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Associate Director Clinical Biomarker Lead Neurology & Immunology (N&I)

Work Your Magic with us! Start your next chapter and join EMD Serono.

 

Ready to explore, break barriers, and discover more? We know you’ve got big plans – so do we! Our colleagues across the globe love innovating with science and technology to enrich people’s lives with our solutions in Healthcare, Life Science, and Electronics. Together, we dream big and are passionate about caring for our rich mix of people, customers, patients, and planet. That's why we are always looking for curious minds that see themselves imagining the unimaginable with us.  

 

United As One for Patients, our purpose in Healthcare is to help create, improve and prolong lives. We develop medicines, intelligent devices and innovative technologies in therapeutic areas such as Oncology, Neurology and Fertility. Our teams work together across 6 continents with passion and relentless curiosity in order to help patients at every stage of life. Joining our Healthcare team is becoming part of a diverse, inclusive and flexible working culture, presenting great opportunities for personal development and career advancement across the globe.

Your Role 

The Clinical Biomarker Lead is a key role within our organization, accountable for delivering fit-for-purpose clinical biomarker strategies to support dose finding, demonstrate mechanism of action, and enable patient stratification in our programs throughout the development lifecycle.

 

As an Associate Director Clinical Biomarker Lead Neurology & Immunology (N&I), you will lead a cross-functional biomarker team of subject matter experts to collaboratively develop and execute the clinical biomarker strategy in alignment with the clinical development plan according to agreed timelines & budget. You serve as the biomarker point of contact for clinical studies, represent the program biomarker team to management/governance, and support biomarker-relevant aspects of global regulatory interactions and filings. Building on your expertise, you also support the evaluation of opportunities for collaboration, licensing, and acquisition to further enrich the N&I pipeline.  

 

Location: US/Billerica or Germany/Darmstadt 

 

Who You Are

Minimum Qualifications:

  • B.S. with 8+ years professional experience, M.D. with 5+ years or PhD 3+ years. Degree in Life Sciences or equivalent.

  • Experience in clinical biomarkers and/or translational research within the pharmaceutical or biotech industry.

 

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Direct contribution to biomarker-driven clinical development 

  • Strong scientific background (publication track record) in translational sciences; proven expertise in the fields of neurological, autoimmune, and inflammatory diseases is a plus 

  • In-depth understanding of biomarker technologies 

  • Strong understanding of clinical drug development strategies and quality related requirements under GxP 

  • Understanding of the operational considerations for executing biomarker strategies in clinical development  

  • Personal track record in a matrix leadership role 

  • Strong presentation, communication, interpersonal, and stakeholder management skills 

  • Ability to work effectively in multidisciplinary drug development teams by fostering scientific excellence, collaboration, data-driven decision-making, and a winning team culture 


What we offer: We are curious minds that come from a broad range of backgrounds, perspectives, and life experiences. We celebrate all dimensions of diversity and believe that it drives excellence and innovation, strengthening our ability to lead in science and technology. We are committed to creating access and opportunities for all to develop and grow at your own pace. Join us in building a culture of inclusion and belonging that impacts millions and empowers everyone to work their magic and champion human progress!
 
Apply now and become a part of our diverse team!

 

If you would like to know more about what diversity, equity, and inclusion means to us, please visit https://www.emdgroup.com/en/company/press-positions.html

 

Job Requisition ID:  279958
Location:  Billerica
Career Level:  D - Professional (4-9 years)
Working time model:  Full-time

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