Vice President, Technical - Medical Device Luminary

When our values align, there's no limit to what we can achieve.
 
At Parexel, we all share the same goal - to improve the world's health. From clinical trials to regulatory, consulting, and market access, every clinical development solution we provide is underpinned by something special - a deep conviction in what we do.

Each of us, no matter what we do at Parexel, contributes to the development of a therapy that ultimately will benefit a patient. We take our work personally, we do it with empathy and we're committed to making a difference.

Incredible opportunity to bring your Health Authority experience and Medical Device expertise to Parexel as a Vice President, Technical!

Due to our ongoing success, we expect to be growing our Regulatory Consulting team! In anticipation of these needs, we'd love to connect with Medical Device SMEs who are interested in bringing their dedication to patients and commitment to new and better treatment options to Parexel.

The VP-Technical (Medical Devices) serves as a luminary in this product area for the Regulatory Consulting business. The VP-Technical (Medical Devices) possesses superior knowledge and specialized training in this area, as demonstrated by their prior roles a senior-level member at a Health Authority or in the pharmaceutical industry (e.g., Medical Device Team Leader, Master/Senior Reviewer, Assoc. Director, Section Head etc.).

A Technical Vice President must be an internationally recognized professional in their field of expertise with fully proven rainmaking skills and relationships at the most senior levels within client organizations.  The VP-Technical (Medical Devices) must have expert knowledge of relevant laws, regulations, and guidance in this area; as well as demonstrated success in technically evaluating scientific data on medical device products and strategically advising on appropriate development.

To serve as a luminary in Regulatory Consulting, a Technical VP must have a thorough understanding of the organization’s consulting models and methodologies, as well as extensive knowledge of what services RCS provides.  A Technical VP provides a full range of consulting services and works within their personal area of expertise.  A Technical VP provides mentoring and guidance to other RCS employees and leads knowledge-centered activities within RCS.  A Technical VP participates in the development of new service offerings, consulting models and methodologies.

Job responsibilities include:

Project Execution

• Works within a team environment or individually based on the project needs

• Works within broad project guidelines and leads issue and conflict resolutions

• Prioritizes own workload and prioritizes the workload of the project team to achieve the project scope and objectives

• Capitalizes on opportunities to improve project efficiency, results or team performance and proactively takes action

• Leverages information from previous projects or other client work to efficiently complete assigned project activities as well as facilitate business decisions

• Produces quality work that meets the expectations of Regulatory Consulting (RC) and the client. Reviews the work of colleagues for content and quality to ensure the expectations of the client and RC are met

• Manages project engagements (small or large)

• Interacts with the assigned Project Leader to ensure accurate financial management and for general project support

• Provides guidance to project team members and acts as a mentor to junior staff

Thought Leadership

• Frequently presents speeches or seminars to industry groups based on recognized expertise in his/her field

• Frequently authors articles for publication in industry magazines, newsletters, book chapters and other forums

• Reviews the thought leadership activities (presentations, articles) of colleagues for content and quality to ensure the expectations of Regulatory Consulting are met

• Regularly quoted by general and industry news outlets

• When applicable, serves as a leading member of industry association boards, task forces and committees and/ or as chairperson or officer of one or more professional associations

• Contributes expertise to professional societies, academic or other similar groups influential in his/ her area of expertise

• Reinforces the knowledge-centered activities within Regulatory Consulting based on their own