Sr. Director, Scientific Affairs (Specialty Labs)

The role

The Senior Director Scientific Affairs will lead the Scientific Affairs team within Specialty Lab Services. They will drive operational considerations for RFPs and bid defense meetings and own global third-party lab relationships.

What you will do

• Hire, train, develop and mentor direct reports
• Own, maintain and report staff and department metrics
• Create specifications for potential opportunities regarding enrollment, feasibility, study timelines, and startup timelines
• Collaborate with lab operations and global lab vendor management specialists for protocol interpretation and assay specifications
• Own global 3PL relationships and attend post-award monthly and governance meetings
• Develop proposal text describing operational assay development, validation or sample analysis
• Support development and finalization of study proposal budgets
• Support capabilities presentations and pre-award client meetings
• Provide feasibility and scientific landscape direction input for BDMs
• Represent the Company by attending industry meetings, speaking engagements, and publishing articles

Required qualifications

• Bachelors degree in life sciences discipline or equivalent relevant experience
• 15+ years in the CRO/Lab industry or equivalent relevant experience and/or demonstrated competencies
• Demonstrated experience leading and influencing a global laboratory network
• Experience in operational protocol analysis and budget review
• Experience in Precision’s identified target therapeutic area clinical development
• Management or oversight of third party lab partners

Nice to have

• Advanced degree PhD

Benefits

• Discretionary annual bonus
• Health insurance
• Retirement savings benefits
• Life insurance
• Disability benefits
• Parental leave
• Paid time off for sick leave and vacation

Before you apply

• Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the country of employment without employer sponsorship

About the company

Specialty Lab Services (SLS) is a Department at Precision for Medicine.