Vice President, Global Therapeutic Area Leader, Oncology

Salary

Core Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications

Key Responsibilities

• •Contribute to the definition of and lead execution of the global Therapeutic Area strategy, aligned to enterprise objectives and client needs.
• •Translate TA science, regulatory trends, and market dynamics into scalable medical service offerings and execution roadmaps.
• •Provide TA-specific insights, analysis, and recommendations to support enterprise decision-making related to investment priorities, operating model evolution, and growth strategy.
• •Serve as a senior scientific partner to clients, participating in senior client interactions and governance forums and engaging with executive stakeholders to shape strategy and outcomes within assigned programs and accounts.
• •Lead or participate in scientific governance forums and provide medical oversight for complex or high-risk TA activities within assigned scope.
• •Serve as a final escalation point for complex medical, scientific, ethical, and regulatory decisions, recommending risk-appropriate actions and escalating as appropriate to the Global Therapeutic Area Head or enterprise governance.
• •Ensure consistent application of established standards for scientific quality, compliance, and integrity, balancing innovation with patient safety and data integrity, and contribute to continuous improvement of process and governance.
• •Lead and mentor senior TA medical leaders within the assigned Therapeutic Area, ensuring leadership development, succession planning, and capability continuity.
• •Coach, partner with, and advise Regional Heads of the TA medical team to align regional execution to global TA strategy, strengthen leadership capability and collaboration, and drive consistent scientific quality and high performance across geographies in coordination with TA and enterprise leadership.
• •Support and lead, as appropriate, enterprise-wide talent, culture, and organisational effectiveness initiatives.
• •Partner cross-functionally with Clinical Operations, Regulatory, Commercial, Strategy, and Data teams to embed Therapeutic Area perspectives into delivery and growth initiatives.
• •Drive innovation in TA medical services, evidence generation approaches, and engagement models within assigned scope, including areas such as precision medicine, immuno-oncology, real-world evidence, and digital health and Advanced Therapeutics.
• •Represent Fortrea externally to strengthen the Company's visibility and position within the contract research organization and broader medical/scientific environment through select strategic industry engagement and TA thought leadership.
• •Support portfolio delivery through oversight of assigned programs, ensuring adherence to established quality and compliance requirements and proactively identifying and escalating risks.
• •Support service development and technical positioning within the Therapeutic Area, providing scientific and medical content for Client Engagement activities, proposals, bid defenses, and client solution development.
• •Provide clinical and scientific input to due diligence activities as a contributor, as required.
• •Own delivery excellence and scientific quality across assigned TA programs and clients, ensuring compliant, consistent execution across portfolio, aligned with global strategy.
• •Travel up to 2–3 trips per month (domestic and/or international), as required.
• •Perform other duties as needed or assigned.
• •Occasional travel to clients/site locations with occasional travel both domestic and international.