Vice President, Medical Affairs

The Vice President, Medical Affairs will provide executive leadership across Medical Monitoring and Pharmacovigilance within a growing global clinical research environment. This strategic role combines medical oversight, patient safety, regulatory compliance, and business performance to support high-quality clinical trials across multiple therapeutic areas. You will shape the long-term vision for both functions while overseeing budgets, revenue targets, operational delivery, and organizational growth. Working closely with executive leadership, cross-functional teams, and external sponsors, you will strengthen scientific excellence and build trusted client relationships. You will lead a multidisciplinary international team, develop future leaders, and ensure medical and safety standards evolve alongside expanding geographic operations. The role also offers a strong commercial dimension, with direct involvement in business development, strategic proposals, and client presentations. This is an opportunity for an experienced physician executive to influence organizational strategy, advance clinical research quality, and help scale a high-performing Medical Affairs division.

• Medical qualifications: Medical degree (MD, DO, or equivalent international qualification) is required. Board certification in dermatology or rheumatology is an advantage, although a strong generalist physician background is also welcome. An MBA or other advanced business qualification is considered an asset.

• Professional experience: 12–15 years of progressive experience in the pharmaceutical, biopharmaceutical, or clinical research industry, including 5–7 years in a leadership position within a contract research organization (CRO), pharmaceutical company, or comparable organization.

• Functional expertise: Demonstrated experience leading and scaling Medical Monitoring and Pharmacovigilance functions, with a strong understanding of global clinical trial regulations, patient safety requirements, and quality standards across multiple therapeutic areas.

• Commercial and financial capabilities: Proven experience engaging clients in revenue-generating environments, contributing to business development, and managing budgets or profit-and-loss responsibilities. The ability to develop competitive service pricing and align resources with financial objectives is important.

• Regulatory and quality experience: Experience working with health authorities, supporting regulatory inspections, managing audits, and defending compliance findings. Familiarity with global pharmacovigilance obligations and clinical research regulatory frameworks is essential.

• Executive leadership: A demonstrated ability to lead multidisciplinary teams, develop functional strategies, manage organizational change, and build a culture of scientific excellence, accountability, and continuous improvement.

• Communication and relationship management: Strong executive presence, scientific credibility, and the ability to communicate complex medical and safety matters clearly to sponsors, senior leaders, regulators, and internal teams.

• Preferred qualifications: Experience establishing or scaling a Medical Affairs function, familiarity with pharmacovigilance safety databases and reporting automation tools, and exposure to AI-assisted medical monitoring, pharmacovigilance, or medical writing workflows. Peer-reviewed publications, scientific conference presentations, multilingual capabilities, and international regulatory experience are additional assets.

• Working style and availability: Comfortable operating in a fast-paced, growth-oriented global environment, collaborating across functions and geographies, and traveling frequently as required. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in North America.