EU/UK | Fully Remote | Competitive Package Are you a rheumatologist looking to influence multiple clinical development programmes rather than focus on a single pipeline?
We’re supporting the search for a medical leader to join the Rheumatology Centre of Excellence within one of the world’s leading clinical development organisations. Working across a varied portfolio of autoimmune and rheumatic disease programmes, you’ll partner with biotech and pharma sponsors to shape development strategy, solve complex clinical challenges and support the development of innovative therapies.
This is a highly strategic, externally facing role combining scientific leadership, clinical development expertise and commercial influence.
The Opportunity As the Rheumatology Medical Strategy Lead, you’ll act as a trusted scientific advisor to sponsors developing therapies for rheumatic diseases. You’ll work alongside clinical, regulatory, operational and commercial teams to develop effective clinical strategies, support business growth and provide expert guidance across multiple client programmes.




You’ll have the opportunity to influence a broad range of programmes across different indications, treatment modalities and stages of development.
What You’ll Be Doing Partner with biotech and pharma sponsors to shape clinical development strategies in rheumatology
Advise on protocol design, feasibility, standards of care and clinical development planning
Provide insight into mechanisms of action and compound-specific considerations
Support scientific discussions during early client engagement, proposal development and bid defence meetings
Work alongside commercial and operational teams to win and deliver complex rheumatology programmes
Act as a scientific advisor throughout the research and clinical development lifecycle
Contribute to presentations, thought leadership and industry engagement
Monitor the evolving rheumatology landscape and help shape future strategy
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📌 Senior Medical Director (Madrid)
🏢 Warman O'Brien
📍 Madrid