Clinical Development Medical Director - Cardiovascular
GSK · 4 Locations · GB
Clinical Research
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Demand62
Career growth60
Healthcare fit38
Remote potential25
5-year outlook
Senior pharma clinical development medical director roles sit in the upper tier of industry compensation, typically well above clinical salaries, with structured bonus and equity components. Growth depends on trial pipeline strength in cardiovascular and metabolic disease.
Clinical license
Not required
Applicant reach
narrow
Seniority
senior
Employment type
–
Date found
2026-10-24
Intelligence details
Flexible work details
- Eligible countries
- United Kingdom
Eligibility, licensing, and location restrictions can change. Always confirm details on the source posting before applying.
Why this is worth applying to
Worth considering only if you are a cardiology-trained physician with trial leadership or industry experience and want to move into pharma clinical development. It is a poor fit for early-career clinicians or non-physician healthcare professionals.
Who should apply
Cardiologists or cardiovascular specialist physicians with clinical trial leadership, academic investigator, or prior pharma/biotech medical affairs experience; IMG physicians with strong cardiovascular trial credentials may also be competitive.
CV angle
Lead with cardiovascular clinical credentials and any trial-level responsibility — PI/site investigator roles, protocol contributions, steering committee or DSMB involvement, publication record, and safety/benefit-risk decision-making. Frame cross-functional work with regulatory, biostatistics, and safety teams as industry-transferable, and quantify trial size, phase, and outcomes without overstating industry exposure.
Skills to highlight
- Clinical trial design and protocol development
- Medical monitoring and safety signal review
- Cardiovascular disease area expertise
- Benefit-risk assessment
- Cross-functional team leadership
- Regulatory submission support
- KOL and investigator engagement
- Publication and scientific communication
Role summary
A senior pharma physician role leading cardiovascular clinical development programs — shaping trial strategy and protocols, overseeing medical monitoring and safety, and representing the program internally and to regulators and investigators.
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