Senior Director, Translational Strategy, Oncology

2 days ago

San Francisco, California, United States Daiichi Sankyo, Inc. Full time
Job Summary

Daiichi Sankyo, Inc. is seeking a highly skilled Senior Director, Translational Strategy, Oncology to join our team. As a key member of our global R&D organization, you will be responsible for defining and overseeing the translational strategy for our oncology therapeutic programs.

Key Responsibilities
  • Develop and implement a hypothesis-driven translational strategy for clinical assets and cross-asset in specific tumor indications, defining key scientific questions and plans.
  • Construct translational plan documents, biomarker data analysis plans, and aid in the construction of clinical development plans, clinical protocols, and regulatory documents from a translational perspective.
  • Provide translational deliverables to the Global Project Team to drive scientific decision-making, through close collaboration with counterparts and internal experts.
  • Identify and interact with key external experts, defining scientific questions to be answered and monitoring progress toward goals of external collaborations.
  • Develop a companion diagnostic plan for the program across all relevant indications as needed.
Requirements
  • PhD, PharmD, or MD degree required.
  • 10 or more years of post-doctoral and relevant industry experience with expertise in translational research, biomedical leadership, and human translational research in clinical trials.
  • Demonstrated ability to define clear clinical trial translational strategies anchored in disease biology and drug mechanism of action, aligned with clinical development.
  • Deep knowledge in biomarker technologies, including NGS, immunoassay, proteomics, and immunohistochemistry, including assay validation.
  • Extensive experience in the discovery, characterization, and utilization of innovative translational strategies across the continuum of research/preclinical and clinical stages.
  • Experience/knowledge in companion diagnostics device development preferred.
What We Offer

Daiichi Sankyo, Inc. is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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