Full-Time

Associate – Competitive Intelligence

Updated on 5/17/2024

Vial

51-200 employees

Contract research organization for clinical trials

Data & Analytics

Junior

Remote in USA + 1 more

Requirements

1-2 years of experience performing competitive intelligence in the biotech and/or pharmaceutical industry
Experience in evaluating therapeutic assets strongly preferred
Post-graduate degree in a scientific field preferred (MS, PhD, PharmD)
Thrives in a fast-paced environment with shifting priorities
Ability to interpret pre-clinical and clinical trial results
Previous roles in the biotech industry strongly preferred
Entrepreneurial mindset, experience in startup environment preferred
Deeply analytical, systems thinker, focused on finding scalable solutions

Responsibilities

Perform market landscaping analyses for drug discovery pipelines
Monitor news sources, patent releases, company websites for competitive intelligence
Interpret competitive intelligence and share implications with senior management
Support identifying new drugs for discovery portfolio
Assist with key strategic and operational tasks for drug discovery business unit
Manage end-to-end projects with input from key stakeholders
Contribute as a thought partner helping set firm direction

Who We Are

Vial is a global tech-driven CRO providing next-generation clinical trial management services. The Vial CRO powers its drug discovery arm, Battery Bio, an AI-powered hyper scalable biotech. Battery Bio harnesses Vial’s unique 90% lower cost structure to produce more affordable drug development with efficient, streamlined clinical trials.

Our mission is to reimagine the drug discovery process to empower scientists to cure all human disease. We have assembled a talented team of clinical operators, chemists, and innovative thinkers to achieve this vision.

Vial is a San Francisco, California-based company founded by Simon Burns in October 2020. Since our founding, we have become a fast-growing company of 100+ employees with over $100 million in funding from esteemed investors including General Catalyst, Box Group, and Byers Capital.

Vial is rebuilding the infrastructure to advance research. By deploying technology at every step, we are creating a more efficient future for drug discovery.

Key Responsibilities

Perform market landscaping analyses for the drug discovery pipelines of various indications
Monitor news sources, patent releases, company websites, and additional sources for competitive intelligence
Interpret competitive intelligence and share implications with senior management
Support identifying new drugs to add to our discovery portfolio
Assist with key strategic and operational tasks for our drug discovery business unit
Manage end-to-end projects with input from key stakeholders across the drug discovery business unit
Contribute as a thought partner helping set firm direction, brainstorming and collecting thoughts across the org

Requirements

1-2 years of experience performing competitive intelligence in the biotech and/or pharmaceutical industry
Experience in evaluating therapeutic assets (such as in biotech equity research, VC, search and evaluation roles) strongly preferred
Post-graduate degree in a scientific field preferred (MS, PhD, PharmD)
Thrives in a fast-paced environment with shifting priorities
Ability to interpret pre-clinical and clinical trial results
Previous roles in the biotech industry strongly preferred
Entrepreneurial mindset, experience in startup environment preferred
Deeply analytical, systems thinker, focused on finding scalable solutions

Why You’ll Love Working At Vial

We are innately curiosity.We found our calling in clinical trials after learning the pain points directly. It is our curiosity that propels us to keep building, finding new challenges, and fulfilling our vision of reimagining clinical trials.

We believe in autonomy.Team members do their best work when given autonomy. In order to make an impact on the scale of the Vial vision, we built our culture to enable each Vial team member to feel ownership of their domain.

We take pride in building mastery. We believe in building master in a craft. Craftsmanship, a pride in one’s craft, is key to prolonged engagement on a difficult challenge. Vial’s culture is one of highly autonomous, deeply focused experts working on an immensely hard problem together.

Our strength is moving fast and staying humble.We believe that if we build a team that is intellectually honest, that we stay nimble and keep an open mind to all solutions - we’ll be adaptive and solve the problems that face us at every turn.

Benefits (Not applicable to Contract or Temp Positions)

Competitive Equity Compensation

Comprehensive benefits package including Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance

401k or RRSP Plan with Company Matching after first 90 days of employment

One time, Remote Office Setup Stipend

Paid Parental Leave

Remote-First, Flexible Work Schedule

Unlimited Vacation

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Vial is a contract research organization (CRO) that leverages a connected technology platform to conduct clinical trials in various medical fields, including oncology, dermatology, ophthalmology, gastroenterology, CNS, cardiology, medical devices, rare diseases, and digital therapeutics. Their technology integrates trial onboarding, patient enrollment, site communication, and data collection processes, driving efficiencies in speed and cost savings for biotech sponsors.

Company Stage

Series B

Total Funding

$101.8M

Headquarters

San Francisco, California

Founded

2020

Growth & Insights

Headcount

6 month growth

↓ -6%

1 year growth

↓ -1%

2 year growth

↑ 43%

Benefits

Unlimited PTO

Health, dental & vision

Paid parental leave

Remote-first culture

Competitive Equity Compensation