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Job Description: As a privately-owned, biopharmaceutical company, Ferring pioneers and delivers life-changing therapies that help people build families and live better lives. Our independence helps us cultivate an entrepreneurial spirit and long-term perspective that enables us to achieve growth and scale, while remaining agile and true to our ‘people first’ philosophy. Built on a 70-year plus commitment to science and research, Ferring is relentless in its pursuit of science that drives powerful discoveries and therapies to help people build families, stay healthy, and stand up to the world’s oldest enemy: disease.

The Head of Clinical Development & Biometrics provides strategic and operational leadership across clinical development, clinical operations, and biometrics functions. The role blends clinical leadership with data-driven decision-making to deliver high-quality evidence from early clinical studies through Phase 2, with a strong emphasis on fit-for-purpose trial design, robust analysis, regulatory readiness, strong governance, and efficient outsourcing in a small microbiome-focused biotechnology environment. The role is also responsible for the People Leadership of the Microbiome Clinical Development & Biometrics Team. With Ferring, you will be joining a recognized leader, identified as one of “The World’s Most Innovative Companies” by Fast Company, and honored by Fortune with inclusion on its “Change the World List,” for addressing society’s unmet needs. Ferring US is also Great Places to Work® Certified, distinguishing it as one of the best companies to work for in the country.

• Lead global clinical development and clinical operations strategy across the microbiome pipeline through Phase 2 and 3
• Provide leadership for clinical operations planning and execution, including study delivery, site oversight, enrollment performance, and operational risk management
• Oversee biometrics activities, including development of study protocols, statistical analysis plans, data standards, biostatistics, data management, and programming
• Design fit-for-purpose, innovative, and operationally feasible clinical trials
• Provide medical and scientific oversight of clinical studies, ensuring alignment with regulatory expectations and evolving microbiome-specific considerations
• Ensure the integrity, consistency, and compliance of clinical data in alignment with GCP and regulatory requirements
• Interpret clinical and biometrics data to inform program decisions and progression
• Manage CROs and vendors to ensure quality, timelines, and budget adherence
• Contribute to regulatory strategy and lead clinical and biometrics components of regulatory submissions, including INDs, CTAs, and NDAs/BLAs
• Serve as a key liaison with regulatory agencies, external advisors, and CRO partners
• Support preparation of briefing documents and participation in health authority meetings
• Build scalable processes, governance, and high-performing teams to support efficient and high-quality development execution

• Minimum 10-15+ years of leadership in clinical development, with strong clinical operations and biometrics oversight.
• Advanced degree (MD, PhD, PharmD or equivalent).
• Expertise: clinical development, clinical operations, biometrics, trial design, regulatory requirements, vendor oversight, and microbiome experience preferred.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to present complex data clearly to executive leadership and external stakeholders.
• Judgement: Ability to balance scientific innovation with clinical and regulatory rigor in an emerging field.
• Problem Solving: Highly complex and multi-dimensional, integrating clinical, operational, statistical, and microbiome science and trial execution.
• Level of Autonomy: Operates with a high strategic autonomy in a lean biotech environment.
• Innovation: Advanced trial design, microbiome-specific endpoints, and data-driven methodologies.
• Key Stakeholders: Strategic leadership, executive communication, and regulatory interactions across internal and external stakeholders. Internal: Executive leadership, R&D, Regulatory, QA, Clinical Operations, Medical, and Commercial. Also responsible for leading and coaching team.
• External: Regulatory authorities, CRO’s, vendors, advisors, and investigators.

Ferring + you

At Ferring, we offer competitive total compensation along with an exceptional range of flexible benefits, personal support and tailored learning and development opportunities all designed to help you realize your full potential both in life and at work. From working hours that respect your lifestyle, a culture that is welcoming and equitable, and the chance to work with the industry’s most impressive people, these are just some of the ways we live our "People First" philosophy.

At Ferring, base salary is one part of our competitive total compensation and benefits package and is determined using a salary range. The base salary range for this role is $386,000 to $412,000, which is the reasonable estimate of the base compensation for this role. The actual amount paid may differ based on non-discriminatory factors such as experience, knowledge, skills, abilities, education and primary work location. Additional compensation for this role will be provided based on competitive annual incentive compensation targets in the form of an annual bonus - payouts are based on individual and company performance.

Benefits for this role include comprehensive healthcare (medical, dental, and vision) with a premium differential, inverse to base salary, to be paid by employees, a 401k plan and company match, short and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance, wellness benefits, reimbursement for certain tuition expenses, sick time of 1 hour per 30 hours worked, vacation time for full-time employees to accrue up to 120 hours in the first four (4) years of employment, and 160 hours in the fifth (5th) year of employment as well as 15 paid holidays per year. We are proud to offer paid parental leave subject to a minimum period of employment at Ferring.

Ferring is an equal opportunity employer. All aspects of employment will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local laws.

We are proud to be an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer (including disability/protected veterans). We maintain a drug-free workplace.

Location: Roseville, Minnesota

Ferring Pharmaceuticals a privately owned, research-driven, specialty biopharmaceutical group committed to building families and helping people live better lives. We are leaders in reproductive medicine with a strong heritage in gastroenterology and urology, and are at the forefront of innovation in uro-oncology gene therapy. Ferring was founded in 1950 and employs more than 7,000 people worldwide. The company is headquartered in Saint-Prex, Switzerland, and has operating subsidiaries in more than 50 countries which market its medicines in over 100 countries. Learn more at www.ferring.com, or connect with us on LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube, Facebook and X.

At Ferring, we’ll give you the tools to shape a career build on purpose. Join us and help people around the world to build families and live better lives. At Ferring, our focus on patient advocacy drives our commitment to create more equitable health outcomes for all, at every stage of their healthcare journey. We believe in everyone’s right to access the best treatment, pioneering into new therapeutic areas, and developing innovative ways to diagnose, treat and prevent diseases.