interview (30 minutes) - John, CEO - Vision and strategy alignment

5. English Test (optional - 5/10 min) - Brief conversation with a native speaker to assess your level

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