Principal Scientist – Inflammation Biomarkers
Job Description: • Help drive scientific and technical plans collaboratively with other members of the Precision Medicine function • Successfully partner with cross-functional stakeholders to drive clinical biomarker innovation for clinical-stage assets in inflammatory diseases • Preparing clinical biomarker strategies, leading biomarker development, implementation, and execution for one or more programs • Responsible for biomarker elements in clinical protocols, biomarker analysis plans, regulatory submissions, investigator meetings, advisory boards and publications • Build productive relationships with team members and functional groups for integrating an aligned and prioritized clinical biomarker evidence plan that addresses clinical objectives and translational research • Partner with cross-functional stakeholders including to drive biomarker innovation at product level • Establish and implement biomarker studies and collaborations with academic laboratories/KOLs • Interpret and communicate key clinical biomarker findings to cross-functional teams including Precision Medicine teams and leadership • Responsible for robust clinical biomarker plans to deliver patient stratification/selection, pharmacodynamics, mechanism of action and resistance evidence from clinical trial samples Requirements: • Doctorate degree in a bioscience or medical discipline and 2 years of industry experience • Or Master’s degree in a bioscience or medical discipline and 4 years of industry experience • Or Bachelor’s degree in a bioscience or medical discipline and 6 years of industry experience • Or Associate’s degree in a bioscience or medical discipline and 10 years of industry experience • Or High school diploma / GED and 12 years of directly related industry experience • PhD with 3 or more years pharmaceutical industry experience, developing biomarker strategies in a clinical development setting and/or in preclinical biomarker discovery/validation • Knowledge and translational biomarker experience in inflammation is highly desirable • Strong background in immunology, cell biology and genomics • Clinical development experience working with cross-functional teams conducting clinical trials • Experience in developing program-based strategies for pharmacodynamic, predictive, and exploratory biomarkers • Experience implementing a broad array of biomarker platforms and technologies to support clinical-stage programs • Demonstrated ability to establish and implement biomarker studies and collaborations with academic laboratories/KOLs • Experience in assay development and qualification and analysis of clinical samples • Experience managing biomarker assay outsourcing processes with external vendors and CROs • Poise and professionalism with strong communication and influencing skills in a dynamic environment. Benefits: • A comprehensive employee benefits package, including a Retirement and Savings Plan with generous company contributions • group medical, dental and vision coverage • life and disability insurance • flexible spending accounts • A discretionary annual bonus program, or for field sales representatives, a sales-based incentive plan • Stock-based long-term incentives • Award-winning time-off plans • Flexible work models where possible. Apply tot his job