Senior Medical Director: Cardio/Endocrine/Nephrology Strategy

IQVIA; Reading; On-site; GBP 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

IQVIA in Reading, United Kingdom, seeks a Senior Medical Director to provide strategic medical and scientific leadership across therapeutic areas with deep CRO/R&D experience. You will drive early engagement, bid defenses, and development plans, shaping Center of Excellence direction within clinical development lifecycles.

The role requires MD, board certification and extensive pharma/CRO background, including obesity expertise, with travel up to 20%.

Qualifications

• Experience: typically requires a minimum of 10 years of prior relevant experience.
• Knowledge: requires exceptional business knowledge to drive results for the organization.
• At least 5 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry or a CRO setting, with senior strategic leadership.

Responsibilities

• Work independently of the therapeutic area head.
• Demonstrate independence in strategic proposal development with the proposal team.
• Lead client proposal bid defense meetings as medical director and subject matter expert.
• Act as consultant throughout the R&D life cycle and clinical trials duration.
• Formulate clinical development plans and lead the Center of Excellence strategy.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Business knowledge

Proposal development

Obesity

Education

MD

Board certification in Cardiology/Endocrinology/Nephrology

Job description

IQVIA in Reading, United Kingdom, seeks a Senior Medical Director to provide strategic medical and scientific leadership across therapeutic areas with deep CRO/R&D experience. You will drive early engagement, bid defenses, and development plans, shaping Center of Excellence direction within clinical development lifecycles.

The role requires MD, board certification and extensive pharma/CRO background, including obesity expertise, with travel up to 20%.