Therapeutic Area Head, General Medicine

Description

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 work together as one team, bringing a wide range of talented experts across business-critical services that support our business. Every role within Corporate is vital to furthering our vision of Shortening the Distance from Lab to Life®.

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Why Syneos Health

• 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. When we bring together diversity of thoughts, backgrounds, cultures, and perspectives, we create a place where everyone feels like they belong.

Job Summary

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. Following the strategic carve-out of Cardiometabolic and Intensive Care, 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.

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, , 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 , vaccines, respiratory, CGT, and MD&D to position Syneos Health as the preferred partner in these segments.
• Partner with senior executives across the enterprise to ensure cohesive, scalable operational models that support rapid growth and portfolio diversification.

• 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.
• Represent the organization in global scientific forums and industry associations to strengthen Syneos Health’s visibility, credibility, and thought-leadership position.
• Shape client strategies by integrating scientific evidence, commercial insights, and global development considerations.

• Provide executive oversight for all General Medicine projects across…