Head of Asset Programme, Medical Aesthetics
Location: London (hybrid, 3 days on-site).
Reports to: the global franchise lead.
The opportunity
An established global healthcare company is building a medical aesthetics business from the ground up, preparing an aesthetics launch and extending its portfolio, with the ambition to lead the category. Chances like this are rare: the blank page of a start-up with the reach, funding and patience of a global business behind it. This role owns the programme at the centre of the build. Full accountability for an asset reaching launch, a cross-functional team to lead, and direct visibility to senior leadership from day one.
The role
You hold the programme end to end: the one person accountable for it reaching launch. You will:
Own the integrated programme plan: timelines, milestones, risks and budget.
- Lead the cross-functional team across R&D, Regulatory, Quality, Medical and Commercial, without line authority, knowing enough in each function to steer and unblock it.
- Manage external partners: developers, manufacturers and CDMOs, holding delivery on scope, timelines, cost and quality.
- Bring technical and programme judgement to the assessment of future portfolio additions.
- You will not own the functional work itself: regulatory submissions and clinical trials sit with the functional experts.
What we are looking for
Experience leading or driving cross-functional development programmes for medical devices or injectables in a regulated environment (EU MDR, FDA or equivalent).
- Background in HA fillers, aesthetic injectables or comparable device-based technologies; aesthetics-adjacent and wider Class II/III device backgrounds also considered.
- Experience working with external partners: manufacturers, licensors, developers, CDMOs.
- Breadth across functions: enough depth in R&D, regulatory, clinical and quality to lead each without owning it.
- Personal ownership of a full development-to-launch arc is a strong plus, not a requirement.
- Advanced degree in a relevant scientific or technical discipline.
- Comfort building in ambiguity: the portfolio is growing and the role grows with it.
The growth
This is the first dedicated programme seat in a franchise being built from scratch, and the portfolio it serves is set to expand. For a technical or programme specialist it is the way out of the single lane: oversight of the entire process, real pull on decisions, and scope that grows as the portfolio does. The people who thrive here see five years ahead.
