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Oncology and Translational Medicine Lead
- Permanent
- Biological Sciences, Medicinal Chemistry, Pharmacology
- United States
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Oncology and Translational Medicine Lead - Permanent - Onsite
Proclinical Staffing is seeking an Oncology and Translational Medicine Lead to join an innovative early-stage biotech. This is a permanent role located in South San Francisco, CA.
Primary Responsibilities
In this role, you will be a key scientific leader and accountable for all translational research-related work enabling oncology portfolio.
Skills & Requirements:
- Ph.D. in Biology or biological sciences with strong experience and expertise in drug discovery and development.
- 8+ years of experience in a pharma/biotech industry, with significant experience in leading oncology programs through discovery and early clinical development.
- Strong background in cancer biology, cancer genetics and immunology required.
- In-depth understanding in oncology preclinical studies and models, oncology translational space including patient stratification, biomarkers, clinical planning and early clinical development processes and regulatory requirements.
- Proven leadership capabilities in building, developing, motivating, and retaining effective teams that foster productive collaborations so that they deliver exceptional results under critical timelines.
- Demonstrated experience managing scientific collaborations and CRO outsourcing activities.
- Exceptional communication, influencing and partnering skills in a matrixed environment.
- Excellent written, verbal, communication, and interpersonal skills to work within a team setting and with a collaborative mindset.
The Oncology and Translational Medicine Lead will:
- Directs and executes translational biology objectives, including program/indication strategy to enable drug discovery and development. Responsible for advancing discovery research into novel cancer therapies, enable novel biomarker and clinical trial strategies.
- Manages specific oncology programs, directly contributes towards program planning, design of experiments, data interpretation, SAR analysis, and program progression.
- Build capabilities related to oncology translational biology either internally or working through external partners. Manage resources efficiently and provide expert advice and mentorship/guidance as needed.
- Act as a thought leader aware of innovative approaches and external competition to strategize on internal oncology programs specifically focusing on mechanisms of response and resistance, combination therapies, biomarkers, patient stratification.
- Enable discovery research and new target ideation through the insights obtained from the translational work including patient data.
- Works collaboratively with the company's chemistry, biology, AI/ML teams and CRO partners.
- Influence decisions regarding selection of New Molecular Entity (NME), IND, Early Development Go/No Go and regulatory approvals.
- Establish and maintain strong external partnerships with key opinion leaders.
- Communicates effectively across managerial and drug discovery matrix of disciplines and provide intellectual leadership.
- Supports projects by providing competitive landscape, collaborative opportunities, and technologies.
- Creates an inclusive and inspiring scientific environment, working with the leadership team, to build a diverse and highly productive organization.
- Responsible for prioritizing resources to ensure optimize the budget and deliver on the objectives within defined timelines.
- Leads by example with integrity and work ethic.
Compensation:
$210,000 - $250,000 annually
If you are having difficulty in applying or if you have any questions, please contact Danielle Bahnasy at (+1) 646-868-5142 or d.bahnasy@proclinical.com.
Proclinical is a specialist employment agency and recruitment business, providing job opportunities within major pharmaceutical, biopharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device companies.
Proclinical Staffing is an equal opportunity employer.
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