Vice President, Global Program Head - Neuroscience, Innovative Medicines

Teva Pharmaceuticals; West Chester (Chester County); Hybrid; USD 250,000 - 350,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous annual leave

Reward plans

Flexible schedules

Health support

Community involvement

Job summary

Teva Pharmaceuticals is seeking a senior leader to guide global R&D programs from preclinical through regulatory approval and lifecycle management. This role drives enterprise strategy, coordinates cross-functional teams, and interfaces with health authorities, advisory boards, and partners to maximize asset value.

The ideal candidate has 15+ years in pharma/biotech R&D, deep regulatory and commercial understanding, and a track record leading multi-disciplinary teams without direct authority.

Qualifications

• Minimum 15 years in pharma/biotech R&D with leadership across early and late development.
• Proven track record delivering programs through IND → Ph3 → regulatory approval.
• Experience managing complex external partnerships and joint governance structures.
• Deep scientific, clinical, regulatory, and commercial understanding across the development spectrum.
• PhD/MD/PharmD preferred; experience with marketed products and neuroscience or immunology is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Set a bold, enterprise asset vision anticipating future scientific, technological, and market trends.
• Own full program lifecycle from preclinical stages through global approval and beyond.
• Lead the Global Program Team (GPT) through governance interactions and external engagement.
• Build strong partnerships with GPTD and commercial leads; align stakeholders across R&D and regulatory.
• Shape stakeholder expectations with transparent, evidence-based communication across audiences.

Skills

Enterprise Leadership

Strategic Agility

Influence Without Authority

Evidence-Based Decision Making

Execution Excellence

Communication Mastery

High-Performance Team Leadership

Accountability

Urgency-Driven

Education

PhD/MD/PharmD preferred

Job description

Who We Are

Together, we’re on a mission to make good health more affordable and accessible, to help millions around the world enjoy healthier lives. It’s a mission that bonds our people across nearly 60 countries and a rich, diverse variety of nationalities and backgrounds. Working here means working with the world’s leading manufacturer of generic medicines, and the proud producer of many of the products on the World Health Organization’s Essential Medicines List. Today, at least 200 million people around the world take one of our medicines every single day. An amazing number, but we’re always looking for new ways to continue making a difference, and new people to make a difference with.

Who We Are

Together, we’re on a mission to make good health more affordable and accessible, to help millions around the world enjoy healthier lives. It’s a mission that bonds our people across nearly 60 countries and a rich, diverse variety of nationalities and backgrounds. Working here means working with the world’s leading manufacturer of generic medicines, and the proud producer of many of the products on the World Health Organization’s Essential Medicines List. Today, at least 200 million people around the world take one of our medicines every single day. An amazing number, but we’re always looking for new ways to continue making a difference, and new people to make a difference with.

The Opportunity

The Vice President, Global Program Head (GPH) is an enterprise-level executive responsible for the end-to-end strategy, leadership, and delivery of the full portfolio within an assigned disease area, spanning multiple global programs from early development through regulatory approval and lifecycle management. The GPH serves as the strategic owner of the disease-area portfolio and its assigned assets, driving a forward-looking, transformative vision grounded in scientific excellence, commercial insight, and patient impact. This role integrates scientific, clinical, regulatory, and commercial strategy to shape a differentiated portfolio, maximize asset value, and ensure successful progression throughout the product life cycle. The GPH leads multiple complex matrix global program teams (GPTs), anticipates future therapeutic, regulatory, and technological shifts, shapes stakeholder expectations, and ensures alignment across the full research–development–commercial spectrum.

Position Locations: This is a hybrid role and should sit near one of our hubs:

West Chester PA USA/Parsippany NJ USA, Israel, or Netherlands

(Please note that relocation support is not available for this opportunity)

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Leadership & Enterprise Vision

• Set a bold, transformational asset vision anticipating future scientific, technological (e.g., AI, precision medicine), and market trends to increase program competitiveness.
• Embraces accountability for strategic direction, value creation, integrated development planning, and long-term lifecycle management of the asset.
• Synthesizes complex internal and external insights, including the external competitive landscape, to inform enterprise-level decisions and scenario planning, ensuring a future-ready strategy despite an ambiguous or evolving environment.
• Upholds an enterprise mindset that prioritizes cross-functional alignment, shared purpose, and value delivery across R&D and commercial interfaces.

