Define and implement the global clinical operation strategy align with portfolio priorities and corporate objectives.
Oversee end-to-end execution of global, multi-regional clinical trials across early- and late-stage development, ensuring delivery on time, within budget, and within compliance and regulatory requirements.
Establish governance frameworks, operational standards, and performance metrics to drive consistency, quality, and accountability across all trials.
Provide strategic input into portfolio planning, trial feasibility, and investment decisions to optimize resource allocation and execution outcomes.
Ensure inspection readiness and lead or organizational responses to global health authority inspections and audits (e.g., FDA, EMA, PMDA).
Ensure inspection readiness and support responses to global health authority inspections and audits
Cross-Functional & Executive Leadership
Serve as the Clinical Operations representative and R&D leadership forums, contributing to enterprise level decision making and portfolio governance.
Partner closely with Clinical Sciences, Regulatory Affairs, Medical Affairs, Program Management, and Commercial teams to align clinical execution with development and business strategies.
Influence senior stakeholders to drive alignment on timelines, risks, and tradeoffs across the development portfolio.
Build and maintain strong relationships with external partners including Contract Research Organizations (CROs), vendors, and key industry stakeholders.
Operational Excellence & Innovation
Drive continuous improvement of clinical operations through the implementation of innovative approaches, including risk-based quality management (RBMQ), centralized monitoring, and data-driven decision-making.
Lead the adoption of advanced technologies, including digital tools, AI-driven analytics, and real-world evidence, to enhance trial efficiency and patient-centricity.
Optimize outsourcing strategies, vendor governance models, and operational processes to improve speed, quality, and cost-effectiveness.
Monitor industry trends and regulatory developments to ensure the organization remains at the forefront of clinical trial innovation.
Global Team Leadership & Organizational Development
Lead and develop a global Clinical Operations organization, including a leadership team responsible for Clinical Trial Manageme
Benefits
Health insurance
Additional Information
Galderma is the emerging pure-play dermatology category leader, present in approximately 90 countries. We deliver an innovative, science-based portfolio of premium flagship brands and services that span the full spectrum of the fast-growing dermatology market through Injectable Aesthetics, Dermatological Skincare and Therapeutic Dermatology. Since our foundation in 1981, we have dedicated our focus and passion to the human body's largest organ - the skin - meeting individual consumer and patient needs with superior outcomes in partnership with healthcare professionals. Because we understand that the skin, we are in shapes our lives, we are advancing dermatology for every skin story.
We look for people who focus on getting results, embrace learning and bring a positive energy. They must combine initiative with a sense of teamwork and collaboration. Above all, they must be passionate about doing something meaningful for consumers, patients, and the healthcare professionals we serve every day. We aim to empower each employee and promote their personal growth while ensuring business needs are met now and into the future. Across our company, we embrace diversity and respect the dignity, privacy, and personal rights of every employee.
At Galderma, we actively give our teams reasons to believe in our bold ambition to become the leading dermatology company in the world. With us, you have the ultimate opportunity to gain new and challenging work experiences and create an unparalleled, direct impact.
The Global Head of Clinical Operations is responsible for defining and leading the global clinical operations strategy and execution across the injectable Aesthetics and Therapeutic Dermatology portfolio. This role provides enterprise level leadership to ensure the delivery of high-quality, compliant, and efficient clinical trials across all phases of development.
Reporting to the Global Head of R&D, this position is a key member of the R&D Leadership Team and plays a critical role in shaping the clinical development execution, portfolio prioritization, and operational strategy. The Global Head of Clinical Operations oversees global clinical operations capabilities, drives innovation and trial design and execution, and ensures inspection readiness and regulatory compliance across all regions.
This leader will operate in a highly matrixed, global environment, influencing senior stakeholders and external partners to accelerate development timelines, optimize investment, and enhance clinical trial performance.
Galderma · Boston