Reference #: 425185
Site Name: UK - Hertfordshire - Stevenage, UK - London - New Oxford Street, USA - Pennsylvania - Upper Providence
Posted Date: Aug 12 2025
Respiratory, Immunology and Inflammation Translational Unit (RIITU), within RIIRU therapy area is accountable for end-to-end disease area translational science to inform therapy area and program level biomarker strategies (from preclinical to launch) to increase the probability of success from preclinical to clinical transitions and enable earlier and higher confidence asset related decisions. This includes generation of foundational data as well as disease biomarker development and validation that allow timely deployment of tools/biomarkers to support Proof of Mechanism (PoM), signs of clinical efficacy, Proof of Concept (PoC), and pairing Mechanisms of Action (MoAs) with patient sub@types to predict responder populations.
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In this role you will
Lead and/or contribute to developing innovative translational strategies in Respiratory for assets ranging from preclinical to clinical stage of development.
Develop biomarker strategies aligned with clinical development plans to generate data that informs on target engagement, pharmacodynamics, mechanism of action and patient stratification/selection.
Represent RIITU at Early Development Team (EDT), Clinical Matrix Teams (CMT) and clinical trial study teams (ST). As part of the CMT and clinical ST, establish clear decision-making criteria to enable biomarker-informed clinical decisions.
Provide input on biomarker-related elements of clinical study documentation for study start and reporting of biomarker data generated from clinical trials
Provide scientific expertise and technical guidance to enable timely biomarker sample collection and analysis including from high dimensional assays to deliver high quality biomarker data packages to inform clinical development, integrated evidence plan and regulatory strategy.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams include biology, translational disease teams, human genetics and genomics, clinical, medical affairs to ensure end-to-end biomarker data generation for asset needs and reverse translation to support the pipeline
Why you?
Basic Qualifications & Skills:
We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals:
Ph.D. in a relevant scientific discipline e.g., Cell/Molecular Biology, Genetics, Pharmacology, Physical Chemistry or related field)
Experience in translational science and biomarker development in a clinical trial setting within the pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry.
Respiratory disease area knowledge and understanding in translational/biomarker development and implementation
Experience of working in a clinical trial setting, working as part of a clinical study team and experience of authoring and oversight of clinical and regulatory documents
Knowledge of regulatory requirements, industry standards, best practices and compliance considerations in Translational Research and biomarker development and validation.
Experience in managing external collaborations with academic partners and CROs
Strong interpersonal, matrix leadership and communication skills as well as ability to thrive in a matrix environment.
Preferred Qualifications & Skills:
Please note the following skills are not necessary, just preferred, if you do not have them, please still apply:
Demonstrated scientific capability as evidenced by publications, research reports, and external presentations.
Up to date knowledge and deep understanding of major molecular and genomic assay technologies and platforms
Experience with novel technologies e.g., spatial transcriptomics and AIML
Closing Date for Applications - 26th of August 2025 (COB)
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