Program Director, Global Scientific Initiatives
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Job Summary
On behalf of a globally recognized research organization we are seeking an experienced leader to drive and coordinate large-scale multi-continent research initiatives. This role will be instrumental in launching new scientific programs and representing the organization in a highly complex international environment engaging with top-tier stakeholders including industry leaders academic institutions and government decision-makers.
Responsibilities:
Strategic and Organizational Leadership
- Establish and lead a newly launched high-impact scientific program
- Translate the overarching scientific vision into a clear actionable 10-year strategic and operational roadmap
- Implement effective governance frameworks across countries research partners and operational units
- Act as a senior representative of the organization towards government bodies academia healthcare systems and industry stakeholders
- Build scale and lead high-performing cross-functional teams
Global Program Execution
- Develop and oversee an international network of local centers and strategic partners
- Manage partner onboarding contractual agreements and cross-border collaboration models
- Ensure alignment between central and local infrastructures including clinical sites biobanks and data platforms
Program Delivery and Operations
- Lead the implementation of a harmonized multi-country longitudinal research model including baseline and recurring follow-up phases
- Drive operational excellence across recruitment sample handling data collection quality assurance and audit processes
- Oversee the integration of molecular phenotyping workflows and ensure secure compliant data operations
Commercialization Funding and Sustainability
- Design and implement sustainable funding and business models including public-private partnerships grants and institutional collaborations
- Lead commercialization strategy development with transparent and equitable value-sharing frameworks
- Strengthen organizational capabilities to support long-term scalability and global impact
Requirements:
- Degree in Medicine Pharmacy or a related field
- Fluent English with strong negotiation skills at senior stakeholder level
- Proven experience managing multi-country clinical research programs
- Minimum 5 years of leadership experience in areas such as healthcare innovation clinical research biotech/medtech diagnostics health-tech or large-scale data-driven health initiatives
- Demonstrated ability to build organizations lead high-performing teams and deliver complex programs at scale
- Strong background in governance compliance risk management and operational execution
- Experience engaging with senior external stakeholders including government academia healthcare systems funders and investors
- Track record in longitudinal cohort studies molecular/omics platformsis a strong advantage
- Familiarity with biobanking and end-to-end sample and data lifecycle management
- Experience in structuring cross-institutional collaborations IP frameworks or consortium-based models is preferred
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