Director Of Biomarkers And Experimental Medicine

Xaira Therapeutics

California, United States
Base: $196,000 - $245,000 annually; bonus/equity: ...
On-site
Biomarker strategy development
Human biology expertise
Ai/ml collaboration
This role will create and execute biomarker strategies across discovery and early development, grounded in human biology and designed to scale from target-agnostic disease understanding through program-specific development

Job Summary

  • This role will create and execute biomarker strategies across discovery and early development, grounded in human biology and designed to scale from target-agnostic disease understanding through program-specific development.
  • A core part of the role is building biomarker capability before programs fully crystallize, including defining disease-state and patient stratification frameworks, developing assay and data standards, and creating a biomarker toolkit.
  • We offer a competitive compensation and benefits package, seeking to provide an open, flexible, and friendly work environment to empower employees and provide them with a platform to develop their long-term careers.

Matching Summary

This role will create and execute biomarker strategies across discovery and early development, grounded in human biology and designed to scale from target-agnostic disease understanding through program-specific development.

Salary

Base: $196,000 - $245,000 annually; Bonus/Equity: Bonus, and equity; Benefits: Competitive benefits package

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • biomarker strategy development
  • human biology expertise
  • AI/ML collaboration
  • multi-modal human data
  • assay strategy and readiness
  • biomarker data asset creation

Nice-to-have

  • external network management
  • cross-functional alignment
  • flexible work environment

Key Requirements

  • PhD, MD, or MD/PhD
  • 8+ years of experience
  • biomarker discovery and development experience
  • experience with human data and multi-modal biology
  • experience working with AI/ML teams
  • track record of building biomarker capabilities

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