Executive Director, Strategic Delivery & Growth

Fortrea•Durham, CA

7d•$210,000 - $240,000

About The Position

The Executive Director is a senior leader within Global Clinical Development who drives the growth of an innovative and profitable portfolio by overseeing differentiated operational delivery strategies for clients and internal experts. The role establishes best practices for proposal strategy, strengthens cross-functional collaboration, manages teams, and leads relevant process improvement and change management activities. The Executive Director leads strategic growth and business development across GenMed, shaping the strategic roadmap and therapeutic-area growth strategies. This includes building senior relationships across the therapeutic ecosystem, directing end-to-end business development efforts, and representing Fortrea’s capabilities through publications and presentations. The role also provides strategic, commercial, operational, medical and scientific leadership; supports portfolio and financial objectives; and develops organizational capability, talent and succession in a global, complex, matrixed environment. The position is based in standard office and/or home-office working conditions and involves out-of-normal-office-hours work as required. Global travel is required 30–50% of the time, with 80% of that travel involving overnight stays.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree required; Fortrea may consider relevant and equivalent experience in lieu of educational requirements.
At least 15 years of Research and Development and clinical research experience in pharmaceutical or biotech and CRO settings.
At least 5 years of global leadership experience in a complex, virtual and matrixed environment, including leading through others, building organizational capability and strengthening succession.
Established senior client relationships and a strong external network across pharma, biotech and the relevant therapeutic ecosystem.
Demonstrated success translating market intelligence, relationships and therapeutic strategy into differentiated positioning, growth opportunities and commercial outcomes.
Financial acumen, including P&L, budgeting, forecasting and resource management.
Ability to travel globally 30–50% of the time, with 80% of travel requiring overnight stays.
Availability to work outside normal office hours as required by the role.

Nice To Haves

Advanced degree, APRN, MPH, PhD and/or MBA.
Three or more years leading cross-functional full-development programs from concept inception through defining operational strategy for clinical-trial delivery in the relevant therapeutic area.

Responsibilities

Lead business growth through innovative, winning trial solutions that grow a profitable rare diseases and pediatrics portfolio across therapeutic areas.
Build and strengthen senior relationships with pharma and biotech organizations, KOLs, investigators, sites, academic collaborators, advocacy groups and strategic partners.
Lead end-to-end business development strategies, including RFI responses, proposal development, bid-defense preparation and presentations.
Promote Fortrea’s capabilities and market position through publications and presentations at conferences, meetings and webinars.
Lead development and execution of the GenMed strategic roadmap and shape therapeutic-area growth strategies through Growth Councils, strategic account planning, client engagement and cross-functional leadership.
Provide strategic insight and constructive challenge to the GenMed Leadership Team, translating business intelligence, market trends and organizational priorities into actionable plans.
Establish governance, scorecards and strategic performance measures to monitor progress and accountability.
Sponsor strategic partnerships across Commercial, Medical, Delivery and Functional Leadership, ensuring alignment, accountability and consistent execution across GenMed.
Build and evolve a high-performing SDG capability, establishing clear roles, decision rights, expectations and accountability.
Provide strategic direction, prioritization, coaching and oversight across the GenMed SDG team and broader stakeholder network.
Lead workforce and organizational planning to ensure GenMed has the talent, capabilities and leadership capacity to support future growth.
Attract, select, onboard, develop and retain high-performing talent; strengthen the talent bench and succession.
Partner with Delivery, Feasibility, Recruitment and Engagement, Medical, Commercial and functional leaders to ensure strategies are evidence-based, commercially sound and operationally executable.
Lead portfolio growth through clear therapeutic choices, early client engagement, differentiated opportunity strategies and disciplined execution across priority pursuits.
Contribute to GenMed growth and financial objectives by ensuring strategies, budgets and deal terms are competitive, executable and aligned with client needs.
Provide commercial, operational, medical and scientific leadership across GenMed, connecting relevant expertise to strengthen therapeutic strategy and client positioning.
Serve as a senior global contact for internal leaders, clients, KOLs and strategic partners on GenMed strategy, with particular credibility in obesity, metabolic disease and/or immunology and inflammation.
Identify and address SDG capability and development needs through coaching, targeted development and succession planning.
Maintain current knowledge of relevant science, sponsor pipelines, competitive dynamics, drug development and clinical delivery.
Perform other duties as needed or assigned.