Chief Scientist, R&D & Scientific Strategy

Syneos Health/ inVentiv Health Commercial LLC; North Carolina; On-site; USD 250,000 - 350,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company car/allowance

Health benefits

401k match

Employee stock purchase plan

Bonus eligibility

Paid time off

Job summary

Syneos Health in the United States seeks Head of R&D and Scientific Strategy for Rare Disease to lead cross-functional initiatives under the CSO, integrating medical and scientific capabilities across functions to accelerate value and growth. This role partners with senior management, customers, business development, and project teams to shape tailored scientific solutions.

MD, DO preferred; extensive leadership in clinical development within biopharma/CRO/consulting; deep FDA/ICH/GCP knowledge;

Qualifications

• Extensive clinical development leadership experience in biopharma, CRO, or consulting. Experience working inside a Pharma preferred.
• Extensive leadership experience in a clinical research organization, including clinical operations, business development and management and/or senior management experience.
• Academic or industry experience in clinical medicine or drug development.
• Some experience in actively managing clinical research projects across functional areas preferred.
• Thorough knowledge of FDA regulations, drug development, and clinical monitoring procedures is necessary.
• Must have demonstrated proficiency with ICH/GCP guidelines.
• Excellent time management skills to handle multiple tasks and meet deadlines delivering high quality work in a dynamic environment is essential.
• Requires excellent presentation, documentation and interpersonal skills as well as a team-oriented approach.
• Experience working in a matrixed team environment is critical. Requires strong skills in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint), email, and voicemail.
• Superior presentation, documentation, negotiation, leadership and interpersonal skills with a strong team-oriented approach.
• Ability to perform several tasks simultaneously to meet deadlines is necessary.

Responsibilities

• Under the guidance and direction of the Chief Scientific Officer (CSO), the Head of R&D and Scientific Strategy is responsible for supporting or leading matrix teams or enterprise-wide initiatives aimed at driving value by harnessing the Company's scientific capabilities.
• The office of the CSO is focused on pulling together medical and scientific capabilities across the Company's different functions and business units to create innovative solutions for our customers and to drive collaboration across the enterprise.
• The office of the CSO also drives and supports our Scientific communications and Thought Leadership Strategy.
• The Head of R&D and Scientific Strategy will have customer facing responsibilities that may include customer meetings to understand potential work models, bid defenses, or meetings aimed at increasing awareness and growth of our scientific reputation.
• The Head of R&D and Scientific Strategy may engage C-level personnel to ensure the Company maintains complementary development pipelines with the potential to become long term and meaningful relationships for the Company.
• The Head of R&D and Scientific Strategy will interact with senior management, customers, business development, and project teams to coordinate services and provides direction and strategy for growth and provides consulting, as needed.
• Integrates the Company's resources (from all areas) to craft tailored scientific solutions for the targeted internal issues or customer problems.
• Consults with appropriate internal and external stakeholders regarding the respective area's clinical and commercial issues and points of interest.
• Acts as a primary senior-level contact for initiatives/teams the Head of R&D and Scientific Strategy is leading.
• Participates in customer proposals, RFIs, presentations, proposal defenses and Steering Committees.
• Responsible for coordinating the acquisition of necessary medical/scientific input from outside experts/consultants/advisors.
• Represents the Company and the CSO office by attending industry meetings, speaking engagements, participating in booth exhibitions, etc., and by publishing scientific or industry related articles in industry journals.
• Ensures quality standards are set and maintained over all areas of responsibility.
• Line management responsibilities include professional development and performance management of subordinate staff.
• Delegates to and reviews progress and performance of all direct reports.
• Other tasks and duties as determined appropriate by Executive Management.

Skills

Clinical leadership

FDA regulations knowledge

ICH/GCP guidelines

Time management

Presentation and negotiation

Matrixed team experience

Microsoft Office

Interpersonal skills

Education

MD/DO preferred

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Syneos Health in the United States seeks Head of R&D and Scientific Strategy for Rare Disease to lead cross-functional initiatives under the CSO, integrating medical and scientific capabilities across functions to accelerate value and growth. This role partners with senior management, customers, business development, and project teams to shape tailored scientific solutions.

MD, DO preferred; extensive leadership in clinical development within biopharma/CRO/consulting; deep FDA/ICH/GCP knowledge;