Medical Leader / Innovator – healthtech, pharma, clinical research: Ref 040

Role Type

Medical Leader / Innovator – healthtech, pharma, clinical research

Skills / Experience

Pharma Medicine, Clinical Research, Drug Development, Medical Affairs, Medicine Regulation UK/EU/US, B2C Digital Product Design, GLP-1s, GXP

Availability

Immediate

Contract Preference

Permanent or Contract

Salary / Rate Expectation

Negotiable

Profile

Dynamic medical leader and innovator with almost 20 years of experience in Healthcare including Pharma, Healthtech, and Clinical Research. Expertise encompasses leadership, drug development, medical affairs and driving impactful initiatives in product innovation. Proven track record in building and developing medical teams, enhancing operational efficiency, and establishing strategic partnerships within the industry. Committed to advancing health solutions through strategic thinking
and leveraging patient insights. GMC-registered specialist in Pharmaceutical Medicine and former NHS Surgeon.

Skills:

  • Expert
  • Pharmaceutical medicine
  • Clinical Research
  • Drug Development
  • Medical Affairs
  • Pharmaceutical Compounding
  • Medicine Regulation in UK, EU and US
  • GLP-1s
  • GXP
  • Leadership
  • Cross-functional working
  • Presentations

Experienced

  • Product Design
  • Business Partnerships
  • Health Informatics
  • Strategic thinking
  • Managing medical teams
  • Product launches
  • Men’s health
  • Surgical Specialities
  • Neurology
  • Paediatrics and rare diseases
  • Neurodegenerative Diseases
  • Quality Management
  • Personal Development
  • Mentoring
  • Team recruitment, building and profiling

 

Experience

Head of Medical Innovation  (July 2024 – April 2025) – Digital Health B2C company

Global company leader and strategist for selecting and compounding innovative products for a rapidly-growing B2C healthtech company. Primarily focused on GLP-1s, Weight loss and Men’s Sexual health in the US and UK, with input into dermatology, hairloss and HRT. Provided medical leadership for product launches and a portfolio development pipeline.

Medical Director (April 2023 – July 2024) – Orphan drug development

European Medical leader in Medical Affairs, Clinical Development, Pharmacovigilance, Regulatory and Medical Information. Led KOL interaction at country level resulting in new partnerships and record-breaking KPIs for an orphan liver disease product. Medical strategist for orphan drug development. ABPI and IPHA signatory for all medical content. Led the revision and implementation of a Global Medical Information system (US, EU and UK).

Head of Medical Affairs (Oct 2021 – March 2023) – global pharmaceutical company

Provided Global Medical and cross-functional strategic leadership across Clinical Development, Medical Affairs, Drug Safety & Pharmacovigilance, Global product launches, Medical content compliance, Medical Information, and pre/post-marketing drug development. Built own medical department in a start-up paediatric pharma company. Directed all Medical processes, some of which were audited by the MHRA. Medical lead for all company digital activities.

Principal Investigator (Feb 2019 – Sept 2021) – Clinical Research company

Contract Principal Investigator for a COVID-19 Vaccine study.

Senior Pharmaceutical Physician (Feb 2019 – Sept 2021) – global pharmaceutical company

Led and managed the the company’s GCP Clinical Development programme. Broad range of responsibilities in Clinical Development, Medical Affairs, PV, Regulatory Submissions and BD opportunities. ABPI and IPHA Final Signatory for all global digital and physical medical content.

Medical Operations Manager and UK Chief Investigator (Nov 2017 – May 2022 – Clinical Research company

UK Chief Investigator and named European Expert in a phase 3 programme for a US big-pharma company developing a product for pain. Leader in the transformation of a failing site to win the 2018 Global Best Site Award and 3 Global Monthly Awards. Managed the site medical team and was a leader in quality, training and delivery in the UK and across Europe.

Assistant Medical Director and Clinical Research Physician (Oct 2014 – Nov 2017) – Clinical Research company

Surgeon (Aug 2006 – Aug 2014) – NHS

 

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