CMO

Laying the groundwork for a thriving Medical Office

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Conducting Your Orchestra

The role of Chief Medical Officer (CMO) in a life sciences company is tough! You're expected to be a master of the science, deeply understand the business, navigate investor expectations, engage with regulatory agencies, and collaborate with opinion leaders and thought leaders in the patient community.

Building a Strong Medical Office

Amidst these challenges, building a robust medical office is crucial to support your company's clinical development efforts. However, you don't need to do it alone. We're here to be an extension of your team, working together to identify the critical roles you need to fill, develop job descriptions that attract top talent, and implement best practices for medical office operations. Our expertise in team building ensures that you have the right people in place to drive your clinical programs forward.

Your Unique Journey, Our Shared Path

Just as each CMO faces distinct challenges, we understand that every CMO's journey is unique, shaped by the company's stage, therapeutic focus, and specific obstacles. At SSI Strategy we don't believe in one-size-fits-all solutions. Instead, we invest the time to deeply understand your specific context, pressures, and aspirations.

Our goal is to walk alongside you on this journey, providing the tailored support and guidance you need to achieve your vision.

Driving Clinical Excellence, Together

With a strong medical office in place, driving clinical progress becomes a collaborative effort. Our clinical development experts are ready to work hand-in-hand with you and your team to review your clinical strategy, trial design, and regulatory approach. We'll provide insights and recommendations to ensure you have the right plans in place to achieve your vision.

Our expertise in endpoint modelling will help you design trials that are both scientifically rigorous and financially justified, making budget justification to investors a smoother process.

Empowering Your Leadership

Our ultimate goal is to empower you to be the clinical leader your company needs. We believe in the power of collaboration and knowledge sharing. We'll connect you with key opinion leaders (KOLs) in your field, helping you engage them in meaningful ways to gather insights and build support for your programs. We'll also provide strategic guidance and data-driven insights to inform your decisions.

We measure our success by yours and are deeply invested in being your trusted partner, helping you navigate the intricacies of clinical development and deliver transformative therapies to patients.

Ready to Collaborate?

If you're looking for a strategic partner to support you in building a strong medical office, driving clinical excellence, and achieving your goals, let's talk. We're eager to understand your unique challenges and explore how our expertise can empower your success.

By working together, we can create a powerful partnership that drives meaningful progress for your company and the patients you serve.

LEADERSHIP

Kim Kushner

CBO

Kim Kushner

CBO

Kim Kushner, MPH, is the Chief Business Officer at SSI Strategy, where she drives business growth and builds trusted partnerships with biotech and pharmaceutical leaders. With over 15 years of experience in healthcare and life sciences consulting, Kim specializes in helping executive teams design, scale, and transform organizations to bring innovative therapies to patients faster. At SSI, she oversees growth strategy, marketing, sales, and account management across the portfolio. Kim also serves as a Lecturer at Yale University and as Chair of the American Cancer Society’s Greater New York City Area Board. She is recognized for her ability to blend strategic insight with hands-on collaboration, guiding companies through critical inflection points from development to commercialization.

Key areas of expertise

  • Strategic growth and launch readiness in life sciences
  • Building and scaling biotech and pharma organizations
  • Executive advisory for investment cases and transformational initiatives

Doug Locke

CEO

Doug Locke

CEO

Doug is an organizational leader and the CEO of SSI Strategy, where he brings more than three decades of experience building high-performing teams, designing enterprise-level strategies, and driving transformation across the life sciences sector.  He focuses on delivering primary and supplemental delivery teams to achieve POC, IND-enabling, FIH and other longer ranging market-facing outcomes. Doug is focused on leveraging the SSI teaming model to achieve market outcomes for client partners of the firm. 

With a career spanning consulting, governance, and venture advisory roles, he specializes in developing market-facing partnerships and supporting medical and scientific leaders through key inflection points. Doug is committed to leaving every organization better than he found it and excels at navigating complex issues involving governance, funding, and growth. He is known for his collaborative leadership style and passion for helping others succeed.  

Key areas of expertise

  • Organizational Design & Inflection Point Planning for Capital Raise and Corporate Progress 
  • Strategic Roadmap Development & Market-Facing Partnerships 
  • Executive Leadership, Team Development & Governance Strategy 

Delphine Moreau

Executive Vice President, Medical Services

Delphine Moreau

Executive Vice President, Medical Services

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