Therapeutic Area Head, General Medicine

Syneos Health® is a leading fully integrated biopharmaceutical solutions organization built to accelerate customer success. We translate unique clinical, medical affairs and commercial insights into outcomes to address modern market realities. Every day we perform better because of how we work together, as one team, each the best at what we do. We bring a wide range of talented experts together across a wide range of business-critical services that support our business.

We are passionate about developing our people, through career development and progression; supportive and engaged line management; technical and therapeutic area training; peer recognition and total rewards program. We are committed to our Total Self culture – where you can authentically be yourself. Our Total Self culture is what unites us globally, and we are dedicated to taking care of our people. We are continuously building the company we all want to work for and our customers want to work with.

The Therapeutic Area Head – General Medicine provides strategic, scientific, and operational leadership across a diverse global portfolio that includes Infectious Disease, Vaccines, Respiratory, Cell & Gene Therapy (CGT), and select Medical Device & Diagnostics (MD&D) programs. This role ensures deep focus on the therapeutic areas where Syneos Health has the strongest right to win and the largest opportunity to scale. This executive leader is responsible for advancing clinical delivery excellence, shaping therapeutic strategy, modernizing capabilities, and driving high-value growth in line with the organization’s 2026 and long-range plan goals.

As a senior member of the Global Project Management Leadership Team, the Therapeutic Area Head, General Medicine serves as a scientific authority, operational strategist, and key partner to clients, industry stakeholders, and internal teams—advancing Syneos Health’s position as the partner of choice in General Medicine research.

Key Responsibilities

• Drives Syneos Health’s success across high-growth General Medicine segments by ensuring delivery excellence, strengthening client partnerships, and enabling modernization of capabilities across vaccines, ID, respiratory, CGT, and MD&D.
• Enhances Syneos Health’s competitive position by aligning therapeutic strategy, operational execution, and commercial priorities.
• Develop and execute the strategic vision for General Medicine delivery, ensuring alignment with corporate priorities, therapeutic growth strategies, and evolving market needs.
• Lead the transformation of General Medicine go-to-market strategy, including modernization of TCOE-based collateral, global presence, and orchestrated conference activities.
• Anticipate emerging scientific, regulatory, and competitive trends within ID, vaccines, respiratory, CGT, and MD&D to position Syneos Health as the preferred partner in these segments.
• Maintain deep scientific fluency across infectious disease, immunology, respiratory medicine, vaccines, advanced therapies, and MD&D.
• Serve as a recognized scientific and strategic advisor to senior-level clients, regulatory bodies, and external partners.
• Provide executive oversight for all General Medicine projects across phases I–IV, ensuring operational excellence, forecasting accuracy, proactive risk mitigation, and client satisfaction.
• Serve as senior executive liaison for key strategic General Medicine clients.
• Maintain full accountability for the financial performance of the General Medicine portfolio, including forecasting, profitability, and resource optimization.
• Lead and mentor a global leadership team (VP and below), fostering a culture of empowerment, collaboration, accountability, and high performance.
• Ensure compliance with ICH/GCP, regulatory standards, and internal quality systems across the General Medicine portfolio.

Qualifications

• Advanced degree (MS, PharmD, MD, PhD, or equivalent) in Life Sciences, Medicine, Pharmacy, or a related scientific discipline required.
• Minimum of 15+ years of experience in clinical research, project management, or clinical operations within CRO, pharmaceutical, or biotechnology settings.
• Proven leadership experience overseeing complex clinical development programs in infectious disease, vaccines, respiratory, or advanced therapies; MD&D experience preferred.
• Strong business acumen with experience in forecasting, financial management, and therapeutic growth strategy.
• Exceptional executive presence with the ability to influence C-suite stakeholders, clients, and internal leaders.

At Syneos Health, we believe in providing an environment and culture in which Our People can thrive, develop and advance. We reward and recognize our people by providing valuable benefits and a quality-of-life balance.