Hire · VP Clinical Development
Hire a VP of Clinical Development.
We retain on VP Clinical Dev searches when the company is moving into pivotal trials and the CMO needs a strong operational and strategic deputy.
- Stage
- Growth-Stage
- Engagement
- Retained
- Comp range
- $325K–$475K base, 30–50% target bonus, 0.15–0.4% equity (private).
- Pattern
- Pre-pivotal to post-approval. Most common around Series B–C as the CMO scales the team.
- Own clinical strategy execution across programs
- Lead clinical operations, study leadership, and project management
- Partner with regulatory on submissions strategy
- Build and lead the clinical development organization
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Frequently asked
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- VP Clinical Dev or VP Clinical Operations?
- Different roles, often confused. VP Clinical Dev is strategy and protocol-leadership; VP Clinical Ops is execution. We slate them differently and place both.
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