Head of Clinical Affairs Personal Health

Job Title Head of Clinical Affairs Personal Health Job Description Your role • Provide clinical and medical thought leadership to inform strategic decisions, product roadmaps, solution innovation, and market expansion. • Build and strengthen critical business capabilities across Medical Affairs, Medical Safety, and Clinical Affairs. • Lead the development of innovative medical and clinical strategies that advance product development and commercialization priorities. • Lead one or more Clinical Affairs disciplines, including clinical development, medical writing, clinical research, and clinical programming, based on expertise and business need. • Shape and execute complex clinical research programs in partnership with clinical, academic, and industry stakeholders, overseeing high-impact initiatives. • Own strategic planning activities, including organizational design, workforce planning, budget stewardship, and methodological innovation. • Provide strategic oversight of clinical evidence generation, interpretation, and dissemination, while engaging effectively with regulatory bodies and key external stakeholders. • Advance Philips thought leadership by contributing to intellectual property, white papers, publications, and external scientific visibility. • Lead the Annual Operating Plan, ensuring effective fiscal management, resource allocation, and prioritization of strategic investments. • Define strategy and value propositions within the function, using evidence and market insight to guide innovation and business priorities. • Build influential internal and external networks and represent Philips as a credible ambassador for Clinical and Medical Affairs. • Lead talent strategy across the function, including succession planning, performance management, capability building, and career development. • Set clear priorities, goals, and performance expectations, and create the conditions for operational excellence through regular feedback and recognition. • Foster an open, engaging, and high-performing team environment that supports development, retention, and inclusive collaboration. • Enable multidisciplinary teams to deliver robust clinical evidence programs aligned to strategic priorities and best-in-class standards. • Oversee audit readiness and response management, ensuring timely resolution, effectiveness checks, and compliance with regulatory requirements. • Lead cross-functional collaboration across Regulatory, R&D, Quality, HEMAR, Biostatistics and Data Management, Clinical Development, and other internal partners to deliver project objectives. • Drive organizational transformation and guide the development of talent with strong scientific and strategic capabilities to meet current and future evidence needs. You're the right fit if you have: • Master's Degree in Life Science or equivalent. • Domain expertise in one or more of the following areas is strongly valued: dermo-cosmetics, dermatology, dentistry/dental hygiene, nursing, public health, or nutrition. • 10+ years of progressive experience across Medical Safety, Clinical Development, Medical Writing, Clinical Research, and Clinical Operations, with a proven track record in designing, executing, and leading clinical research within the MedTech industry, ideally consumer health and have solid experience with both regulated and non-regulated products. • Deep knowledge of human research methodology, global regulations, and market requirements across the EU, U.S., and China is essential, along with 6–8 years of people leadership experience managing high-performing teams and complex portfolios. Compensation & benefits Doing meaningful work should come with fair, transparent rewards. The base salary range for this role is EUR 93,049.00 - EUR 155,081.00 gr