Senior Director of Clinical Development, Neuropsychiatry

2 days 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. Reporting to the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) and working closely with the Executive Management Team and Board of Directors, this individual will play a critical role in driving the development of novel and proprietary drug products in neuropsychiatry.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Lead the design of clinical development plans for all assets and ongoing or new indications, ensuring excellence in ethics, scientific merit, quality, and regulatory compliance.
  • Oversee the Clinical Development function, including non-clinical, clinical pharmacology, early-stage development, late-stage development, and life-cycle management.
  • 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 SOPs, 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 and biotech experience, with the ability to apply learnings from both environments to build a young Biotech company.
  • Proven aptitude in continuously developing own scientific and medical knowledge, with strong analytical capability and 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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