SVP, Translational Medicine (MD)
Description
Translational medicine decides which drug candidates reach patients. This role owns that decision.
Our client is a well-funded, clinical-stage biotech focused on hematology. Several programs are in the clinic, including a late-stage asset, and more modalities are coming. Research is very productive, and the next step is moving those discoveries into the clinic quickly and well.
They're hiring their first SVP, Head of Translational Medicine. You'll report to the Chief Medical Officer and lead everything from target selection through early clinical development.
Cornerstone Search Group is leading this search exclusively.
Location
Hybrid. Relocation support available.
Features
WHY THIS ROLE
- A growing pipeline and strong financial backing
- A senior seat with real influence over what moves forward in the portfolio
- A culture built on two ideas: patients come first, and curiosity drives better science
- International scope, with regular travel to overseas R&D sites
Responsibilities
WHAT YOU'LL DO
- Work with Research leadership on target and drug candidate selection, and bring the clinical view into portfolio decisions
- Design and run first-in-human and early clinical studies on several programs at once
- Lead the Nonclinical and Clinical Pharmacology functions, both run by VP-level leaders
- Set the biomarker and translational science strategy that connects mechanism to clinical proof of concept
- Hand programs over cleanly to the late-stage development team
- Help build an early development organization that works across sites in the US and abroad
Qualifications / Requirements
WHAT YOU BRING
- MD, or MD/PhD (preferred), with clinical training and strong research depth
- Hematology expertise is a priority; coagulation or hemostasis experience is a strong plus
- A record of moving assets from candidate selection into the clinic, including FIH and early proof-of-concept studies
- Experience leading senior scientific and clinical leaders
- Comfort working on several modalities, not just one platform
- A hands-on, curious approach to data and a "yes, and" style with colleagues in other functions
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Keywords
#TranslationalMedicine #Hematology #EarlyDevelopment #Biotech #ExecutiveSearch #DrugDevelopment