Senior Vice President, Research

Oncology Voice Network LLC; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 300,000 - 400,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Job summary

Vitalief has partnered with a leading multi-site New Jersey health system to identify a visionary Senior Vice President (SVP) of Research to lead this transformation. Reporting to the Chief Medical Officer, this leader will oversee system-wide research initiatives and grow a diverse portfolio of industry-sponsored and investigator-initiated trials across therapeutic areas beyond oncology.

The role is primarily remote with up to 25% travel to New Jersey locations, regular on-site executive

Qualifications

• Doctoral degree required; PhD strongly preferred, MD/DO/PharmD will be considered.
• Minimum 10 years of progressive executive leadership in clinical research.
• Experience leading research across multi-site health systems or academic centers.
• Proven track record expanding industry-sponsored clinical trials across therapeutic areas.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute the strategic vision and roadmap for research across the health system.
• Assess and optimize research infrastructure for a world-class program.
• Lead expansion of the clinical research enterprise with cross-therapy focus.
• Ensure regulatory compliance and quality across trials and sites.
• Build partnerships with Academic Medical Centers and industry sponsors.
• Provide executive oversight of research operations, budgeting, and metrics.

Skills

Executive leadership

Clinical research strategy

Regulatory compliance

Academic partnerships

Budget management

Education

Doctoral degree (PhD preferred)

Job description

# Senior Vice President, ResearchVitalief Inc. · AnywhereFULL-TIMERemotePosted Sep 14, 2026## Job DescriptionPosition Overview Vitalief has partnered with a leading multi-site New Jersey health system to help build a world-class clinical research organization. As part of the initiative, our client has engaged Vitalief to identify a visionary Senior Vice President (SVP) of Research to lead this transformation. Reporting to the Chief Medical Officer, this SVP will oversee system-wide research initiatives, grow the portfolio of industry-sponsored and investigator-initiated clinical trials, with a primary focus on non-oncology therapeutic area, and deepen the organization's partnership with a leading Academic Medical Center. Over the past eight years, the organization has invested significantly in building a premier research enterprise, achieving notable success in oncology. It now sees substantial opportunity to expand that excellence across other therapeutic areas. Working closely with executive leadership, the SVP will have a rare opportunity to assess current capabilities, build a strategic roadmap, and position the organization as a destination of choice for top physicians, principal investigators, patients, academic collaborators, and industry sponsors, establishing a nationally recognized, integrated research program during a period of exceptional growth, with the full backing of leadership. WORK LOCATION • Primarily remote position with up to 25% travel to the health system's New Jersey locations. • Regular on-site presence for executive meetings, physician engagement, strategic planning, and key research initiatives. • Occasional travel to industry, academic, and professional conferences. Compensation • Salary Range: from $300,000 to $400,000 - commensurate with experience and qualifications. • Performance-based incentive opportunities. • Comprehensive executive benefits package. Key Responsibilities • Develop and execute the strategic vision and roadmap for research across the health system, aligning research initiatives with organizational goals and long-term growth strategies. • Assess and optimize existing research infrastructure, capabilities, and strategic assets to build a world-class clinical research organization. • Lead the expansion of the clinical research enterprise, increasing research volume across multiple therapeutic specialties with an emphasis on non-oncology clinical trials. • Build and strengthen research infrastructure, ensuring operational excellence, scalability, and regulatory compliance. • Establish and maintain collaborative relationships with an affiliated Academic Medical Center to support translational research, faculty collaboration, investigator development, and innovation. • Partner with physician leaders and service line executives to identify new clinical research opportunities across the health system. • Expand relationships with pharmaceutical companies, biotechnology firms, medical device manufacturers, contract research organizations (CROs), and other research sponsors. • Provide executive oversight of research operations, including clinical trial management, research administration, budgeting, compliance, quality assurance, and performance metrics. • Ensure compliance with all applicable federal, state, and institutional regulations governing clinical research, including FDA regulations, Good Clinical Practice (GCP), Institutional Review Board (IRB) requirements, and human subjects protections. • Recruit, develop, and mentor high-performing research leadership and operational teams. • Identify opportunities for external funding, grants, strategic partnerships, and sustainable research revenue. • Represent the health system with academic institutions, industry partners, sponsors, professional organizations, and national research forums. Qualifications • Doctoral degree required; PhD (in biomedical sciences, public health, clinical research, healthcare administration, or a related discipline) strongly preferred. Candidates with an MD, DO, PharmD, or other terminal healthcare or scientific degree and significant research leadership experience will also be considered. • Minimum of 10 years of progressive executive leadership experience in clinical research within an integrated health system, academic medical center, research institute, or comparable healthcare organization. • Must have experience leading clinical research across a multi-hospital system, an integrated health system, or an academic medical center. • Demonstrated success leading the growth of complex clinical research programs across multiple specialties. • Experience collaborating with executive leadership, physician investigators, and academic institutions. • Demonstrated success expanding industry-sponsored clinical trials across diverse therapeutic areas. • Experience working in close partnership with an Academic Medical Center. • Experience developing research infrastructure during periods of rapid organizational growth. • Comprehensive knowledge of clinical research regulations, FDA requirements, GCP, IRB processes, research compliance, and research administration. • Strong scientific acumen and a deep understanding of clinical research from the Principal Investigator (PI) perspective. • A commitment to staying abreast of research industry trends, emerging methodologies, evolving sponsor expectations, and the changing clinical research landscape. • Demonstrated ability to translate research strategy into measurable operational and financial results, knowing what it takes to operationalize ROI while always thinking patients first. • Proven ability to build strategic partnerships and successfully lead organizational change. • Exceptional leadership, communication, financial management, and relationship-building skills.## Benefits* Health insurance