Assoc Prin. Scientist, Biology-Discovery

Shanghai - China

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 30+ days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Job Description

Biomarker Operation Senior Manager/Associate Director

Location: Shanghai/Beijing

We are seeking a highly motivated scientist to drive clinical biomarker/diagnostic assay/lab setup to support clinical development programs across therapeutic areas in China.

Key responsibilities:

He/She will be working with cross-functional clinical study team to identify assay/lab setup needs assist decision-making and implement risk management to support clinical development programs across therapeutic areas.
He/She will be working with global vendor management team platform leads and China Biomarker leads platform leads to coordinate/lead assay/lab evaluation.
He/She will be overseeing the course of each assay setup to meet timeline of clinical study initiation and exploratory biomarker data generation.
He/She will be a key point of contact in China with vendors/study teams for issue resolution.

Qualifications

Required:

M.S. or Ph.D. in the Life Sciences related subjects and with at least 5 years experience in pharmaceutical (translational medicine lab vendor management) or global CRO lab (assay development project management).
Broad technical experience in biomarker assays including but not limited to: IHC immunoassay flowcytometry genetics/genomics.
Understanding of assay development transfer and validation for drug discovery & development including early/late-stage development.
Must be detail oriented with strong organizational skills in order to manage and meet deliverables.
Demonstrate exceptional written and verbal communication skills in English and Chinese.
Experience with a matrix environment and ability to effectively collaborate with colleagues from a wide range of disciplines.

Preferred:

Understanding of drug development process and key concepts in clinical trial study.
Understanding of the major concepts of oncology biology.
Experience with clinical biomarker operations including specimen importation and exportation is highly valued.

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Employee Status:

Regular

Relocation:

No relocation

VISA Sponsorship:

Travel Requirements:

No Travel Required

Flexible Work Arrangements:

Not Applicable

Shift:

Not Indicated

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Hazardous Material(s):

Required Skills:

Assay Assay Assay Development Biochemical Assays Biochemistry Bioinformatics Cell-Based Assays Cell Biology Clinical Testing Communication Cytogenetics Cytopathology Data Analysis Detail-Oriented Drug Development Ethical Compliance High-Throughput Screening Immunoassays Immunology Immunoprecipitation Immunotherapy Mammalian Cell Culture Molecular Biology Professional Networking Protein Expression 3 more

Preferred Skills:

Biomarkers Clinical Development Early Drug Development

Job Posting End Date:

12/31/2025

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Job DescriptionBiomarker Operation Senior Manager/Associate DirectorLocation: Shanghai/BeijingWe are seeking a highly motivated scientist to drive clinical biomarker/diagnostic assay/lab setup to support clinical development programs across therapeutic areas in China.Key responsibilities:He/She will...