Executive Director, Medical Team Leader – Cardiovascular Pipeline, Prevention

Kerr Dental

Executive Director, Medical Team Leader overseeing Cardiovascular drug development strategies and cross-functional alignment. Responsible for medical leadership in prevention initiatives across the U.S.

Posted 5/13/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $261,100 - $484,900 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Develop and execute US Medical CV pipeline and CV prevention strategies to ensure innovation, productivity, and feasibility
Ensure delivery of development activities across all compounds related to the disease area(s), with accountability for cost, time, and quality
Ensure effective team dynamics, performance, prioritization, and communication across the multidisciplinary team
Act as key point of contact with US Medical Affairs Leadership team and Global teams, and establish and maintain effective working relationships with counterparts in cross-functional and Global Line Functions and respective teams
Accountable for elaborating and establishing strategic plan activities and timelines for US Medical Affairs CV pipeline and CV prevention initiatives to enable execution according to the cross-functional strategy
Partner with external experts in disease area(s) to gain insights, inform strategic plan, and serve as primary contact between Novartis team and external stakeholders to describe strategy
Proactively identify issues and potential bottlenecks within the program, propose solutions for review by the Chief Medical Officer (CMO)/Head, US Medical Affairs, and lead risk assessment, contingency planning, and challenge program timelines and resource requirements
Lead analysis of present and future disease projections, including competitive intelligence across the pharma/biotech industry
Drive and/or coordinate development of strategy documents, risk log, and phase transition tollgates in collaboration with the team
Support the VP/Head, Medical Therapeutic Area in preparation of program recommendations and updates for governance boards

Requirements

What you’ll need

MD, PhD, PharmD, Masters or Doctoral in life sciences/chemistry, or Bachelor of Science plus MBA required
10+ years industry experience, including 5+ years or equivalent multi-/cross-functional leadership experience preferred
4+ years of experience in Cardiovascular therapeutic area required
Proven track record of success working with and leading large-scale, complex multidisciplinary drug development teams, or other large cross-functional teams related to pharmaceutical drug development
Expert knowledge in drug development, including early- and late-stage development
Advanced program management and team facilitation skills, including objective setting and driving collective achievement of team objectives
Strong leadership presence with the ability to present and interact with senior management, and demonstrated strength in strategic decision making, scenario evaluation, and contingency planning
Strong interpersonal and communication skills to bridge scientific and business participants, drive effective program implementation, and manage effective internal and external collaborations; strong verbal communication, expert written communications, and expert team player
Champion AI Fluency as a foundational skill across the organization.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health, life and disability benefits
401(k) with company contribution and match
Generous time off package including vacation, personal days, holidays and other leaves

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Hard Skills & Tools

drug developmentprogram managementstrategic planningrisk assessmentcompetitive intelligencemultidisciplinary team leadershipobjective settingcontingency planningAI fluencycardiovascular therapeutic area

Soft Skills

leadership presenceinterpersonal skillscommunication skillsteam facilitationstrategic decision makingscenario evaluationcollaborationverbal communicationwritten communicationteam player

Certifications

MDPhDPharmDMasters in life sciencesBachelor of ScienceMBA