Global Program Clinical Head (Early GPCH NS)

Novartis Farmacéutica; London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading pharmaceutical company is seeking a Global Program Clinical Head for an exciting opportunity in Neuroscience. The candidate will lead clinical development strategies, oversee cross-functional teams, and ensure alignment with overall business objectives. This senior role involves significant responsibility in the clinical trial process and market access efforts, contributing to the success of treatment indications.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in clinical research or drug development.
• Passion for Neuroscience.
• Advanced expertise in clinical development study designs.

Responsibilities

• Lead clinical development for Neuroscience.
• Oversee licensing evaluations and strategy alignment.
• Drive clinical components of regulatory documents.

Skills

Leadership

Clinical Research

Neuroscience

Education

MD or PhD

Job description

Global Program Clinical Head (Early GPCH NS)

Job ID REQ-10055963

Jul 01, 2025

United Kingdom

Summary

As Global Program Clinical Head (GPCH), you are the clinical lead for Neuroscience, leading clinical development and contributing to overall strategy in collaboration with other functions, to ensure the development and implementation of the Clinical Development plan. You will lead a cross-functional team of specialists and align early development plans with the overall strategy, oversee licensing evaluations, and develop and execute the disease area strategy.

About the Role

Your Key Responsibilities:

• Responsible for clinical input to support Business Development & Licensing (BD&L) activities.
• The GPCH works to ensure early development plans and proof of concept studies are aligned with Development strategy .
• Serve as the Clinical Development Representative to drive transition of pre-PoC (Proof of Concept) projects to Development Decision Point (DDP)
• Contribute to Integrated Development Plan (IDP) in line with the Target Product Profile (TPP) which is designed for successful global regulatory approval/market access for one or more treatment indications and/or multiple programs.
• Drive creation and implementation of Clinical Development to support decision analysis and optimal resource allocation in program(s).
• Lead a cross functional team through the creation of clinical components of key documents (e.g., Clinical Trial Protocols, Investigator’s Brochures, Clinical Study Reports, regulatory documents including maintenance of product licenses, registration dossiers, value dossiers, pharmacoeconomic dossiers) with high quality and consistency.
• As the medical expert, lead interactions with external stakeholders (e.g., regulatory authorities, key opinion leaders, data monitoring committees, advisory boards, patient advocacy groups), internal stakeholders (e.g., Research, Translational Medicine, Global Medical Affairs, Marketing, Health Economics & Outcomes Research), and internal decision boards
• Together with Patient Safety, ensure continuous evaluation of drug safety profile, including safety monitoring of clinical studies and signal detection from post-marketing surveillance.
• Support registration, market access, commercialization, and maintenance of product licenses (e.g., Core Data Sheet, Periodic Safety Update Report, clinical benefit-risk assessment for license renewals) for the compound(s)
• Plan and implement publication and clinical communication strategy in coordination with Global Medical Affairs and Medical Writing, and provide input into key external presentations
• MD, or PH. D degree with 10+ years’ experience in clinical research or drug development in an industry environment spanning clinical activities in Phases I-III/IV, including submission dossiers.
• A passion for Neuroscience
• Advanced expertise in Neuroscience with ability to innovate in clinical development study designs, provide relevant evidence to decision-makers and to interpret, discuss and present clinical trial or section program level data
• Detailed knowledge of Good Clinical Practice, clinical trial design, statistics, and regulatory/clinical development process
• Demonstrated ability to establish strong scientific partnership with key stakeholders
• Demonstrated leadership and management skills with a documented track record of delivering high quality projects/submissions/trials in a global/matrix environment (including remote) in pharmaceutical or biotech industry

Desired Requirements:

• MD or equivalent, MD or MD/PhD in Neurology, Experience in Cell & Gene, Rare or Neuromuscular, Neurodegenerative diseases, Neuroinflammation of interest

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Global Program Clinical Head (Early GPCH NS)

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