Boston University · 15 hours ago
RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CHIEF, CARB-X (REMOTE)
United States
Full-time
Remote
Director/Executive
$188K/yr - $263K/yrBoston University is home to CARB-X, a leading public-private partnership focused on accelerating the development of innovative products to combat life-threatening bacterial infections. The Chief of R&D will provide scientific leadership, manage a high-performing virtual R&D team, and execute the product development strategy, significantly impacting antibacterial R&D on a global scale.
BiotechnologyCollaborationHealth CareMedical
Responsibilities
Provide scientific leadership and manage a high-performing virtual R&D team
Lead the execution of CARB-X's product development strategy
Identify and translate strategic priorities into funding calls after approval from the board
Contribute robust pre-award processes and investment recommendations
Oversee post-award support and portfolio transitions
Foster collaboration throughout the organization and across the AMR ecosystem
Strengthen CARB-X’s scientific influence and ensure successful progression of product developers into clinical and regulatory pathways
Qualification
Required
Senior leadership in R&D, within a fast-paced biotech and/or pharma environment (ideally both) and focused on strategic approaches to addressing infectious diseases
Management of high-performing R&D teams, including performance management, and organizational development, ideally in a virtual or matrixed structure, leading through delegation
Exposure across many phases of R&D, from discovery through development and ideally commercialization, including experience with milestone-based portfolios
Demonstrated success progressing multiple assets - therapeutics, preventatives, and/or diagnostics - ideally in infectious diseases/AMR
Ability to communicate scientific strategy to a wide stakeholder audience: funders, regulators, advisors, investors, and ecosystem partners
Strong global scientific network (academic KOLs, biopharma leaders, investigators), ideally with influence across the infectious disease ecosystem, including historically under-represented settings
A demonstrated commitment to understanding the complexities of global supply chains and access barriers, given that the burden on AMR is significant across all income levels but disproportionally affects individuals in low-resource settings
Significant budget authority and investment decision experience, ideally in either grant funded or portfolio investment environments
Track record of leading external scientific and clinical collaborations across academia, advisors, and industry
Company
Boston University
Boston University is one of the leading private research and teaching institutions in the world today, with three primary campuses in the heart of Boston and programs around the world.
Founded in 2008
5001-10000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$1.74M2017-06-16Grant· $1.74M
Leadership Team
Clémentine Plati
Co-Founder and Program Coordinator, Mentoring Circles for Data Science and Machine Learning
Farah Rexha
Pre-Health Professionals Club (PHPC) Co-Founder & Co-President
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