Senior Director, Biotherapeutics

Manifold Bio

Job Location:

Boston, NH - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 16 days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Manifold Bio is a platform biotechnology company pioneering AI-guided protein design and massively multiplexed in vivo screening to unlock tissue-targeted medicines and organism-scale models of living systems. Using proprietary molecular barcoding technology we screen hundreds of thousands of protein designs simultaneously in living systems producing in vivo-validated datasets at a scale no one else can match. The datasets power our computational models which leads to better drugdesigns creating a flywheel that gets stronger with every campaign. Our team of protein engineers biologists and computational scientists work across this full stack to pursue programs both internally and with leading pharma companies.

Position:

Manifold Bio is seeking an exceptional Senior Director of Biotherapeutics to help guide and mature our discovery characterization and production of shuttled therapeutics. This role spans discovery and nonclinical development including bioengineering strategies to generate best-in-class molecules and oversight of external contract manufacturing organizations (CDMOs) to develop processes and manufacture drug product for clinical trials.

As a member of our leadership team you will contribute to high-level strategy and help build internal resources to support our ambitious growth plans. This is a unique opportunity to shape the future of a cutting-edge biotechnology company while working with a collaborative innovative team.

Key Responsibilities:

Team Management & Development

Manage and mentor internal protein scientists and protein engineers
Build and focus teams in a capital-efficient manner to support current and future pipeline needs
Foster strong collaborative interactions between biotherapeutics teams and teams supporting AI/ML protein design and screening oligonucleotide therapeutic discovery and pharmacology

Program Execution

Support the discovery and characterization of shuttled therapeutics via 1-2 matrix project teams serving as biotherapeutics lead or project lead
Map out critical path activities through IND-enabling studies and ensure key activities are resourced and executed efficiently
Engage with consultants contractors and CROs/CDMOs to efficiently build expertise and capabilities that accelerate program progression
Set and implement strategy for developability assessment and early-stage de-risking
Prepare and present data packages for partnering discussions and investor presentations

Strategic Leadership

Contribute to high-level strategy and key objectives for discovery and development of shuttled therapeutics
Establish development candidate nomination criteria for novel biotherapeutics with particular focus on developability metrics
Identify and outline opportunities for backup molecule discovery and selection

Qualifications:

Required Experience & Skills

Extensive experience in biotherapeutics across a range of protein modalities
Proven track record engineering antibodies for clinical development
Deep knowledge of state-of-the-art protein engineering approaches
Experience with protein expression systems purification methods and characterization including developability assays
Prior experience liaising with CDMOs

Preferred Qualifications

Expertise with novel modalities and complex formats including ADCs tissue-targeted therapeutics and bispecific antibodies
Understanding of high-throughput screening and bioanalytical technologies
Experience with generative AI models for protein and/or oligonucleotide design

We value different experiences and ways of thinking and believe the most talented teams are built by bringing together people of diverse cultures genders and backgrounds.

Required Experience:

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