Medical Director
Job ID: PR/047521
- Job Type
- Permanent
About the Role
As Medical Director, you will play a pivotal role in leading clinical development activities within the cardiovascular therapy area for a pharmaceutical organisation. You will provide strategic medical leadership across clinical programs, shaping study design, guiding execution, and ensuring scientific and medical integrity throughout development. Working closely with cross-functional teams, you will help translate clinical insights into robust development plans that support regulatory submissions and ultimately improve outcomes for patients with cardiovascular conditions. This permanent position in Sweden offers the opportunity to influence key decisions, represent medical perspectives internally and externally, and drive innovation across the cardiovascular portfolio.
Key Skills and Expertise
- Extensive experience as a Medical Director or senior clinical development physician within the pharmaceutical industry
- Strong background in clinical development, including responsibility for clinical trial design, execution, and evaluation
- In-depth expertise in cardiovascular medicine and related therapeutic areas
- Proven track record of contributing to the development of cardiovascular drugs or interventions
- Ability to interpret complex clinical and scientific data and translate it into clear development strategies
- Experience working in cross-functional teams, collaborating with clinical operations, regulatory, safety, and commercial functions
- Strong understanding of pharmaceutical R&D processes and regulatory requirements across clinical phases
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to present medical and scientific concepts to both specialist and non-specialist audiences
- Strategic mindset with the ability to provide medical leadership and influence key project decisions
- Commitment to high ethical standards and patient safety in clinical development
Why Join
- Opportunity to hold a key leadership role shaping cardiovascular clinical development strategy
- Influence innovative programs that can significantly impact patient care in a critical therapeutic area
- Work in a professional, science-driven environment within the pharmaceutical sector
- Collaborate with experienced clinical and scientific colleagues on complex development projects
- Permanent position offering long-term career stability and progression potential
- Chance to contribute at both strategic and hands-on levels across development activities
Location
- Remote/flexible working structure