Vice President, Global Therapeutic Area Leader, Oncology

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Develop and spearhead the implementation of the global Therapeutic Area strategy in alignment with enterprise goals and client requirements.

• Convert Therapeutic Area scientific knowledge, regulatory developments, and market trends into scalable medical service offerings and actionable roadmaps.

• Deliver insights, analyses, and recommendations regarding enterprise investment priorities, evolution of the operating model, and growth strategies.

• Act as a senior scientific partner to clients during high-level interactions and governance discussions.

• Collaborate with executive stakeholders across medical, safety, data management, regulatory, operations, project management, and commercial sectors.

• Lead or participate in scientific governance forums and oversee medical supervision for complex or high-risk initiatives.

• Serve as the ultimate escalation point for intricate medical, scientific, ethical, and regulatory decisions.

• Ensure the scientific quality, compliance, integrity, patient safety, and data integrity are upheld.

• Mentor and guide senior Therapeutic Area medical leaders, focusing on leadership development and succession planning.

• Coach and provide advice to Regional Heads to ensure regional execution aligns with global strategy and maintains consistent quality and performance.

• Support enterprise-wide initiatives aimed at enhancing talent, culture, and organizational effectiveness.

• Collaborate across functions with Clinical Operations, Regulatory, Commercial, Strategy, and Data teams.

• Propel innovation in medical services, evidence generation, and engagement models, including precision medicine, immuno-oncology, real-world evidence, digital health, and Advanced Therapeutics.

• Represent Fortrea externally through industry engagement, publications, presentations, and participation in panels.

• Oversee assigned programs, ensuring adherence to quality and compliance standards while escalating risks as necessary.

• Assist in service development, technical positioning, proposals, bid defenses, and client solution creation.

• Provide clinical and scientific insights during due diligence activities.

• Ensure excellence in delivery and scientific quality across assigned programs and clients.

• Travel up to 2–3 times per month, including both domestic and international travel.

• Carry out additional duties as required or assigned.

⛳️ Requirements

• MD, PhD, PharmD, or an equivalent advanced scientific degree; relevant experience and successful project outcomes may be considered in lieu of educational qualifications.

• Extensive expertise in Therapeutic Areas such as Oncology, IIGM, RAPT, CVMER, Neuroscience, and/or Ophthalmology, as necessary.

• Relevant experience in drug development and medical/scientific services, including global medical portfolio governance and delivery, as well as applicable regulatory and compliance frameworks.

• Proven judgment and decision-making capabilities at the executive level in complex and ambiguous situations.

• Demonstrated ability to lead and develop senior medical/scientific leaders while fostering inclusive, high-performing teams.

• Strong stakeholder management and client engagement skills with the capacity to influence at the executive level.

• Typically, 10+ years of progressive experience in related medical fields within pharmaceutical, biotech, CRO, and/or similar environments.

• Senior leadership experience in Medical and Scientific Services and/or Clinical Development roles within regulated drug development settings.

• Accountability for executing strategy, medical governance, and delivering high-quality results.

• Experience in engaging senior clients and external stakeholders, contributing to business growth through solution development, proposals, bid defenses, and/or program or portfolio-level initiatives.

• Ability to lead within global, matrixed organizations, providing oversight across various regions and multi-program portfolios.

• Strong strategic thinking and problem-solving abilities.

• In-depth knowledge of integrated global drug development, including quality, compliance, and risk-based decision-making frameworks.

• Preferred: experience in leading within a CRO and/or outsourced medical services model.

• Preferred: a proven track record in building and scaling global Therapeutic Area capabilities, operating models, and governance practices.

• Preferred: experience in leading complex, matrixed, and geographically distributed medical/scientific organizations.

• Preferred: scientific thought leadership demonstrated through publications, presentations, and/or industry engagement.

• Ability to access and utilize both in-house and off-the-shelf software applications.

• Regular and consistent attendance is required; varied hours may be necessary.

🏝️ Benefits

• Medical insurance

• Dental insurance

• Vision insurance

• Life insurance

• Short-term disability (STD)

• Long-term disability (LTD)

• 401(K)

• Paid time off (PTO) or flexible time off (FTO)

• Company bonus where applicable