Director, Clinical Development

Bausch + Lomb (NYSE/TSX: BLCO) is a leading global eye health company dedicated to protecting and enhancing the gift of sight for millions of people around the world—from the moment of birth through every phase of life. Our mission is simple, yet powerful: helping you see better, to live better.

Our comprehensive portfolio of over 400 products is fully integrated and built to serve our customers across the full spectrum of their eye health needs throughout their lives. Our iconic brand is built on the deep trust and loyalty of our customers established over our 170-year history. We have a significant global research, development, manufacturing and commercial footprint of approximately 13,000 employees and a presence in approximately 100 countries, extending our reach to billions of potential customers across the globe. We have long been associated with many of the most significant advances in eye health, and we believe we are well positioned to continue leading the advancement of eye health in the future.

Bausch + Lomb’s R&D organization is seeking an experienced clinical development professional to support the Pharmaceutical and Consumer portfolio at Bausch and Lomb. This is an opportunity for a highly motivated clinical development leader to be a key contributor in developing a best-in-class eye health pipeline.

Position Overview

The Director, Clinical Development will serve as Clinical Lead for assigned Pharmaceutical and Consumer development programs, providing strategic leadership and owning medical/scientific accountability while ensuring alignment with business goals and global regulatory requirements. This role is pivotal in driving program strategy and execution as a Core Team member and leader of Global Clinical Evidence subteams. The role requires making key program-level decisions, representing Clinical Development in governance forums, and serving as the primary interface for assigned clinical programs with internal stakeholders, regulatory authorities, and external experts. The position requires exceptional scientific acumen, strategic thinking, and the ability to influence across matrixed organizations. The Director may also serve as Clinical Scientist, providing hands-on scientific expertise in clinical development programs. This position reports to the Senior Director, Clinical Development.

Responsibilities

• Serve as Clinical Lead on Core Teams for assigned development programs, providing strategic clinical leadership and driving program-level decisions that impact overall development success.
• Develop and drive program-level clinical development strategy aligned with target product profiles, business objectives, and regulatory pathways across global markets.
• Hold accountability for the scientific integrity, sufficiency, and quality of clinical development deliverables to meet global regulatory submission requirements.
• Own key clinical development deliverables, including protocol design, data interpretation, and risk mitigation strategies, while escalating critical matters to senior leadership as appropriate.
• Lead Clinical Evidence subteams to orchestrate strategy development and execution with cross-functional partners.
• Design and oversee clinical studies ensuring scientific rigor, regulatory compliance, and alignment with program strategy.
• Provide scientific oversight throughout study conduct, including ongoing medical/scientific data review, adjudication of major protocol deviations, and safety signal evaluation.
• When serving in Clinical Scientist capacity: author study protocols, informed consent forms, clinical study reports, and other study-level documents. Provide protocol training and scientific guidance to study teams.
• Represent Clinical Development in governance forums, presenting program updates, risk assessments, and strategic recommendations to senior leadership.
• Ensure all clinical activities comply with GCP, ICH guidelines, company SOPs, and applicable regulatory requirements.
• Provide clinical/scientific input into disease area strategies and portfolio prioritization decisions.
• Support business development activities through technical evaluation of potential in-licensing and partnership opportunities.
• Contribute to the development and optimization of Clinical Development processes, SOPs, and infrastructure to enhance efficiency and quality.
• Provide scientific guidance to more junior clinical development team members.

Qualifications 

• Advanced degree in life sciences/healthcare in a clinically relevant area required; MD, PharmD, or PhD strongly preferred
• Minimum 5-8 years of pharmaceutical/biotechnology industry and/or clinical experience with demonstrated impact in leading clinical development activities strongly preferred
• Experience in eye health/ophthalmology product development (e.g., small molecule, biologic, combination product) across a variety of ophthalmic disease states is highly preferred
• Familiarity with consumer health/OTC product development considered a plus
• Track record of successful clinical program advancement and through regulatory milestones across multiple geographic regions is preferred
• Proven experience as Clinical Lead on development programs or demonstrated readiness to assume this strategic leadership role
• Deep understanding of GCP, ICH guidelines, global regulatory requirements, and clinical development processes
• Expertise in clinical study design and working understanding of statistical methodology and data interpretation for controlled clinical trials
• Strong scientific writing skills with experience authoring regulatory documents, protocols, and clinical study reports
• Exceptional communication and presentation skills with ability to influence diverse stakeholders including senior leadership, regulatory authorities, and external experts
• Strong partnership mindset with track record of building productive relationships across R&D functions and the broader organization
• Self-motivated with ability to manage multiple priorities and drive execution with minimal supervision
• Commitment to scientific excellence, patient outcomes, and advancing eye health innovation

We offer competitive salary & excellent benefits including:

• Medical, Dental, Eye Health, Disability and Life Insurance begins on your hire date
• 401K Plan with company match and ongoing company contribution
• Paid time off – vacation (3 weeks - prorated upon hire), floating holidays and sick time
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan with company match
• Employee Incentive Bonus
• Tuition Reimbursement (select degrees)
• Ongoing performance feedback and annual compensation review

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

For U.S. locations that require disclosure of compensation, the starting pay for this role is between $180,000.00 and $250,000.00.  The estimated salary range reflects an anticipated range for this position. The actual base salary offered may depend on a variety of factors.

U.S. based employees may be eligible for short-term and/or long-term incentives. They may also be eligible to participate in medical, dental, vision insurance, disability and life insurance,  a 401(k) plan and company match, a tuition reimbursement program (select degrees), company holidays, and well-being benefits, among others. U.S. based employees are also eligible to receive sick time, floating holidays and paid vacation.

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