About Idorsia Pharmaceuticals Ltd
Idorsia Ltd is reaching out for more - We have more ideas, we see more opportunities and we want to help more patients.
In order to achieve this, we want to develop Idorsia into one of Europe's leading biopharmaceutical companies, with a strong scientific core.
Headquartered in Switzerland - a European biotech hub - Idorsia is specialized in the discovery and development of small molecules, to transform the horizon of therapeutic options. Idorsia has a broad portfolio of innovative drugs in the pipeline, an experienced team, a fully-functional research center, and a strong balance sheet - the ideal constellation to bringing R&D efforts to business success.
Idorsia was listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange (ticker symbol: IDIA) in June 2017 and has over 1,100 highly qualified specialists dedicated to realizing our ambitious targets.
Job Responsibilities
- Provide biomarker leadership for a selected number of projects throughout discovery and clinical development.
- Lead the Translational Biomarker Matrix Team in alignment with the biomarker strategy. Drive the biomarker strategies, the design of clinical and translational biomarker studies, and give input to preclinical experiments/collaborations.
- Develop and manage the biomarker strategies for the clinical development (i.e., project planning, implementation, risk assessment/mitigation, quality systems)
- Ensure generation of high-quality biomarker data to inform clinical studies in the portfolio.
- Instill scientific rigor by ensuring biomarker data "completeness" and accurate data analysis/integration in the context of the program, biomarker and/or reverse-translation strategy.
- Represent biomarker function in study management teams and/or internal/external functional expert teams. Present scientific data at key internal departmental and/or external scientific meetings.
- Lead scientific/technical expert support for internal biomarker platforms and cross-functional biomarker initiatives.
- Responsible for the authoring of biomarker sections in relevant clinical study or project specific documentation (i.e., clinical protocols, informed consent, IB, BB, CSRs, SOW, etc.).
- Collaborate closely with clinical and preclinical functions in early development and life cycle teams
- Act as the subject matter expert on all scientific, technical, and regulatory biomarker aspects
- Define, develop, and implement cost effective solutions for biomarker measurement and analyses, assure proper scientific embedding that allows for informed decision in project progress.
- Provide scientific leadership to the Translational Biomarker Group (TBG) together with group head and lab heads.
- Benchmark the TBG activities and seek for optimizing the interaction with teams and senior management.
- Collaborate and communicate with internal and external researchers, present, and discuss scientific results to internal and/or external audience
- Present the scientific work to the internal and external world by means of concise reports, publications in peer reviewed journals, and national/international conferences.
Candidate's Requirements
- PhD or PhD/MD in a life science discipline
- Minimally 5-10 years experiences in the pharmaceutical industry
- Minimally 2 years of relevant postdoctoral experience
- Deep knowledge of clinical biomarkers in any of the following therapeutic areas: focus on cardiovascular, CNS or metabolic disorders. Oncology and immunology also appreciated
- Relevant experience in one or more biomarker technologies
What Idorsia offers
- Exciting opportunities for development and professional growth within our dynamic organization
- A collaborative and solution-oriented environment where you can make a difference
- An innovative and open culture in a truly multicultural environment
- A competitive salary and generous social benefits
Work Location: Allschwil - Basel Area
Country: Switzerland
Business Area: Drug Discovery Biology - Translational Biomarkers
Schedule: Fulltime
Job Type: Permanent
Job ID: 3553
At Idorsia, we harness the power of difference, authenticity, and inclusion to achieve business success.
We encourage all potential candidates with diverse backgrounds of race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, and disability to submit their job applications. All applicants will receive consideration.
We are committed to fostering respect, fairness, and equal opportunities for all job applicants and our employees.
Please be informed that if you are selected for this position, your employment will be subject to a pre-employment background screening process, of which you would be informed in greater detail in due course.
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