End-to-End Program Ownership & Delivery

• Owns full program lifecycle from preclinical stages through global approval and beyond, ensuring scientific rigor, regulatory readiness, and commercial differentiation.
• Leads the Global Program Team (GPT) through major program governance interactions, including the Innovative Development Committee; and helps represent the asset internally and externally, including global health authorities, advisory boards, and corporate partners.
• Develops a strong working relationship with all team members and functional area stakeholders. Cultivates a high functioning partnership with the GPTD and with commercial co‑leader (late phase development programs).

Stakeholder Leadership & External Engagement

• Shapes and aligns stakeholder expectations through transparent, evidence-based communication and inclusive decision‑making.
• Builds and sustains trusted relationships with senior leaders, peers, team members, partners, external experts, and joint governance structures.
• Navigates complex scientific, clinical, and organizational dynamics with diplomacy, influence, and exceptional communication tailored to diverse audiences.

Global Program Team Leadership & Talent Development

• Leads and inspires multidisciplinary global program teams, driving high performance, accountability, and shared ownership of outcomes.
• Fosters a “project first” approach within the GPT. Works closely with project team members, inspiring a “can‑do” approach. Fosters an environment of risk‑taking and bold ideas.
• Partners with GPTD to ensure bold development plans with well‑defined risk‑balance and risk mitigations. Strategies account for project interdependencies, operational readiness, and budgetary prudence.

Your Skills And Experience

• Minimum 15 years of experience in pharmaceutical/biotechnology R&D with demonstrated leadership across early and late development.
• Proven track record leading global, cross‑functional teams without direct authority and delivering programs through major regulatory milestones (IND → Ph3 → approval).
• Experience managing complex external partnerships, joint governance structures, and high‑stakes program communication.
• Demonstrates deep scientific, clinical, regulatory, and commercial understanding across the development spectrum.
• Experience with lifecycle management and global submissions (NDA/BLA/MAA) is preferred.
• Doctoral degree (MD, PhD, PharmD) preferred.
• Experience with marketed products is preferred.
• Experience in Neuroscience and/or Immunology is preferred.

Competencies

• Enterprise Leadership: Elevates organizational thinking beyond functional priorities; inspires followership.
• Strategic Agility: Anticipates shifts in science, market, and technology; adjusts strategy proactively.
• Influence Without Authority: Builds alignment across senior stakeholders, resolving conflict and enabling decisive progress.
• Evidence‑Based Decision‑Making: Synthesizes scientific, medical, and business insights to guide high‑impact decisions.
• Execution Excellence: Ensures disciplined planning, operational rigor, and delivery of commitments.
• Communication Mastery: Adjusts tone, style, and depth for executive, scientific, regulatory, and patient‑facing audiences.
• High‑Performance Team Leadership: Develops, motivates, and elevates fellow team members; fosters accountability and growth.
• High Personal Accountability: The successful candidate will effectively assume accountability for their actions. He or she should be a results‑oriented team player who leads by example, holds him/herself accountable for performance, and champions all aspects of assigned areas while remaining detail‑oriented
• Leads with urgency: Proactively anticipates and responds to challenges and opportunities; works relentlessly to reduce “cycle” times and “white space”; “action‑oriented” – does not wait for instructions.

How We’ll Take Care Of You

At Teva, better health starts from within, and that includes you. From day one, you’ll be supported with benefits designed to help you thrive in and out of work.

• generous annual leave
• reward plans
• flexible working schedules (dependent on role)
• access to tailored health support
• meaningful ways to give back to the community

When it comes to your career, you’ll be encouraged to explore, evolve, and shape your path. Twist, our one‑stop shop for career development platform, gives you access to a wide range of possibilities, from learning programs and short‑term projects to opportunities for internal growth. Here, you’ll be part of a culture that empowers you to reach your goals and prioritize your wellbeing every step of the way.

Teva’s Equal Employment Opportunity Commitment

Teva Pharmaceuticals is committed to equal opportunity in employment. It is Teva's global policy that equal employment opportunity be provided without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, disability, pregnancy, medical condition, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, ancestry, veteran status, national or ethnic origin or any other legally recognized status entitled to protection under applicable laws. We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace for all. If you are contacted for a job opportunity, please advise us of any accommodations needed to support you throughout the recruitment and selection process. All accommodation information provided will be treated as confidential and used only for the purpose of providing an accessible candidate experience.