Vice President Medical Services and Strategy

Novotech Global•South San Francisco, CA

1d•$350,000 - $399,000

About The Position

Novotech is seeking a senior leader based in the United States to lead its global Medical Services organization, which provides medical monitoring services and clinical development advice across North America, Europe, and APAC. The position provides strategic direction and leadership to a team of medical advisors and is accountable for the division’s profit and loss and the global function’s financial performance. The role ensures high standards of medical governance, safety oversight, and quality across medical activities and clinical trials, from early- through late-phase studies. It leads medical monitoring strategy, serves as an escalation point for medical and safety issues, and partners with senior leaders and cross-functional teams to support clinical trial execution, business growth, and sponsor relationships. The role also oversees department operations, staffing, resource allocation, quality risk management, regulatory compliance, performance measures, and financial outcomes. The successful candidate will bring a U.S. medical degree, substantial industry experience, clinical development and medical monitoring expertise, and senior leadership capability.

Requirements

Medical Doctor (MD) or equivalent medical degree in the United States.
Typically 15 or more years of experience in a medical role in industry, such as large pharmaceutical companies, biotechnology, or CROs.
Experience in medical monitoring, clinical development, and leadership roles.
Strong understanding of clinical trial regulations, Good Clinical Practice (GCP), and safety reporting requirements.
Proven leadership and team management skills.
Strong business acumen.
Excellent communication, negotiation, and problem-solving abilities.
Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.

Nice To Haves

A history of global leadership.
Advanced knowledge of clinical data and safety databases.

Responsibilities

Optimize and implement the medical monitoring strategy in alignment with company goals and objectives.
Lead the medical advising team and foster excellence, innovation, and continuous improvement.
Collaborate with the CMO and senior leadership to support organizational growth and profitability.
Serve as the escalation point and expert resource for medical and safety issues related to clinical trials.
Ensure high standards of medical and safety monitoring for patient safety across early- and late-phase clinical trials.
Review and approve project scope and budgets relating to medical services.
Recruit, develop, and manage medical advisors, including providing guidance, mentorship, and professional development.
Oversee Medical Services department operations, policies and procedures, workload management, and resource allocation.
Maintain awareness of ICH/GCP and relevant regulatory requirements and guidelines, and ensure adherence to applicable regulations and standards.
Provide strategic oversight of quality risk management, including proactive identification, mitigation, and escalation of significant quality and compliance risks associated with clinical trials and company policies and procedures.
Partner with Quality Assurance and other functions to ensure medical and patient safety risks are identified, assessed, mitigated, and escalated appropriately.
Collaborate with project management, clinical operations, data management, biostatistics, regulatory affairs, and other functions to support clinical trial execution.
Work with commercial teams, Medical and Scientific Strategists, and Drug Development Consulting groups to develop sponsor relationships that contribute to study awards.
Build working relationships with external medical experts, Key Opinion Leaders, sites, investigators, and physicians at sponsor partners.
Implement and oversee quality control measures for medical monitoring and safety.
Develop and monitor KPIs to assess medical monitoring effectiveness.
Manage the department budget and allocate resources cost-effectively.
Manage department profit margins, utilization, and realization.