Senior Scientist, Scientific Affairs

Key Responsibilities

• Lead development of abstracts, publications, presentations, and scientific materials
• Lead or support physician interactions, advisory boards, and working groups to advance study objectives and scientific understanding
• Contribute to and influence the development and execution of the Scientific Affairs and evidence-generation strategy aligned with organizational and product priorities
• Identify evidence gaps and help prioritize clinical, real-world evidence (RWE), and investigator-led research initiatives
• Lead external research across regions to ensure alignment on clinical and scientific objectives
• Track and communicate program status, milestones, and outcomes to senior leadership
• Develop and maintain integrated project plans, timelines, budgets, and resourcing strategies
• Ensure study outputs are actionable and aligned with downstream publication, regulatory, and commercialization needs
• Ensure compliance with ICH-GCP, FDA, EU MDR, and applicable global regulatory standards
• Support inspection and audit readiness (FDA, notified bodies, internal audits)
• Oversee study budgets, tracking, and financial performance
• Provide input into contracts, payments, and site engagement strategies
• Drive accountability, ownership, and a bias toward action across teams

Qualifications

• Experience 12+ years (Bachelor’s), 8+ years (Master’s), or 5+ years (PhD) in MedTech, Biotech, Pharma, or related industry
• Demonstrated success leading global clinical programs and external research initiatives
• Core Capabilities: Ability to distill and communicate complex clinical data to diverse stakeholders, strong expertise in clinical study execution and regulatory frameworks (ICH-GCP required), experience working with KOLs, investigators, and advisory boards, proven ability to manage cross-functional programs and external partners (CROs/vendors), scientific writing, data interpretation, and publication experience; working knowledge of statistics required, Leadership & Execution Skills: Excellent communication, influencing, and stakeholder management skills, strong problem-solving ability in fast-paced, ambiguous environments, highly organized, proactive, and results-oriented
• Other Therapeutic area experience (e.g., hypertension, cardiology, vascular physiology)
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)

Pay

Salary range: $166,954 - $181,000 (Commensurate with experience, skills, education and training)

About the Role

Position Summary: We are seeking an execution-focused scientific leader to drive the management of global External Research programs, including Investigator-Sponsored Research (ISR).