Associate/Sr. Associate, Academic Partnering, Asset Acquisition

GondolaBio Service Co • Boston, MA

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About The Position

GondolaBio’s Asset Acquisition team is seeking an Associate to help source and create new therapeutic programs. The role is suited to ambitious scientists interested in working at the intersection of science and business. The team identifies, evaluates, and selects therapeutic ideas, with particular emphasis on assessing the scientific rationale behind therapeutic strategies, and works closely with an Investment Committee of experienced drug developers and academic scientists. The role will help shape the company’s culture and business development and serve as a representative of the organization.

The position focuses on identifying promising preclinical or early clinical-stage programs for genetically driven diseases; building relationships with academics, patient advocacy groups, biotechs, and entrepreneurs; and evaluating potential programs across scientific rationale, preclinical evidence, development plans, and clinical trial design. The Associate will develop scientific and business cases for potential investments, help establish an investment strategy, and collaborate with internal clinical, commercial, and disease experts. Travel may be required up to 25% of the time.

GondolaBio describes its environment as collaborative, fast-paced, data-driven, and decentralized, with program teams empowered to focus on advancing science and helping patients. The company offers learning and development resources, flexible PTO, potential opportunities to work across multiple programs and therapeutic areas, and a stated commitment to patient-first work and diversity, equity, and inclusion. The base pay range is $130,000 to $150,000 per year, with compensation determined by job-related factors including experience, skills, qualifications, and location.

Requirements

• Advanced technical degree (PhD, MD, or MD+PhD) in life sciences and/or medicine from a top-tier academic institution.
• Demonstrated scientific achievement, such as lead-author preprints or publications, grants, patents, scholarships, or awards.
• Previous experience in management consulting or venture capital with significant diligence experience; a business development or strategic operations role at a biotech or life-science startup; or postdoctoral fellowship and/or medical residency experience with demonstrated experience or strong interest in biotechnology business.
• Ability and interest in traveling up to 25% of the time.
• Strong aptitude and detailed curiosity for science, and enjoyment of discussing science with others.
• Ability to thrive in an intense environment and work with significant ambiguity.
• Ability to identify problems, find resources, and develop data-driven solutions independently.
• Strong sense of urgency and ability to optimize for speed.
• Patient-centered approach and commitment to high ethical standards.
• Entrepreneurial, practical, and ownership-oriented approach to problem solving.
• Detailed, rational, humble approach to problem solving.
• Ability to inspire excellence and execute against goals and milestones with quality, precision, and speed.

Nice To Haves

• Postdoctoral or residency training.

Responsibilities

• Source broadly to identify promising preclinical or early clinical-stage programs for genetically driven diseases through literature review, engagement with academic and industry experts, and internal development efforts.
• Build and manage relationships with leading academics, patient advocacy groups, biotechs, and entrepreneurs.
• Work cross-functionally with internal stakeholders to evaluate potential therapeutic programs, including genetic rationale, preclinical evidence, development plans, and clinical trial design.
• Build scientific and business cases for potential investments that fit the goal of targeting the genetic source of a disease.
• Establish a focused investment strategy and identify new investment opportunities.
• Coordinate with internal subject-matter experts, including clinical, commercial, and disease experts, to evaluate projects in depth.
• Help source and create new programs and contribute to the culture and business development of the company.

Benefits

• Patient Days offering opportunities to hear from people living with conditions the company seeks to address.
• Learning and development resources.
• Robust, market-competitive health, welfare, and retirement benefits.
• Flexible PTO.
• Potential to work on multiple GondolaBio Pharma programs across therapeutic areas.
• Potential for rapid career advancement for strong performers.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree