Senior Vice President, Research
16 days ago
New Brunswick
POSITION OVERVIEW Vitalief has partnered with a leading multi-site New Jersey health system to help build a world-class clinical research organization. As part of the initiative, our client has engaged Vitalief to identify a visionary Senior Vice President (SVP) of Research to lead this transformation. Reporting to the Chief Medical Officer, this SVP will oversee system-wide research initiatives, grow the portfolio of industry-sponsored and investigator-initiated clinical trials, with a primary focus on non-oncology therapeutic area, and deepen the organization's partnership with a leading Academic Medical Center. Over the past eight years, the organization has invested significantly in building a premier research enterprise, achieving notable success in oncology. It now sees substantial opportunity to expand that excellence across other therapeutic areas. Working closely with executive leadership, the SVP will have a rare opportunity to assess current capabilities, build a strategic roadmap, and position the organization as a destination of choice for top physicians, principal investigators, patients, academic collaborators, and industry sponsors, establishing a nationally recognized, integrated research program during a period of exceptional growth, with the full backing of leadership. WORK LOCATION • Primarily remote position with periodic travel to the health system's New Jersey locations., • Regular on-site presence for executive meetings, physician engagement, strategic planning, and key research initiatives., • Occasional travel to industry, academic, and professional conferences. COMPENSATION • Highly competitive executive compensation package commensurate with experience and qualifications., • Performance-based incentive opportunities., • Comprehensive executive benefits package. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES • Develop and execute the strategic vision and roadmap for research across the health system, aligning research initiatives with organizational goals and long-term growth strategies., • Assess and optimize existing research infrastructure, capabilities, and strategic assets to build a world-class clinical research organization., • Lead the expansion of the clinical research enterprise, increasing research volume across multiple therapeutic specialties with an emphasis on non-oncology clinical trials., • Build and strengthen research infrastructure, ensuring operational excellence, scalability, and regulatory compliance., • Establish and maintain collaborative relationships with an affiliated Academic Medical Center to support translational research, faculty collaboration, investigator development, and innovation., • Partner with physician leaders and service line executives to identify new clinical research opportunities across the health system., • Expand relationships with pharmaceutical companies, biotechnology firms, medical device manufacturers, contract research organizations (CROs), and other research sponsors., • Provide executive oversight of research operations, including clinical trial management, research administration, budgeting, compliance, quality assurance, and performance metrics., • Ensure compliance with all applicable federal, state, and institutional regulations governing clinical research, including FDA regulations, Good Clinical Practice (GCP), Institutional Review Board (IRB) requirements, and human subjects protections., • Recruit, develop, and mentor high-performing research leadership and operational teams., • Identify opportunities for external funding, grants, strategic partnerships, and sustainable research revenue., • Represent the health system with academic institutions, industry partners, sponsors, professional organizations, and national research forums. QUALIFICATIONS • Doctoral degree required; PhD (in biomedical sciences, public health, clinical research, healthcare administration, or a related discipline) strongly preferred. Candidates with an MD, DO, PharmD, or other terminal healthcare or scientific degree and significant research leadership experience will also be considered., • Minimum of 10 years of progressive executive leadership experience in clinical research within an integrated health system, academic medical center, research institute, or comparable healthcare organization., • Demonstrated success leading the growth of complex clinical research programs across multiple specialties., • Experience collaborating with executive leadership, physician investigators, and academic institutions., • Experience leading research across a multi-hospital or integrated health system., • Demonstrated success expanding industry-sponsored clinical trials across diverse therapeutic areas., • Experience working in close partnership with an Academic Medical Center., • Experience developing research infrastructure during periods of rapid organizational growth., • Comprehensive knowledge of clinical research regulations, FDA requirements, GCP, IRB processes, research compliance, and research administration., • Strong scientific acumen and a deep understanding of clinical research from the Principal Investigator (PI) perspective., • A commitment to staying abreast of research industry trends, emerging methodologies, evolving sponsor expectations, and the changing clinical research landscape., • Demonstrated ability to translate research strategy into measurable operational and financial results, knowing what it takes to operationalize ROI while always thinking patients first., • Proven ability to build strategic partnerships and successfully lead organizational change., • Exceptional leadership, communication, financial management, and relationship-building skills. 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