Therapeutic Segment Lead, Oncology

Updated: February 6, 2026
Location: Morrisville, NC, United States
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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®.

Discover what our 29,000 employees, across 110 countries already know.

• 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.

The Therapeutic Segment Lead, Oncology provides scientific, operational, and strategic leadership for clinical development programs within Oncology. This role supports the successful delivery of complex studies and strengthens organizational capability in critical care research.

As a segment-level leader, the Therapeutic Segment Lead partners closely with project delivery teams, functional leaders, medical experts, and clients to ensure high-quality execution, proactive risk mitigation, and optimized scientific strategy. The role contributes to pre-award activities, portfolio oversight, client engagement, and internal capability-building initiatives that advance Syneos Health’s position as a leading partner in critical care clinical research.

Success in this role is measured by delivery excellence, client satisfaction, scientific credibility, and the advancement of critical care capabilities across the organization.

• Provides overall strategy and direction of clinical trials for a therapeutic portfolio, including processes and procedures.
• Acts as Scientific Director / consultant as required by the needs of the projects.
• Acts as a primary senior-level contact for customers.
• Participates in customer proposals, Request for Information (RFIs), presentations, proposal defenses and Steering Committees.
• Provides scientific/regulatory oversight and project/therapeutic training to project teams.
• Interacts and collaborates with the Medical Writing department in the preparation of clinical development plans, protocols, investigator brochures, and medical/clinical reports, as required.
• Responsible for coordinating the acquisition of necessary medical/scientific input from outside experts/consultants/advisors.
• Represents the Company by attending industry meetings, speaking engagements, participating in booth exhibitions, etc., and by publishing scientific or industry related articles in industry journals.
• Participates in the development of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), medical/scientific tools, training, staffing requirements, etc.
• Interacts with senior management and contributes scientific/medical input to other departments, as appropriate.

• Serve as the senior-most operational leader and strategic advisor for top-tier clients, fostering trusted executive relationships.
• Develop and implement strategic client engagement plans to drive long-term partnerships and organizational growth.
• Lead executive governance, resolving high-impact escalations and delivering innovative solutions.
• Present Syneos Health as a leader in clinical development solutions, driving market differentiation.
• Oversee and influence high-stakes proposal…