Senior Scientist/ Scientist
Translational Medicine
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Locations
Belmont, MA, USA
Experience Level
Entry
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Desired Skills
Data Analysis
Communications
Requirements
- PhD and postdoc in Oncology/Cellular and Molecular Biology/Pharmacology or related discipline with 2 years of industry experience (preferred), or Masters with 5+ years of industry experience or Bachelors plus 7+ years in drug discovery and/or translational medicine required
- Motivated, self-starter, goal-driven, open-minded, creative, collaborative with cross functional skills
- Strong written & verbal communication skills for presenting data and ideas to multiple stakeholders across disciplines
- Implementation translational research studies and clinical biomarker assays utilizing cutting-edge technologies
- Hands-on experience with and expert understanding of molecular and cellular techniques, such as PCR, IHC/IF, digital pathology flow cytometry, NGS assays and their application in clinical trials
- Ability to design, execute and interpret experiments and communicate experimental results
- Track record of working effectively with CROs to design and execute studies
- Experience in validating clinical sites or central labs for implementation of clinical assays preferred
Responsibilities
- Working with the Translational Lead for any given program, the candidate will leverage subject matter expertise in Oncology and mechanistic understanding of disease biology to support translational medicine strategy; development and testing of robust biomarker hypotheses working cross functionally, for one or more assets spanning preclinical to early clinical development programs
- Support discovery & integration of novel mechanistic, pharmacodynamic, predictive, patient selection biomarkers into trial designs to enable clinical proof of mechanism (POM), proof of biology (POB) endpoints
- Evaluate new biomarker platforms, develop and validate biomarker assays at outsourced partner laboratories using multiple assay technology platforms (e.g., cell-based assays, molecular assays, single or multiplexed immunoassays, flow cytometry, digital pathology and working knowledge of image analysis; background in IHC/mIF/ histopathological data analyses is a plus)
- Partnering with TMED and Clinical Operations colleagues, enable seamless implementation of biomarker assays in the clinic
- Support experimental medicine studies as needed, coordinating and organizing reverse translational plans with access to relevant patient samples
- Helps review translational medicine-related documentation, including clinical protocols, lab manuals, study reports, abstracts and/or manuscripts and regulatory documents (e.g. IND, IB etc.)