Clinical Affairs Director

• Lead the translation of clinical and medical research insights into evidence-based product, regulatory, and business strategies, ensuring alignment with organizational objectives, market needs, and evolving healthcare standards. Drive the integration of scientific evidence to support product development, lifecycle management, and commercialization efforts.
• Direct cross-functional collaboration among Clinical Affairs, R&D, Regulatory Affairs, Medical Affairs, Marketing, and external stakeholders to ensure strategic alignment and successful execution of clinical initiatives. Influence decision-making across functions by balancing scientific rigor, regulatory requirements, and business priorities.
• Build and maintain strategic relationships with key external stakeholders, including clinicians, key opinion leaders (KOLs), regulatory agencies, professional societies, and healthcare organizations. Leverage stakeholder insights to inform clinical strategy, evidence generation, and product adoption initiatives.
• Oversee the development and integration of real-world evidence (RWE) strategies, ensuring high-quality data collection, analysis, and interpretation from diverse healthcare data sources. Establish governance practices that ensure compliance with data privacy, ethical standards, and regulatory expectations.
• Provide leadership for clinical studies incorporating real-world data and evidence-generation programs, ensuring robust study design, scientific validity, and regulatory acceptability. Demonstrate clinical and economic value by generating evidence that supports patient outcomes, market access, reimbursement, and long-term product success.

• You’ve acquired 10+ years of experience in medical devices (some experience required), biotech, and pharmaceutical industries working for a sponsor directly. People leadership experience is a must. Experience in Radiology related devices or similar required.
• Your skills include a strong knowledge of relevant standards and regulations for the medical device industry (ISO, IEC, etc.), strong experience in clinical development strategy, clinical operations, and medical affairs KOL engagement.
• You have a Bachelor’s/Master’s Degree in Science or equivalent. Advanced degree preferred.
• You must be able to successfully perform the following minimum Physical, Cognitive and Environmental job requirements with or without accommodation for this position.
• You’re an excellent communicator, with an ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders utilizing your clinical expertise and knowledge of medical device regulations and research standards. Willing and able to travel up to 25%.

We believe that we are better together than apart. For our office-based teams, this means working in-person at least 3 days per week. Onsite roles require full-time presence in the company’s facilities. Field roles are most effectively done outside of the company’s main facilities, generally at the customers’ or suppliers’ locations.

This is an office-based role.

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The pay range for this position in Orange, OH is $171,000 to $273,000.

The pay range for this position in Plymouth, MN is $180,000 to $287,000,

The pay range for this position in Cambridge, MA is $192,000 to $306,000.

The actual base pay offered may vary within the posted ranges depending on multiple factors including job-related knowledge/skills, experience, business needs, geographical location, and internal equity.   

In addition, other compensation, such as an annual incentive bonus, sales commission or long-term incentives may be offered.  Employees are eligible to participate in our comprehensive Philips Total Rewards benefits program, which includes a generous PTO, 401k (up to 7% match), HSA (with company contribution), stock purchase plan, education reimbursement and much more.  Details about our benefits can be found here. 

At Philips, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top end of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent upon the facts and circumstances of each case. 

US work authorization is a precondition of employment. The company will not consider candidates who require sponsorship for a work-authorized visa, now or in the future.

This requisition is expected to stay active for 45 days but may close earlier if a successful candidate is selected or business necessity dictates.  Interested candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible to ensure consideration.

Philips is an Equal Employment and Opportunity Employer including Disability/Vets and maintains a drug-free workplace.