Country: Hungary
Functional area: Scientific / R&D
On behalf of a globally recognized research organization, we are seeking an experienced leader to drive and coordinate large-scale, multi-continent research initiatives. This role will be instrumental in launching new scientific programs and representing the organization in a highly complex, international environment, engaging with top-tier stakeholders including industry leaders, academic institutions, and government decision-makers.
Responsibilities:
Strategic and Organizational Leadership
- Establish and lead a newly launched, high-impact scientific program
- Translate the overarching scientific vision into a clear, actionable 10-year strategic and operational roadmap
- Implement effective governance frameworks across countries, research partners, and operational units
- Act as a senior representative of the organization towards government bodies, academia, healthcare systems, and industry stakeholders
- Build, scale, and lead high-performing cross-functional teams
Global Program Execution
- Develop and oversee an international network of local centers and strategic partners
- Manage partner onboarding, contractual agreements, and cross-border collaboration models
- Ensure alignment between central and local infrastructures, including clinical sites, biobanks, and data platforms
Program Delivery and Operations
- Lead the implementation of a harmonized, multi-country longitudinal research model, including baseline and recurring follow-up phases
- Drive operational excellence across recruitment, sample handling, data collection, quality assurance, and audit processes
- Oversee the integration of molecular phenotyping workflows and ensure secure, compliant data operations
Commercialization, Funding, and Sustainability
- Design and implement sustainable funding and business models, including public-private partnerships, grants, and institutional collaborations
- Lead commercialization strategy development with transparent and equitable value-sharing frameworks
- Strengthen organizational capabilities to support long-term scalability and global impact
Requirements:
- Degree in Medicine, Pharmacy, or a related field
- Fluent English with strong negotiation skills at senior stakeholder level
- Proven experience managing multi-country clinical research programs
- Minimum 5 years of leadership experience in areas such as healthcare innovation, clinical research, biotech/medtech, diagnostics, health-tech, or large-scale data-driven health initiatives
- Demonstrated ability to build organizations, lead high-performing teams, and deliver complex programs at scale
- Strong background in governance, compliance, risk management, and operational execution
- Experience engaging with senior external stakeholders including government, academia, healthcare systems, funders, and investors
- Track record in longitudinal cohort studies, molecular/omics platforms is a strong advantage
- Familiarity with biobanking and end-to-end sample and data lifecycle management
- Experience in structuring cross-institutional collaborations, IP frameworks, or consortium-based models is preferred
On behalf of a globally recognized research organization, we are seeking an experienced leader to drive and coordinate large-scale, multi-continent research initiatives. This role will be instrumental in launching new scientific programs and representing the organization in a highly complex, international environment, engaging with top-tier stakeholders including industry leaders, academic institutions, and government decision-makers.
Responsibilities:
Strategic and Organizational Leadership
- Establish and lead a newly launched, high-impact scientific program
- Translate the overarching scientific vision into a clear, actionable 10-year strategic and operational roadmap
- Implement effective governance frameworks across countries, research partners, and operational units
- Act as a senior representative of the organization towards government bodies, academia, healthcare systems, and industry stakeholders
- Build, scale, and lead high-performing cross-functional teams
Global Program Execution
- Develop and oversee an international network of local centers and strategic partners
- Manage partner onboarding, contractual agreements, and cross-border collaboration models
- Ensure alignment between central and local infrastructures, including clinical sites, biobanks, and data platforms
Program Delivery and Operations
- Lead the implementation of a harmonized, multi-country longitudinal research model, including baseline and recurring follow-up phases
- Drive operational excellence across recruitment, sample handling, data collection, quality assurance, and audit processes
- Oversee the integration of molecular phenotyping workflows and ensure secure, compliant data operations
Commercialization, Funding, and Sustainability
- Design and implement sustainable funding and business models, including public-private partnerships, grants, and institutional collaborations
- Lead commercialization strategy development with transparent and equitable value-sharing frameworks
- Strengthen organizational capabilities to support long-term scalability and global impact
Requirements:
- Degree in Medicine, Pharmacy, or a related field
- Fluent English with strong negotiation skills at senior stakeholder level
- Proven experience managing multi-country clinical research programs
- Minimum 5 years of leadership experience in areas such as healthcare innovation, clinical research, biotech/medtech, diagnostics, health-tech, or large-scale data-driven health initiatives
- Demonstrated ability to build organizations, lead high-performing teams, and deliver complex programs at scale
- Strong background in governance, compliance, risk management, and operational execution
- Experience engaging with senior external stakeholders including government, academia, healthcare systems, funders, and investors
- Track record in longitudinal cohort studies, molecular/omics platforms is a strong advantage
- Familiarity with biobanking and end-to-end sample and data lifecycle management
- Experience in structuring cross-institutional collaborations, IP frameworks, or consortium-based models is preferred
Should you be interested in the opportunity please do not hesitate to submit your professional CV so we can contact you with the further details.