Head of Clinical Affairs Personal Health

Job Title

Head of Clinical Affairs Personal Health

Job Description

The Head of Clinical Affairs Personal Health is a strategic, enterprise-facing leadership role responsible for shaping the medical and clinical agenda across the Personal Health portfolio. In this role you will drive innovative medical and clinical strategies across the full product lifecycle—from ideation and development to commercialization and post-market monitoring—while leading multidisciplinary teams across Medical Affairs, Clinical Affairs, Medical Safety, and, where required, Health Economics, Market Access, and Reimbursement. As a trusted partner to Business Unit leadership across Oral Healthcare, Grooming & Beauty, Mother & Child Care, and Women’s Health, you will influence product roadmap decisions, accelerate solution innovation, and enable market expansion through strong cross-functional collaboration, clear resource prioritization, and commitment to industry-leading practices. You will report to Cheif Medical Officer and lead the organization of 20-25 people.

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
• 6+ 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 gross per year. We determine pay within the range using objective factors, like the skills the role requires, your relevant experience and the responsibility you'll have in this role, alongside internal equity and local market considerations. 

This role is eligible for 6% short term incentive with your rewards linked to both individual performance and company results. We’ll share the full approach with you during the interview process, so you can make a clear, informed decision. Benefits include hybrid working, paid time-off, health and wellbeing benefits, learning and development opportunities.

How we work together

We believe that we are better together than apart. For our office-based teams, this means working in-person at least 3 days per week.

About Philips
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If you’re interested in this role and have many, but not all, of the experiences needed, we encourage you to apply. You may still be the right candidate for this or other opportunities at Philips. Learn more about our culture of impact with care here.

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