Head of Clinical Development, Neuropsychiatry

2 months ago

London, Greater London, United Kingdom The RFT Group Full time

Executive Leadership Opportunity in Clinical Development

The RFT Group, a leading recruitment agency for the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries, is seeking a highly experienced and strategic thinker to fill the role of Head of Clinical Development, Neuropsychiatry for a innovative clinical-stage Biotech company.

About the Role

This is a rare opportunity to lead the clinical development function, including non-clinical, clinical pharmacology, early-stage development, late-stage development, and life-cycle management, for a company focused on developing novel and proprietary drug products in neuropsychiatry.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead the design of the company's clinical development plans for all assets and ongoing or new indications, ensuring excellence in ethics, scientific merit, quality, and regulatory compliance.
  • Lead the Clinical Development function, including non-clinical, clinical pharmacology, early-stage development, late-stage development, and life-cycle management.
  • Provide scientific support and oversight of studies in collaboration with the Chief Medical Officer (CMO), including operational activities, medical monitoring, biostatistics, results interpretation, and reporting.
  • Develop and analyze the non-clinical and clinical development function's budget strategy, resourcing strategy, and ensure accountability for actual costs incurred.
  • Drive clinical program design and execution with a focus on excellence, quality, speed, value, and financial performance.
  • Ensure quality and adherence to Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), Work Instructions (WI), and compliance with federal and local guidelines and ICH GCP.

Requirements

  • MD with residency in psychiatry. Additional PhD with training in Psychiatry or Neuroscience is preferred.
  • Proven track record in early and late-stage clinical development, registration, and commercialization, with experience working with therapies for psychiatric disorders.
  • Regulatory experience, including up-to-date knowledge of current regulatory processes and rules.
  • Hands-on leadership style with depth of Clinical Program leadership experience, including clinical study design, strategic oversight, and execution to successful regulatory approval.
  • Experience in building and leading a clinical development/science function, resourcing, and budgetary management.
  • Experience in the management of outsourced development programs.
  • A blend of conventional pharma plus biotech experience, and the ability to apply learnings from both environments to build a young Biotech company.
  • Proven aptitude in continuously developing own scientific and medical knowledge. Strong analytical capability. Excellent scientific and medical writing skills.
  • Superb communicator, with excellent influencing and stakeholder management skills.

About The RFT Group

The RFT Group is a specialist recruitment agency for the biotechnology, pharmaceutical, and MedTech industries. We have a proven track record of delivering high-quality candidates to our clients, and we are committed to providing exceptional service and support throughout the recruitment process.

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