VP Clinical Development

Resilience Care; Paris; On-site; EUR 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Resilience is seeking a Vice President, Clinical Development to own and lead sponsor-led clinical development across oncology, gastroenterology, and psychiatry. Reporting to the CMO, you will build a centralized Clinical Development organization and drive the strategy, design, and execution of trials and real-world evidence programs.

You will establish standardized frameworks, ensure regulatory readiness (ICH-GCP, ISO 14155, MDR), and collaborate with Regulatory, Biostatistics, Medical Affairs,

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of sponsor-side clinical development experience
• Experience building and scaling clinical development teams
• International regulatory exposure (EU/US)

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end clinical development strategy and execution for all studies
• Provide senior clinical leadership on study design, protocol development, and endpoints
• Ensure alignment of development approaches across oncology, gastroenterology, and psychiatry
• Design standardized clinical development frameworks across business units
• Ensure inspection readiness and regulatory compliance

Skills

Strategic leadership

Team leadership

Regulatory & quality understanding

Executive communication

Education

MD MSc or MD PhD degree

Job description

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)

  • Own the end-to-end clinical development strategy and execution for all Resilience-sponsored studies

  • Provide senior clinical leadership on:

    • study design and methodology

    • protocol development and amendments

    • endpoint selection and clinical relevance

    • interpretation of clinical and real-world evidence

  • Ensure alignment and consistency of clinical development approaches across oncology, gastroenterology, and psychiatry

• Team Leadership & Organization

  • Build, lead, and mentor a Clinical Development team composed of:

    • Clinical Leads (by therapeutic area)

    • Clinical Scientists

  • Define clear roles, responsibilities, and governance across the team

  • Establish scalable ways of working enabling high-quality, timely execution

• Portfolio Governance & Standardization

  • Design and implement standardized clinical development frameworks across business units

  • Harmonize:

    • protocol templates and study documentation

    • clinical review and governance processes

    • decision criteria and escalation pathways

  • Ensure alignment with ICH-GCP, ISO 14155, MDR, and applicable regulatory standards

• Operational Excellence & Inspection Readiness

  • Ensure inspection readiness across all sponsor-led trials

  • Partner closely with Clinical Operations to:

    • drive execution excellence and risk anticipation

    • ensure quality-by-design principles

    • resolve complex operational or scientific issues

  • Act as senior escalation point for clinical development matters

• Cross-Functional Leadership

  • Collaborate closely with:

  • Regulatory & Quality (clinical strategy, submissions, audits)

    • Biostatistics (study design, endpoints, analysis plans)

    • Medical Affairs (scientific alignment and evidence narratives)

    • Market Access & Public Affairs (clinical evidence support)

    • Product and Data teams (translation of clinical insights into digital solutions)

  • Ensure clinical development is tightly integrated with company-wide priorities

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:

   • Blanche (Chief of Staff) - Strategic structuring and prioritization

   • Yasmine (Head of QARA) - Compliance mindset

   • Elena (HR) - Leadership and cultural fit

   • Nicoleta (Director Biostat) - (Clinical Scientists) - Technical collaboration

   • Bertille - (Clinical Scientists) - Technical collaboration

   • Elodie - (Clinical Scientists) - Technical collaboration

   • Emma (Clinical Scientists) - Technical collaboration

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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