Chief Medical Officer

Job description

The Chief Medical Officer (CMO) serves as the Group’s leading medical authority, responsible for harmonizing clinical standards and elevating patient outcomes across FutureLife’s network of ~50 clinics in 16+ countries. Reporting directly to the Group CEO, the CMO will ensure that FutureLife delivers consistent, world-class fertility care, while driving innovation, scientific excellence, and measurable improvements.

Key Responsibilities

1. Clinical Standards & Harmonization

• Define, implement, and enforce FutureLife medical standards across all FutureLife clinics.

• Lead the development of standard operating procedures (SOPs) for clinical practices, ensuring compliance with international guidelines (ESHRE, ASRM).

• Regularly audit and benchmark clinics to ensure alignment with group-wide standards.

2. Medical Outcomes & Performance

• Own and track clinical outcomes, with a primary focus on take home baby rate (THBR) as the ultimate KPI.

• Drive performance improvement initiatives across clinics by analysing data, identifying underperformance, and implementing targeted interventions.

• Partner with local medical directors to balance innovation with standardization.

3. Data, Analytics & Insights

• Collaborate with the Data & Transformation teams to establish transparent, reliable, and actionable reporting of key medical KPIs across all clinics.

• Interpret outcomes data to provide strategic insights and recommend evidence-based improvements.

• Ensure data integrity and comparability across multiple EMR/CRM systems.

4. Research, Innovation & Medical Advisory Board

• Work closely with the Medical Advisory Board (MAB) to set and execute group-wide medical priorities.

• Partner with the MAB to drive research projects, education initiatives, and laboratory/clinical standards.

• Promote FutureLife’s leadership in clinical research, publications, and conference presence (e.g., ESHRE, ASRM).

• Identify and introduce new technologies and protocols that improve patient safety, success rates, and experience.

• Support the FutureLife Research Fund by guiding research priorities aligned with clinical goals.

5. Medical Leadership & Representation

• Act as the respected face of FutureLife within the European and global fertility community, strengthening the Group’s reputation.

• Engage with regulatory bodies, professional societies, and key opinion leaders to shape policy and reinforce clinical excellence.

• Represent the medical voice within the Group Executive Team, ensuring clinical priorities are integrated into strategic decision making.

6. Clinic Support & Engagement

• Provide hands-on support to local medical directors, particularly in underperforming clinics, with regular site visits across all geographies.

• Foster a culture of collaboration and peer learning among clinicians, embryologists, and nurses.

• Ensure that patients remain at the centre of clinical and operational decisions.

Education and Professional Qualification

• Medical Degree (MD) with specialization in Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Reproductive Medicine, or Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) is essential.

• PhD or equivalent academic research degree preferred, with a strong publication record in reproductive medicine.

• Board certification (or national equivalent) in reproductive endocrinology/infertility strongly desired.

• Proven track record of clinical excellence with at least 15 years of senior medical leadership experience in IVF or fertility clinics.

• Demonstrated academic credibility (publications, invited speaker roles, participation in international conferences such as ESHRE/ASRM).

• ESHRE member.

• Evidence of ongoing professional development and engagement with leading fertility societies (e.g., ESHRE, ASRM, national societies).

Knowledge/Skills/Experience

• Proven track record in reproductive medicine, with at least 15+ years of senior leadership experience in IVF or related medical fields.

• Respected clinician with an academic track record (publications, teaching, or conference leadership).

• Strong understanding of medical data and analytics; ability to translate numbers into actions.

• Skilled in standardization, quality assurance, and clinical governance.

• Energetic, mobile, and visible leader willing to travel extensively across Europe (60–70% of the time).

• Exceptional communication skills; ability to influence diverse stakeholders (from embryologists to board members).

• Fluent in English; other European languages a plus.

Key Stakeholders

• Group CEO

• Executive Team

• Medical Advisory Board (MAB)

• General Managers & Local Medical Directors

• Embryologists & Laboratory Directors.

• Regulatory Bodies & Professional Societies

• Suppliers & Research

• Patients & Patient Advisory Forums