VP, Medical Science – Rare Disease

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in North Carolina.

📋 Description

• Establish and oversee the strategy for the rare disease portfolio.

• Convert market demands and client pipelines into priorities for growth, service differentiation, and investment decisions.

• Facilitate high-level executive client interactions, governance meetings, advisory panels, and bid defenses.

• Define medical and scientific quality benchmarks across proposals, development strategies, protocol approaches, regulatory alignment, and trial support.

• Influence strategic partnerships and external thought leadership in the realm of rare diseases.

• Collaborate with commercial, consulting, operations, regulatory, feasibility, and clinical leaders to translate scientific strategies into quantifiable results.

• Enhance organizational capabilities by guiding physicians and scientists.

• Champion innovation and cross-functional projects that broaden offerings and enhance decision-making quality.

⛳️ Requirements

• MD is required.

• Over 10 years of experience in the pharmaceutical sector, directing rare disease clinical development programs.

• Proven experience in advancing at least one asset from the discovery phase to registration.

• Recognized as a therapeutic expert and a peer among medical and scientific professionals in the pharmaceutical industry.

• Strong enterprise-level therapeutic strategy, portfolio judgment, and business insight.

• Capability to link scientific decisions to commercial, operational, and growth outcomes.

• Proficiency in establishing standards, governance, and scalable operations across various regions, functions, and client portfolios.

• Exceptional ability to influence within complex matrix environments.

• Strong talent development skills.

• Capacity to navigate ambiguity, manage substantial risks, and make decisions that impact the enterprise.

• Drive for innovation, ongoing improvement, and market differentiation.

• Proficient in both spoken and written English.

• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally.

• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for sponsorship.

• Must successfully pass a comprehensive background check, including drug screening.

🏝️ Benefits

• Fully remote work arrangement.

• Flexibility for domestic and international travel.

• Reasonable accommodations available for individuals with disabilities.

• Equal employment opportunity.