Executive Director -  Cardiovascular Therapeutic Lead

Salary circa $250,000 +/- DOE +  20% Annual Bonus Potential + Benefits

About the role

As an Executive Director, Cardiovascular Therapeutic Lead at Avania, you will play a commercially driven, client-facing leadership role that helps strengthen our presence in the cardiovascular space. In this position, you will partner closely with Business Development to support opportunities introduced to the team, helping guide prospective clients through early conversations and building confidence in Avania’s cardiovascular expertise. You will bring credible experience in cardiovascular clinical trials, contribute expert perspective in external interactions, and help expand relationships with both clients and respected physicians in the field. This role is well suited to someone who combines scientific and clinical credibility with strong relationship-building skills, is comfortable representing the organization at conferences and industry events, and can help elevate Avania’s visibility and reputation in the market.

What you'll be doing

• Partner with Business Development to support and advance cardiovascular opportunities introduced to Avania, helping shepherd prospective clients through the early stages of engagement.

• Represent Avania as a credible cardiovascular subject matter expert in discussions with clients, investigators, physicians, and other external stakeholders.

• Build and strengthen professional relationships in the cardiovascular ecosystem, including through industry conferences, meetings, and networking activities.

• Provide informed perspective based on experience with cardiovascular clinical trials, including familiarity with complex and potentially global pivotal study environments.

• Help reinforce Avania’s market credibility by engaging confidently with well-known physicians and client organizations whose recommendations and support can influence future business opportunities.

What we're looking for

• A strong background in the cardiovascular field, with the credibility and presence to serve as a respected expert in client and industry conversations.

• Experience having run or supported cardiovascular clinical trials, ideally with exposure to large, global, or pivotal study environments.

• Familiarity with US FDA-related pathways and experience helping guide products through regulatory processes.

• A commercially minded approach, with the ability to support business growth by partnering effectively with Business Development rather than focusing purely on operations.

• Confidence and professionalism in external settings, including the ability to attend conferences, build rapport, and develop relationships with both clients and physicians.

• A profile that brings meaningful industry presence, network value, or complementary expertise that can help expand Avania’s reach in the cardiovascular market.

What you'll need

• Demonstrated experience in cardiovascular clinical research or a closely related area relevant to the role.

• Ability to engage credibly with external stakeholders and communicate with authority on study strategy, clinical development, and market-facing discussions.

• Understanding of the clinical and regulatory considerations involved in advancing cardiovascular products, including exposure to FDA-focused development environments.

• Strong interpersonal and influencing skills, with the ability to build trust and maintain relationships across a range of stakeholder groups.

• Comfort working in a role that blends technical expertise, business partnership, and external representation.

• Willingness and ability to participate in conference and networking activity as part of developing visibility and supporting opportunity progression.

• A collaborative mindset and the ability to work closely with internal leaders while helping shape how the organization is represented externally.

What we offer

We offer the opportunity to take on a high-impact leadership role within Avania, helping shape how we engage with the cardiovascular market and support future growth. You will work alongside experienced internal stakeholders, contribute to meaningful client-facing activity, and play an important part in strengthening the organization’s presence with both customers and physician networks. This role is ideal for someone who wants to combine domain expertise with commercial influence, bringing external credibility while helping advance strategic conversations in a specialized therapeutic area. You will join a team that is focused on finding the right long-term fit for this position and values thoughtful partnership as the role continues to evolve.

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Avania takes pride in being an equal opportunity employer. We consider qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, disability/handicap status, or any other legally protected characteristic. 

We look forward to receiving your application!

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