VP, Medical Science & Strategy - Rare Disease

Vice President leading medical science and strategic initiatives for rare disease clinical research at Thermo Fisher Scientific. This role drives business growth through therapeutic expertise, executive client engagement, and organizational capability building within the company's clinical research portfolio.

Responsibilities

• Define and govern rare disease portfolio strategy aligned with market needs and client pipelines
• Lead high-value executive client engagements, advisory boards, and bid defenses requiring enterprise influence
• Establish medical and scientific quality standards across proposals, protocols, and regulatory positioning
• Build strategic alliances and external thought leadership to strengthen company's rare disease clinical research position
• Partner with commercial, operations, and regulatory teams to translate scientific strategy into measurable business outcomes

Requirements

• MD degree; board certification preferred
• 5-10+ years pharmaceutical industry experience leading rare disease clinical development programs
• Pediatric neurology or medical genetics background highly preferred
• Recognized therapeutic expert with peer credibility in pharmaceutical/biotech industry
• Active medical license preferred but not required
• Enterprise-level business acumen and strategic portfolio judgment
• Executive presence and ability to influence senior cross-functional stakeholders