Vice President/Head of Biology

Deerfield Management Companies•New York, NY

2d•$240,000 - $300,000

About The Position

About Us: Anvia Therapeutics is a dynamic and innovative biotech company dedicated to developing small molecule inhibitors targeted at treating inflammatory and autoimmune diseases. We foster a collaborative environment where scientific excellence and creativity drive our mission to develop impactful medicines. Role: We seek a talented, experienced and motivated person for the Vice President, Head of Biology role. The Head of Biology will be responsible for defining the overall strategy for the biology department, aligning with the company’s business objectives, to support the advancement of Anvia’s pipeline. The successful candidate will lead a team of internal and external scientists to provide strategic and scientific leadership across non-clinical functions, including small molecule preclinical development, translational biology, and exploratory biology. This leadership role will be responsible for shaping and executing the biology strategy to support the advancement of our pipeline of small molecule therapies. The Head of Biology will report progress and findings to senior management, scientific advisory boards, and cross-functional teams, providing updates on the program status, risks, and go/no-go decisions. Experience in immunology is a requirement. Applicants should be outstanding team members and have extensive experience in biology and leadership. The ability to effectively communicate across internal multi-disciplinary teams and with external partners is required. The candidate will need to manage multiple projects in a fast-moving and results-oriented environment. Experience contributing to IND filings is desired as the candidate will facilitate programs moving into clinical development.

Requirements

A B.S/M.S. degree in Biology, Immunology, or related field with 12+ years of overall experience in drug discovery and development or a Ph.D. with 8+ years of experience specifically in drug discovery in pharmaceutical, biotech or CRO
Experience in inflammation and/or autoimmune diseases
Managerial capabilities such as strategic thinking, decision-making, problem-solving, communication, and delegation, and track record of making contributions to advance therapeutics from concept to proof-of concept in-vivo into a clinical candidate
Experience in drug discovery or translational research in a biotech setting

Nice To Haves

Experience contributing to IND filings is desired as the candidate will facilitate programs moving into clinical development.

Responsibilities

Manage biology department involving cross-functional collaboration within Research and across departments.
Provide scientific expertise, guidance and strategy to successfully drive programs through Go/No Go decisions.
Partner closely with the CSO and executive leadership to shape overall scientific strategy and ensure alignment with corporate objectives
Lead internal and external teams to develop, optimize, validate and execute mechanistic and translational studies to support program advancement.
Support programs through IND filing and early clinical development collaborating with multiple functions, including outside consultants to ensure a smooth transition into Phase I clinical trials.
Oversee the design, execution, and interpretation of non-clinical studies supporting IND, early clinical development, and regulatory submissions.
Communicate effectively to discuss project progress, interpret and present data internally and externally.
Ability to manage and supervise team members to meet project timelines.
Support scientific engagement with external collaborations.
Act as a scientific resource providing guidance and mentorship to colleagues.