Anvia Therapeutics ยท 6 days ago
Vice President/ Head of Biology
New York, NY
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
$240K/yr - $300K/yr
8+ years expAnvia Therapeutics is a dynamic and innovative biotech company dedicated to developing small molecule inhibitors targeted at treating inflammatory and autoimmune diseases. The Head of Biology will be responsible for defining the overall strategy for the biology department and leading a team to support the advancement of the company's pipeline.
Biotechnology
Responsibilities
Manage biology department involving cross-functional collaboration within Research and across departments. Provide scientific expertise, guidance and strategy to successfully drive programs through Go/No Go decisions
Partner closely with the CSO and executive leadership to shape overall scientific strategy and ensure alignment with corporate objectives
Lead internal and external teams to develop, optimize, validate and execute mechanistic and translational studies to support program advancement
Support programs through IND filing and early clinical development collaborating with multiple functions, including outside consultants to ensure a smooth transition into Phase I clinical trials
Oversee the design, execution, and interpretation of non-clinical studies supporting IND, early clinical development, and regulatory submissions
Communicate effectively to discuss project progress, interpret and present data internally and externally
Ability to manage and supervise team members to meet project timelines
Support scientific engagement with external collaborations
Act as a scientific resource providing guidance and mentorship to colleagues
Qualification
Required
A B.S/M.S. degree in Biology, Immunology, or related field with 12+ years of overall experience in drug discovery and development or a Ph.D. with 8+ years of experience specifically in drug discovery in pharmaceutical, biotech or CRO
Experience in inflammation and/or autoimmune diseases
Managerial capabilities such as strategic thinking, decision-making, problem-solving, communication, and delegation, and track record of making contributions to advance therapeutics from concept to proof-of concept in-vivo into a clinical candidate
Experience in drug discovery or translational research in a biotech setting
Experience in immunology is a requirement
The ability to effectively communicate across internal multi-disciplinary teams and with external partners is required
The candidate will need to manage multiple projects in a fast-moving and results-oriented environment
Preferred
Experience contributing to IND filings is desired as the candidate will facilitate programs moving into clinical development
Benefits
Health insurance
Paid time off
Retirement plan options
Company
Anvia Therapeutics
Anvia Therapeutics is developing small molecule inhibitors against clinically validated targets to expand treatment options for patients suffering from inflammatory and autoimmune diseases.
2-10 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageCompany data provided by crunchbase