Medical Strategist- Oncology

Syneos Health; North Carolina; On-site; USD 130,000 - 195,000; Full time

Job summary

Syneos Health, Inc. seeks a Medical Strategist in Oncology to drive medical and scientific contributions across clinical development programs and strategic partnerships.

This role translates scientific strategy into actionable clinical plans, including protocol development, indication positioning, and feasibility assessments, while supporting business development through RFP responses and client solutions. The position requires deep therapeutic leadership, collaboration with cross-functional

Qualifications

• Medical degree (MD, DO, or equivalent); additional training (PhD, MPH, MBA) is advantageous.
• 8-10 years for Senior or 10-15 years for Executive of relevant experience in clinical research, with at least 5 years in a CRO or client-facing strategic role.
• Strong knowledge of ICH-GCP guidelines, clinical trial design, and regulatory considerations.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the medical lead in multidisciplinary teams responding to RFPs, contributing to study design, indication strategy, and operational feasibility assessments.
• Provide therapeutic and medical insight during bid defense meetings and client consultations.
• Collaborate with business development and operational teams to ensure that proposed solutions align with client goals, budgets, and timelines.
• Lead the development of clinical trial protocols, medical monitoring plans, and other key deliverables.

Skills

Medical strategy

Clinical development

RFP responses

Cross-functional leadership

Education

MD/DO

Job description

Medical Strategist - Oncology

Syneos Health is a leading fully-integrated life sciences services organization built to accelerate customer success. We partner with innovators at every point across the drug development and commercialization continuum, helping them navigate complexity, anticipate change and accelerate progress.

Our Clinical Solutions team members act with a drug development mindset, applying their years of experience and deep expertise to truly understand customer needs and represent those in the solutions we shape.

Whether you join us in a Functional Service Provider partnership or a Full-Service environment, you'll collaborate with passionate problem solvers, innovating as a team to help our customers achieve their goals. We are agile and driven to deliver - for one another, our customers, and, most importantly, for those in need.

Why Syneos Health

• We are passionate about developing our people, through career development and progression; supportive and engaged line management; technical and therapeutic area training; peer recognition and total rewards program.
• We are committed to building an inclusive culture - where you can authentically be yourself. Central is our purpose - Driven to Deliver - which captures the passion of our colleagues to show up each day and shape solutions that have the ability to dramatically impact someone's life.
• We are continuously building the company we all want to work for and our customers want to work with. Why? Because we know that when we bring together smart colleagues from across the world, we can shape the future of healthcare, driving impact for customers and defining the pace of patient progress.

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JOB SUMMARY

The Medical Strategist is responsible for delivering medical and scientific contributions across clinical development programs and strategic partnerships. This role is pivotal in ensuring the medical integrity, scientific rigor, and strategic alignment of our proposals, protocols, and development plans. This role operates at a program and opportunity level, translating scientific strategy into actionable clinical plans, including protocol development, indication positioning, and feasibility assessments. The Medical Strategist plays a hands-on role in supporting business development, contributing directly to RFP responses, bid defenses, and client solutions. Working closely with cross-functional teams, this role ensures that clinical strategies are operationally viable, scientifically sound, and aligned with client needs, with a strong focus on execution and delivery.

Strategic Consulting & Proposal Development

• Serve as the medical lead in multidisciplinary teams responding to RFPs, contributing to study design, indication strategy, and operational feasibility assessments.
• Provide therapeutic and medical insight during bid defense meetings and client consultations.
• Collaborate with business development and operational teams to ensure that proposed solutions align with client goals, budgets, and timelines.
• Maintain awareness and share insights on industry pipeline and scientific and business landscape.

Medical and Scientific Oversight

• Lead the development of clinical trial protocols, medical monitoring plans, and other key deliverables.
• Ensure the scientific accuracy and regulatory compliance of medical content and clinical strategies.
• Provide expert input into therapeutic feasibility analyses, indication assessments, and risk mitigation strategies.

Client and Cross-Functional Engagement

• Act as a key point of contact for medical and strategic questions throughout the proposal and trial lifecycle.
• Build strong working relationships with clients, acting as a trusted advisor and ensuring high-quality service delivery.
• Collaborate closely with Clinical Operations, Regulatory Affairs, Biostatistics, and Pharmacovigilance teams.

Therapeutic Leadership

• Bring deep subject matter expertise in at least one therapeutic area (e.g., Oncology, Rare Diseases, CNS, Infectious Diseases).
• Stay abreast of medical and regulatory developments that impact clinical trial design and execution.

Innovation and Thought Leadership

• Champion the integration of innovative technologies and methodologies (e.g., decentralized trials, adaptive design, digital biomarkers).
• Contribute to white papers, conference presentations, and publications representing the CRO's thought leadership.

QUALIFICATION EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

• Medical degree (MD, DO, or equivalent); additional training (PhD, MPH, MBA) is advantageous.
• 8-10 years for Senior or 10-15 years for Executive of relevant experience in clinical research, with at least 5 years in a CRO or client-facing strategic role.
• Strong knowledge of ICH-GCP guidelines, clinical trial design, and