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Executive Director, Clinical Platforms, Product Development
FortreaExecutive Director overseeing clinical platforms and product development at Fortrea. Driving product strategy, operational delivery, and cross-functional integration across clinical technology portfolio.
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Define and execute the clinical platforms product strategy and roadmap, aligned to Fortrea’s enterprise and clinical delivery objectives.
- Lead end-to-end product development lifecycle, including ideation, engineering, validation, deployment, and lifecycle management of applications.
- Drive adoption of a product-centric operating model (agile, DevOps, customer-first delivery).
- Ensure solutions are scalable, secure, and compliant with regulatory requirements within clinical research.
- Evaluate and integrate digital health, AI/ML, and emerging technologies to enhance clinical trial and delivery and patient experience.
- Continuously evaluate market trends, competitive landscape, and technology trends to ensure Fortrea maintains competitive position in the marker.
- Lead the day-to-day operating model for Clinical Platforms, ensuring delivery predictability, quality, and efficiency.
- Own PMO governance, portfolio prioritization, and execution discipline across platform initiatives.
- Establish consistent delivery standards, reporting cadence, and performance metrics.
- Proactively identify and mitigate risks, dependencies, and resource constraints.
- Ensure alignment between product roadmaps and delivery capacity.
- Drive continuous improvement in delivery speed, cost efficiency, and quality outcomes.
- Ensure platforms support the end-to-end clinical trial lifecycle, including study startup, site management, data capture, monitoring, safety, and regulatory submission.
- Translate clinical and operational needs into technology-enabled solutions that improve efficiency, compliance, and data integrity.
- Act as the primary integrator across Clinical Operations, Commercial, Quality, Regulatory, Security, and Data Privacy.
- Partner with business leaders to ensure clear accountability, governance, and decision-making across complex initiatives.
- Ensure platform capabilities are effectively adopted and embedded within the business.
- Simplify complexity through clear ownership and streamlined processes.
- Develop and deliver platform narratives, demonstrations, and supporting materials.
- Partner with Commercial and Business Development teams to position platforms as a differentiated capability.
- Own development of executive-level communications, presentations, and external-facing materials.
Requirements
What you’ll need- Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Health Informatics, Life Sciences, Business Administration, or a related field.
- Experience in clinical research, CRO, pharmaceutical, or regulated healthcare technology environments.
- Demonstrated experience leading end-to-end product development and building enterprise-scale applications/platforms.
- Deep understanding of the full clinical trial lifecycle and supporting technology ecosystems.
- Proven experience in digital health technologies, clinical platforms, or patient-centric solutions.
- Significant leadership experience across product management, engineering, and operational delivery.
- Experience operating and leading complex PMO and enterprise delivery functions.
- Proven track record supporting client-facing engagements, sponsor interactions, and bid defense activities.
- Strong experience managing vendor ecosystems and external strategic partners.
- Experience working in highly matrixed, global organizations.
- Demonstrated ability to balance strategic vision with hands-on execution.
Benefits
Comp & perks- Competitive salary
- Flexible working hours
- Professional development budget
- Home office setup allowance
- Global team events
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Hard Skills & Tools
product developmentagileDevOpsdigital healthAI/MLclinical trial lifecycleenterprise-scale applicationsdata integrityportfolio prioritizationperformance metrics
Soft Skills
leadershipcommunicationaccountabilitydecision-makingrisk managementcontinuous improvementcollaborationstrategic visionhands-on executionsimplification