Senior Vice President, Medical & Scientific Strategy

Description

SVP, Medical & Scientific Strategy

Syneos Health® is a leading fully integrated biopharmaceutical solutions organization built to accelerate customer success. We translate unique clinical, medical affairs and commercial insights into outcomes to address modern market realities.  

Every day we perform better because of how we work together, as one team, each the best at what we do. We bring a wide range of talented experts together across a wide range of business-critical services that support our business. Every role within Corporate is vital to furthering our vision of Shortening the Distance from Lab to Life®.

Discover what our 29,000 employees, across 110 countries already know: 
WORK HERE MATTERS EVERYWHERE

Why Syneos Health
•    We are passionate about developing our people, through career development and progression; supportive and engaged line management; technical       and therapeutic area training; peer recognition and total rewards program.
•    We are committed to our Total Self culture – where you can authentically be yourself. Our Total Self culture is what unites us globally, and we are             dedicated to taking care of our people. 
•    We are continuously building the company we all want to work for and our customers want to work with. Why? Because when we bring together               diversity of thoughts, backgrounds, cultures, and perspectives – we’re able to create a place where everyone feels like they belong.

Job Responsibilities

1.      Develops and supports internal and external scientific strategies that support the Company’s scientific reputation and brand equity, corporate growth strategy, and overall mission.

2.      Develops implementation plans for CSO-driven strategies and initiatives.

3.      Develops CSO-driven enterprise-wide and cross functional solutions that drive value for the Company and our customers.

4.      Drives scientific collaboration across internal business units.

5.      Provides scientific, medical, and drug development advice to internal and external stakeholders/customers.

6.      Demonstrates scientific leadership both internally and externally.

7.      Develops, authors, and presents scientific content on behalf of the Company.

8.      Demonstrates and models scientific and medical integrity and ethics.

9.      Provides support to new business opportunities and delivery as needed.

Qualifications

MD or PhD or equivalent and significant experience in drug development experience within the biopharma or CRO industry; or combination of equivalent education and experience.  Knowledge of FDA and worldwide drug development regulations and a strong understanding of reimbursement issues.  Excellent communication skills with the ability to lead and influence in a matrix environment.  Effective customer engagement.  Ability to adapt to a rapidly changing environment while maintaining a focus on patients.  Strong business acumen. 

Disclaimer:

Tasks, duties, and responsibilities as listed in this job description are not exhaustive.  The Company, at its sole discretion and with no prior notice, may assign other tasks, duties, and job responsibilities.  Equivalent experience, skills, and/or education will also be considered so qualifications of incumbents may differ from those listed in the Job Description.  The Company, at its sole discretion, will determine what constitutes as equivalent to the qualifications described above.   Further, nothing contained herein should be construed to create an employment contract.  Occasionally, required skills/experiences for jobs are expressed in brief terms.  Any language contained herein is intended to fully comply with all obligations imposed by the legislation of each country in which it operates, including the implementation of the EU Equality Directive, in relation to the recruitment and employment of its employees.  The Company is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, including the provision of reasonable accommodations, when appropriate, to assist employees or applicants to perform the essential functions of the job.

Get to know Syneos Health
Over the past 5 years, we have worked with 94% of all Novel FDA Approved Drugs, 95% of EMA Authorized Products and over 200 Studies across 73,000 Sites and 675,000+ Trial patients.

No matter what your role is, you’ll take the initiative and challenge the status quo with us in a highly competitive and ever-changing environment. Learn more about Syneos Health