Therapeutic Area Segment Lead

Description

Therapeutic Area Segment Lead

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. 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. Why? Because when we bring together diversity of thoughts, backgrounds, cultures, and perspectives – we’re able to create a place where everyone feels like they belong.

Job Responsibilities

The Therapeutic Area Segment Lead – provides strategic, scientific, and operational leadership for a defined segment within the Tx Area / sub areas. This role ensures excellence in project delivery, strengthens scientific and operational rigor, and drives segment-level growth and capability development in alignment with the broader Tx Area strategy.

As a senior leader within Global Project Management, the Segment Lead partners closely with cross-functional teams, senior operational leaders, and client executives to ensure high-quality delivery, proactive risk management, and strong client satisfaction. This role serves as a key scientific and operational advisor to project teams, supports pre-award activities, and advances modernization initiatives within the segment.

The success of this role is measured through delivery outcomes, client partnership strength, capability evolution, segment growth, and leadership impact.

Pre-Award Strategy & Scientific Leadership

• Provide strategic and scientific oversight for proposals, RFIs, bid defenses, and therapeutic positioning within the assigned segment.
• Serve as Scientific Director or senior consultant when required, contributing clinical, regulatory, and therapeutic expertise.
• Guide development of clinical strategies, protocols, investigator brochures, and medical/clinical reports in partnership with Medical Writing and Medical Affairs.
• Coordinate input from external experts and advisors to strengthen segment credibility and competitive positioning.
• Support development of TCOE-based scientific tools, SOPs, training modules, and delivery frameworks specific to the assigned segment.

Executive Client Engagement & Business Development

• Serve as the senior operational and scientific point of contact for strategic clients within the segment.
• Develop and execute client engagement plans that strengthen relationships and expand business opportunities.
• Participate in high-value proposal strategies, steering committees, and executive governance discussions.
• Present Syneos Health’s capabilities, thought leadership, and differentiators to clients and at scientific/industry forums.
• Partner with BD to identify and secure new business in targeted regions (e.g., expanding vaccines in EU/APAC, global , respiratory innovation).

Strategic Delivery Oversight

• Oversee delivery performance across the assigned segment’s portfolio.
• Lead governance frameworks to ensure risk mitigation, quality oversight, and delivery predictability.
• Use operational analytics to anticipate issues, optimize delivery strategies, and drive continuous improvement.
• Partner with the SVP TA Head to align segment delivery practices with broader General Medicine modernization initiatives (e.g.,…