VP, Clinical Development

HarmoniaBio Search; Pennsylvania; On-site; USD 300,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

HarmoniaBio Search seeks a Vice President, Clinical Development in the PA/NJ area to lead strategic, cross-functional clinical programs with global scope. This senior role requires deep scientific expertise, hands-on program ownership, and the ability to drive execution across regulatory, biometrics, and operations.

The ideal candidate brings extensive experience leading large global trials, guiding complex endpoints and multi-organ disease areas, and a demonstrated track record of

Qualifications

• 15–20 years of relevant clinical development experience.
• Experience leading large global clinical programs with accountability beyond studies.
• Strong cross-functional leadership across Regulatory, Biometrics, Clinical Operations, Safety.
• Experience with metabolic diseases or adjacent areas.

Responsibilities

• Lead the clinical development strategy for major, global programs.
• Drive cross-functional alignment and decision-making through key milestones.
• Ensure execution excellence across early to late-stage development and regulatory interactions.

Skills

MD or MD/PhD

Clinical development leadership

Global clinical trials leadership

Cross-functional leadership

End-to-end program ownership

Decision-making in program leadership

Metabolic disease expertise

Education

MD or MD/PhD

Job description

Vice President, Clinical Development | PA/NJ area

We are partnering with a growing biopharmaceutical company to recruit a Vice President, Clinical Development to serve as a senior medical program leader within an expanding development organization.

This is a highly strategic, hands-on role for an accomplished drug developer who has led large, complex global clinical programs and can drive cross-functional development strategy through critical stages of execution and decision-making.

The ideal candidate will bring:

• MD or MD/PhD
• 15-20 years of relevant clinical development experience
• Significant experience as a clinical or medical program lead, with accountability beyond individual studies
• Leadership of large global clinical trials and complex development programs
• Strong experience integrating Clinical Development, Regulatory, Biometrics, Clinical Operations, Safety, and other functions
• Experience navigating complex endpoints, comorbidities, and/or multi-organ disease
• Expertise in metabolic diseases and/ or adjacent areas.
• Adjacent backgrounds may include cardiometabolic disease, obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, hypertension, renal disease, or immunology

This opportunity is best suited to a senior drug developer who combines scientific depth with the ability to make decisions, align cross-functional teams, and take real ownership of a program.

Location: PA/NJ area with a meaningful onsite presence. Candidates should be based locally or willing to relocate.

We are intentionally conducting a highly targeted search and are interested in speaking with senior clinical development leaders whose experience closely aligns with this profile.