VP – Head of Clinical Sciences, Vaccines and Infectious Disease

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VP, Head of Clinical Sciences, providing leadership and strategy for Vaccines and Infectious Diseases portfolio. Overseeing governance and driving clinical innovation to enhance patient outcomes.

Posted 7/27/2026full-timeWaltham • Massachusetts • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $315,750 - $526,250 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive expertise in Vaccines and Infectious Diseases clinical development, with a strong focus on regulatory compliance, clinical governance, and innovative trial designs. Proven leadership in managing clinical teams and resources, ensuring high-quality study execution and cross-functional collaboration.

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Medical Doctor or PhDVaccines Development ExperienceClinical Study Design and ReportingLeadership in Clinical TeamsGood Clinical Practice Compliance

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Hard Skills

Clinical LeadershipClinical GovernanceClinical Trial DesignRegulatory Document PreparationRisk Assessment and MitigationClinical Research MethodologiesData InterpretationEvidence GenerationProject OversightResource Allocation

Soft Skills

Cross-Functional CollaborationTalent ManagementStrategic ThinkingCommunication SkillsInnovation in Clinical Development

Industry Keywords

VaccinesInfectious DiseasesClinical ResearchGood Clinical PracticeLife Cycle ManagementClinical Trial RepresentativenessPatient-Centric ApproachesEpidemiologyEquity and InclusionClinical Sciences

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Provide senior clinical leadership and strategy for the Vaccines and Infectious Diseases portfolio, across early and late development stages.
Act as the single point of clinical and medical leadership for the portfolio, guiding development and commercial teams with clear insight.
Ensure clinical input to regulatory documents and interactions is accurate, scientifically robust, and delivered on time.
Provide globally integrated clinical and medical governance of studies, ensuring scientific integrity and appropriate benefit–risk for participants.
Manage and allocate clinical staff and resources across programs, aligning resourcing with portfolio priorities and agreed plans.
Lead project oversight to secure timely, efficient, and compliant delivery of clinical activities and enhance end-to-end pipeline productivity.
Drive innovation in clinical development, including simplified approaches, outsourced study models, and question-based trial designs where appropriate.
Embed Clinical Trial Representativeness principles across the program to support more inclusive and relevant evidence generation.
Strengthen cross-functional collaboration, integrating patient, physician, and payer perspectives and working with medical and epidemiology leaders on evidence plans.
Lead talent management for clinical sciences, including recruitment, development, succession planning, and promotion of equity and inclusion.
Sponsor the Global Clinical Community, supporting peer review and forums that share learning and best practice.
Identify, assess, and mitigate risks across the scope of Vaccines and Infectious Diseases Clinical Sciences work.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Medical Doctor or PhD, with deep experience in vaccines or drug development and strong therapy area expertise.
At least 15 years’ experience in vaccines development, covering multiple stages of clinical research and development.
A minimum of 5+ years’ experience leading medical experts in academia or industry, with responsibility for teams and complex programs.
Proven experience designing, conducting, interpreting, and reporting high-quality clinical studies, in line with Good Clinical Practice and internal controls.
Experience providing clinical judgment and governance for late-stage programs and life cycle management activities.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health care and other insurance benefits (for employee and family)
Retirement benefits
Paid holidays
Vacation
Paid caregiver/parental and medical leave