Director of Shared Antigen Cancer Vaccine Development

3 weeks ago

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States Moderna Full time
Moderna Seeks Director, Shared Antigen Cancer Vaccines

Moderna is dedicated to maximizing the impact of our platform on human health and expanding off-the-shelf (OTS) cancer vaccine discovery and development efforts. We are seeking a talented and motivated Director, Shared Antigen Cancer Vaccines with experience in immune oncology discovery and drug development to move novel shared tumor antigen vaccines from concept to the clinic.

The Role

The successful candidate will drive shared tumor antigen vaccine discovery and development, from target selection to generation of IND-enabling proof-of-biology data sets. This position will oversee a team of experimental scientists, as well as work collaboratively within the Cancer Vaccine Research team and cross-functionally with the other critical groups that enable bringing new medicines to cancer patients.

Key Responsibilities
  • Work cross-functionally with teams across Moderna to conceive of shared antigen-targeting vaccine concepts and accelerate their pre-clinical development.
  • Lead an experimental team of scientists to orchestrate the design and execution of pre-clinical tests that contribute to IND filings and support new programs.
  • Advance discovery work flows for new Shared Antigen vaccine programs.
  • Manage program deliverables and timelines, and coordinate cross-functional teams to efficiently generate IND-enabling data sets.
  • Lead and mentor a team of scientists, developing both managers and individual contributors.
  • Present team findings at internal and external meetings in the form of scientific abstracts, posters, presentations, or manuscripts.
  • Liaise and collaborate with internal and external research groups.
Requirements
  • PhD in biology, immunology, virology, or related areas of study.
  • Minimum of 10+ years of immune oncology discovery/drug development experience after postdoctoral training.
About Moderna

Moderna is a leading biotechnology company that is committed to maximizing the impact of our platform on human health. We are dedicated to expanding off-the-shelf (OTS) cancer vaccine discovery and development efforts to provide impactful new drugs to cancer patients. We believe in giving our people a platform to change medicine and an opportunity to change the world.

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