Franklin, MA – Prestige Scientific is pleased to announce the successful completion of a Senior Medical Director search with our partner, a clinical-stage biotechnology company that focuses on developing therapies for severe pulmonary diseases.
The individual hired for this role is a board-certified Internal Medicine physician with pulmonary/critical care fellowship training who brings more than fifteen years of pharmaceutical industry experience focused largely on respiratory diseases and pulmonary vascular medicine. Throughout their career they have developed extensive experience leading Phase II and III Clinical Development programs, regulatory strategy, and cross-functional program leadership across pulmonary hypertension, asthma, chronic cough, COPD, interstitial lung disease, cystic fibrosis, bronchiectasis, and additional respiratory indications.
This critical hire will lead the clinical development strategy and execution for key programs. They will provide medical oversight for clinical studies, including protocol design, data interpretation, and cross-functional collaboration with clinical operations, regulatory, translational, and commercial teams. This critical hire will serve as a key internal and external medical expert, engaging with investigators, KOLs, and partners to support program differentiation and successful regulatory outcomes.
Prestige presented 3 individuals for this role, the hired candidate was presented 13 days from the start of the search, and the search was completed in 22 days. Congratulations to our Clinical search team for this successful project!
About Prestige Scientific:
Prestige Scientific is an executive search firm that advises our clients on recruiting impactful leaders. We provide our clients with a performance-based hiring system that identifies leaders with past success meeting similar corporate objectives as their own, while overcoming challenges and adhering to critical timelines. We have dedicated experts in eleven practice areas that mirror a typical biopharma company, allowing us to support our client's growth from Discovery through Commercial.


