Senior Director, Clinical Excellence Leader

About the role

The Senior Director, Clinical Excellence Leader plays a critical leadership role in shaping and advancing clinical development best practices across the organization. The person drives harmonization of processes and standards across programs, ensures operational excellence in clinical trial execution and supports the development of a high-performance clinical development organization. The role calls for deep expertise in global clinical development, strong leadership capabilities and the ability to influence stakeholders across functions and levels.

Key responsibilities

• Lead harmonization of cross-study fit-for-purpose practices across development programs to improve the quality and productivity of deliverables.
• Drive the development, alignment, implementation and continuous improvement of cross-functional clinical development processes and standards.
• Serve as a role model and subject matter expert in the planning, execution and delivery of complex global clinical trials, ensuring adherence to timelines, budgets, quality expectations and regulatory requirements.
• Identify operational risks and implement proactive mitigation strategies to support program success.
• Foster a culture of excellence, collaboration, accountability and continuous improvement across clinical development teams.
• Partner with Clinical Operations, Clinical Science, Clinical Development, Biometrics, Regulatory Affairs, Quality Assurance and other partners to optimize study execution and decision-making.
• Support capability building, knowledge sharing and process scalability.

Required profile

• Master's degree or equivalent in Life Sciences, Healthcare, Pharmacy or a related field.
• At least 15 years of clinical science and operational experience, including early-phase clinical development.
• Experience in both biotechnology companies and global drug development environments.
• Demonstrated expertise in global clinical trial leadership, clinical data review and signal detection, project management and risk management.
• Strong understanding of the oncology drug development continuum from First-in-Human (FIH) through late-stage development.
• Proven ability to lead, influence and align cross-functional teams; previous people leadership experience is advantageous.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management and organizational skills.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial, rapidly evolving biotechnology environment.
• Swiss work permit or eligibility as an EU citizen to work in Switzerland.