Senior Director, Scientific Affairs

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Drive and support operational considerations for RFPs and bid defense meetings.

• Manage all global third-party laboratory relationships.

• Assist proposals and business development teams by representing Precision lab operations during pre-award meetings and both internal and external kick-off meetings.

• Lead projects that foster innovation and ensure Precision for Medicine maintains its competitive advantage.

• Collaborate with scientific, operational, business development, proposal teams, and functional leadership.

• Recruit, train, develop, and mentor direct reports.

• Own, oversee, and report on staff and department metrics, including capacity, productivity, and turnaround time.

• Create and refine specifications for potential opportunities based on client protocols, including enrollment, feasibility, study timelines, and startup timelines.

• Provide protocol interpretation and assay specifications for laboratories on a global scale.

• Attend post-award monthly and governance meetings; gather metrics and reconcile invoices and billing.

• Develop specification sheets and acquire quote information for business development and proposal teams.

• Craft and review proposal text related to assay development, validation, or sample analysis, which includes third-party lab quotes.

• Ensure proposals align with strategic, operational, scientific, and clinical development plans.

• Support budget proposals for internal laboratories and third-party partners.

• Transition operational strategy approaches with Business Development and Project Management prior to internal kick-offs.

• Participate in post-award meetings to facilitate study execution.

• Mentor and train colleagues in scientific affairs and Precision.

• Support capabilities presentations and client meetings prior to awards.

• Provide feasibility and scientific landscape input for bid defense meetings.

• Collaborate with lab operations to deliver innovative solutions for clients.

• Assist in post-award collaboration to ensure timely data delivery and achievement of milestones.

• Represent Precision for Medicine at industry meetings, speaking engagements, and booth exhibitions.

• Publish scientific or industry-related articles in industry journals and digital media.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a life sciences discipline or equivalent relevant experience.

• Advanced degree, PhD preferred.

• 15+ years of experience in the CRO/Lab industry or equivalent relevant experience and/or demonstrated competencies.

• Proven experience in leading and influencing a global laboratory network, including oversight of multi-site laboratory operations, establishment of standardized processes and quality systems, and alignment of regional laboratories to enterprise-wide strategic, operational, and compliance objectives.

• Relevant experience in operational protocol analysis and budget review.

• Strong experience in Precision’s identified target therapeutic area clinical development focusing on operational delivery considerations, strategy, feasibility, budget development, and operational execution of all phases of clinical trials.

• Management or oversight of third-party lab partners.

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

🏝️ Benefits

• Discretionary annual bonus.

• Health insurance.

• Retirement savings benefits.

• Life insurance.

• Disability benefits.

• Parental leave.

• Paid time off for sick leave and vacation.