Occupational Medicine Director jobs in Newark, NJ

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Reporting to the Senior Director, Lymphoma Disease Head, Translational Medicine, the incumbent will be part of the translational group and will manage the scientific and translational component of late-stage Lymphoma and CLL clinical programs (phase 2 and beyond) and develop translational strategies in Lymphoma for approval or life-cycle management in the hematology space. Key responsibilities of this role are to act as key translational lead for the clinical programs and develop and execute translational strategies including biomarkers, patient selection, dose and schedule, combination strategies, resistance mechanisms and differentiation. The successful candidate will work with translational scientists and cross-functional disease teams and thematic research centers in early development within the company. In addition, guidance of laboratory scientists to generate data in support of clinical development decisions will be required.

Responsibilities

Leads the translational component of the late stage portfolio of compounds to support annual goals and objectives for the Lymphoma and CLL group (for internal /external, translational collaboration, compound specific plans etc).

Responsible for all facets of translational strategies including biomarkers, patient selection, dose and schedule, combination strategies, resistance mechanisms and differentiation

Works directly with lab head and laboratory scientists to integrate clinical questions into lab-based translational research internally and externally

Supports regulatory submissions, regulatory interactions, writes/reviews translational sections for regulatory response and answers to regulatory queries for the TM group

Represents Translational Medicine in cross-functional project and strategy teams

Interfaces with early development organization to ensure seamless transition of assets to TM

Interfaces with commercial including early commercialization group and Medical Affairs to provide scientific support for cross-functional TM goals and support external clinical studies

Manages and supervises preclinical collaboration strategy across the pipeline compounds for clinical assets

Assists in managing key strategic and/or collaborative projects along with TM scientists

Interfaces with the diagnostic group for projects that need diagnostics development

Communicates regularly and prepares and makes presentations within the department, externally and to internal governance committees as required

Assists in developing and maintaining group budget and workforce plan

Basic Qualifications:

Bachelor’s Degree

15 years of academic and / or industry experience

Or

Master’s Degree

12 years of academic and / or industry experience

Or

Ph.D. or equivalent advanced degree in the Life Sciences

8 years of academic and / or industry experience

Preferred Qualifications

PhD or MD with at least 10 years of relevant work experience, including a minimum of 10 years of experience in drug development in an industry setting (hematology experience a plus)

Track record of success in large and/or small companies, leading innovative efforts to deploy technologies and assays for enhanced translational capabilities

Excellent communication, managerial and scientific qualities are expected

Ability to interact effectively across boundaries using influencing and relationship building skills

Competence in analysis and solving of problems, and the ability to prioritize and make tradeoffs to achieve goals

Technical Skills

In-depth understanding of cancer biology (hematology a plus), clinical landscape, evolving therapies, competitive scenarios

Good understanding of drug development process in an industry setting with clear examples of success

Strong background in clinical biomarker discovery and analysis, research tools, platforms and assays

Understanding of late-stage drug and translational development process

Proven ability to work with disease teams/experts to develop strategies to support development and life cycle management efforts tailored to regional markets (i.e, US, EU, APAC)

Strong verbal and written communication skills with experience in developing written documents such as primary manuscripts/publications/reviews, disease strategies, mechanism slides, regulatory submissions, strategic communications, literature/market/pt segment analyses

Proven scientific/project leadership expertise (working in teams, managing collaborations, people/projects)

Ability to synthesize complex scientific and business problems into strategy and tactics

Basic understanding of IP, contracting terms and provisions

Other Attributes

A problem solver who creatively and knowledgeably transcends departmental function to act as a resource to entire research effort and senior managers in development.

Identifies issues early and proposes innovative solutions.

Communicates within the larger organization and external community.

Provides expert guidance to multi-disciplinary teams and senior management.

Job Type: Full-time

Work Location: On the road