Vice President Clinical Development

Meet Life Sciences; United States; On-site; USD 350,000 - 650,000; Full time

Job summary

Meet Life Sciences is seeking a VP/SVP, Global Development Leader to provide strategic leadership for a flagship hematology/oncology program in late-stage development. This role reports to the Clinical Executive Leadership Team and ensures global strategy, regulatory alignment, and cross-functional execution across Phase I–III trials, safety reviews, and milestone planning.

The successful candidate will partner with the CMO and senior leadership to drive development strategy, oversight of

Qualifications

• MD with board certification; Hematology/Oncology strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Serve as Global Development Leader and single point of accountability for a flagship clinical-stage program.
• Lead a cross-functional Global Development Team spanning Clinical Development, Clinical Operations, Clinical Science, Translational Medicine, Regulatory, Technical Operations, Quality and Commercial.
• Own and evolve the global development strategy and Clinical Development Plan, ensuring alignment with broader corporate objectives.
• Provide strategic leadership across Phase I–III development, including late-stage and registrational studies.
• Drive key program decisions through executive and governance forums.
• Provide medical and scientific oversight of ongoing clinical trials, including review and interpretation of emerging safety, efficacy and clinical data.
• Identify development risks and opportunities and lead cross-functional teams through mitigation and decision-making.
• Partner closely with Regulatory on global development strategy and interactions supporting INDs, NDAs/MAAs and other major regulatory milestones.
• Engage externally with investigators, KOLs and the broader scientific community.
• Present development strategy, clinical data and program recommendations to executive leadership and other internal and external stakeholders.
• Help shape broader portfolio and clinical development strategy as a senior member of the organization.

Skills

Cross-functional leadership

Regulatory strategy

Strategic leadership

Clinical development experience

Executive stakeholder management

Education

MD with board certification in Hematology/Oncology

Job description

Hematology/Oncology | Late-Stage Clinical Development

We are partnering with a clinical-stage biotechnology company to appoint a VP/SVP, Global Development Leader to provide strategic leadership for one of the company’s most important clinical-stage programs.

Serving as a member of the Clinical Executive Leadership Team, this individual will have single-point accountability for the global development strategy and execution of a flagship hematology/oncology program, leading the asset through late-stage clinical development, regulatory milestones and ultimately toward approval and commercialization. This is a highly visible leadership position combining development strategy, clinical leadership and cross-functional program ownership within a fast-paced biotech environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as the Global Development Leader and single point of accountability for a flagship clinical-stage program
• Lead a cross-functional Global Development Team spanning Clinical Development, Clinical Operations, Clinical Science, Translational Medicine, Regulatory, Technical Operations, Quality and Commercial
• Own and evolve the global development strategy and Clinical Development Plan, ensuring alignment with broader corporate objectives
• Provide strategic leadership across Phase I–III development, including late-stage and registrational studies
• Drive key program decisions through executive and governance forums
• Provide medical and scientific oversight of ongoing clinical trials, including review and interpretation of emerging safety, efficacy and clinical data
• Identify development risks and opportunities and lead cross-functional teams through appropriate mitigation and decision-making
• Partner closely with Regulatory on global development strategy and interactions supporting INDs, NDAs/MAAs and other major regulatory milestones
• Engage externally with investigators, KOLs and the broader scientific community
• Present development strategy, clinical data and program recommendations to executive leadership and other internal and external stakeholders
• Help shape broader portfolio and clinical development strategy as a senior member of the organization

Ideal Background

• MD with board certification; Hematology/Oncology strongly preferred
• 10+ years of clinical development experience within biotechnology/pharmaceutical organizations
• Significant experience designing and executing clinical trials across multiple stages of development
• Demonstrated Phase III and registrational development experience
• Experience leading global, cross-functional development teams and complex clinical programs
• Strong understanding of regulatory strategy and interactions supporting late-stage development and approval
• Proven ability to operate effectively with executive leadership and influence strategic decision-making
• Hands-on leadership style suited to a lean, entrepreneurial biotechnology environment
• Strong scientific judgment combined with the ability to translate strategy into execution

The Opportunity

This is an opportunity to take a true asset-level leadership role for a strategically important program with significant visibility across the organization. The successful individual will work directly with the CMO and executive leadership while bringing together clinical, regulatory, translational, operational and commercial functions around a unified global development strategy.

For an experienced development physician looking for broader ownership, this offers the opportunity to influence a major program through late-stage development, registration and potential commercialization, while playing a meaningful role in the wider clinical development portfolio.