Associate Director, Clinical Scientist

Eikon Therapeutics, Inc.•Millbrae, CA

30d•Hybrid

About The Position

Eikon Therapeutics is a new biopharmaceutical company employing revolutionary technology at the intersection of chemistry, engineering, computation, and biology to discover novel treatments for life-threatening diseases. Eikon's discovery platform is built on groundbreaking innovations from its founders (Nobel Prize, 2014), culminating in the creation of microscopes which enable real time, molecular-resolution measurements of protein movement in living cells, thereby unlocking otherwise intractable classes of proteins as drug targets. Position We are seeking a Clinical Scientist that will lead the scientific planning and collaborate with both Clinical Research, Pharmacovigilance and Clinical Operations in the execution of one or more clinical trials or significant aspects thereof. In this position, you will have the opportunity to demonstrate your leadership, technical skills, and scientific acumen as part of a cross-functional clinical development team. You will be a key contributor in the clinical science activities of evidence generation for regulatory approval and/or engagement with physicians, including protocol development, study implementation, data analysis and reporting of results. This role will require a minimum of 3 days a week of onsite presence (or more as business needs require) in either of our Jersey City (NJ) or Millbrae (CA) offices to ensure effective management, operational excellence and high-performance delivery of clinical studies and to support the expected significant team growth & collaboration. About You You are a data driven and collaborative integrator that is passionate about driving development and execution of therapeutic strategy that enables innovative pipeline impact and delivery of transformative medicines to patients. You have exemplary communication and presentation skills and can lead study development by applying the most current electronic document conventions/processes consistently to ensure scientific and data integrity.

Requirements

10+ years of experience with a Bachelor's degree, or 8+ years with a post graduate degree
Experience in clinical drug development experience, or a PhD, Pharm D, or RN degree is preferred.
Solid knowledge of clinical research regulatory requirements (e.g., GCP and ICH)
Ability to manage multiple competing priorities with good planning, time management and prioritization skills
Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret clinical trial data and synthesize conclusions
Proficient scientific expertise to propose, design, and execute clinical research and development studies, and authors documents related to clinical trials, such as medical monitoring plan, SAPs, informed consent and clinical components of the Clinical Study Reports
Interact with key stakeholders across Clinical Development functional areas
Role requires proactive approach, strategic thinking and leadership in driving toward clinical study goals
Influence opinions and decisions of internal and external customers / vendors, across functional areas
Problem solving, prioritization, conflict resolution and critical thinking skills
Strong communication, technical writing, and presentation skills experience

Nice To Haves

Experience within oncology preferred.

Responsibilities

Responsible for leading specific aspects of clinical/scientific execution of clinical protocol(s). This may include:
Serving as the lead clinical scientist on the clinical trial team
Leading medical monitoring team in review and interpretation of clinical data/medical protocol deviations in collaboration with Clinical Research and Pharmacovigilance
Collaborating cross-functionally in the development of Protocol and related study materials (e.g., ICF documents / amendments); partnering with Clinical Operations on study deliverables
Ensure CRF design supports data collection in alignment with the Protocol in collaboration with Clinical Data Management/Programming
Collaborating cross-functionally to monitor clinical data to ensure quality, completeness, and integrity of trial conduct
Providing tactical/scientific mentorship to other clinical scientists
Responsible for assisting with the generation, analysis, and presentation of clinical data, including manuscripts, abstracts, and oral presentations (including authoring documents and slide preparation as appropriate)
Apply proficient analytical knowledge and skills to understand how program objectives and design impact data analysis; identifies risks and designs mitigation strategies
Promotes consistent first line medical/clinical data review techniques and conventions across studies/programs.

Benefits

401k plan with company matching
Medical (premiums covered by Eikon at 95%), dental and vision insurance (premiums covered by Eikon at 100%)
Mental health and wellness benefits
Weeklong summer and winter holiday shutdowns
Generous paid time off and holiday policies
Life/AD&D Insurance (premiums covered by Eikon at 100%) and optional supplemental employee-paid life/AD&D policies
Enhanced parental leave benefit
Daily subsidized lunch program when on-site

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