Job Title

Head of IVF (IVF Clinical Director / IVF Lead)

Location

Bangkok, Thailand (or other city, clinic as applicable)

Job Purpose

To lead clinical operations, strategy, quality, and outcomes for the IVF department/clinic. Responsible for overseeing patient care, embryo laboratory work, clinical protocols, regulatory compliance, staff training, and contributing to the business growth of IVF services.

Requirements

Key Responsibilities

Clinical Leadership & Patient Care
- Oversee all clinical IVF services (IVF, ICSI, IUI, embryo freezing, donor programs, PGD/PGS/ PGT etc.).
- Review, develop and standardize clinical protocols and stimulation regimens, embryo culture, cryopreservation, genetic testing etc.
- Ensure high standards of patient care, safety, and comfort.
Laboratory Oversight
- Manage the Embryology, Andrology, and Endocrinology labs.
- Ensure laboratory quality, cleanliness, standards (SOPs), accreditation, QC & QA programs.
- Monitor lab performance: fertilization rates, embryo development, cryo-survival, implantation rates etc.
Regulatory, Compliance & Safety
- Ensure compliance with Thai regulatory bodies (Ministry of Public Health, Thai Medical Council, Thai Society of Reproductive Medicine etc.), local laws.
- Maintain documentation, patient consent, safety protocols, ethical protocols.
- Ensure proper handling, storage, disposal of biological materials.
Staff Management & Training
- Hire, mentor, supervise clinical and lab staff (doctors, embryologists, nurses, lab technicians).
- Conduct regular training, performance reviews, and maintain continual professional development.
Quality Improvement & Metrics
- Track key performance indicators (KPIs): success rates, cycle numbers, patient satisfaction, complication rates, lab metrics etc.
- Review outcomes and lead continuous improvement initiatives.
Strategy & Business Growth
- Participate in strategic planning: expanding services, new technologies, partnerships.
- Work with marketing and business development to attract patients (local & international), manage referrals.
- Budgeting: cost control, resource allocation, capital expenditure for equipment etc.
Research & Innovation
- Stay updated on advances in ART, reproductive medicine.
- Support / lead research, publications, clinical trials.
- Introduce and validate new techniques/technologies (e.g. time-lapse imaging, advanced PGS, embryo biopsy etc.).
Patient Relations & Ethics
- Oversee patient counselling (risks, benefits, financial, treatment options).
- Ensure informed consent, confidentiality, ethical practice.
- Deal with complex cases, patient complaints etc.

Benefits

Qualifications & Experience

Requirement
Details

Education

Any Pharma Graduation

Clinical Experience

At least 10 years + in IVF / ART practice; experience with advanced procedures (ICSI, embryo biopsy, donor programs etc.).

Lab Experience

Experience overseeing or working in embryology / andrology labs; knowledge of QC, accreditation (e.g. ISO etc.).

Regulatory Knowledge

Familiar with Thai ART regulations, ethical rules, national guidelines; experience in compliance.

Leadership / Management

Prior leadership role (clinical leads, lab head etc.), staff supervision, training, budgeting.

Research & Publications

Publications in reproductive medicine preferred; experience conducting clinical / lab research.

Languages

Fluent in Thai and English (verbal & written). Additional languages helpful (e.g. Chinese, for medical tourism) could be a plus.

Soft Skills

Strong communication, interpersonal, decision-making, problem-solving, teamwork. High attention to detail; ethical, empathetic.

IVF Head Thailand