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Senior Director, Scientific Project Lead (Oncology)

Somerville, MA💼 Full-time💰 $210,000–$210,000🗓 2026-08-11 → 2026-10-07

Core

Lead complex, cross-functional scientific programs from concept and early discovery through preclinical development in oncology, contributing to translational strategy and managing scientific talent.

Role type

Senior Director, Scientific Project Lead (Oncology)

Builds

Preclinical oncology programs and therapeutic opportunities

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Oncology therapeutic discovery, preclinical study design (in vitro/in vivo), multidisciplinary team leadership, strategic program planning, risk management, scientific decision-making, budgeting, talent development

Preferred skills

Protein therapeutics (multispecific antibodies, ADCs), computational protein design, machine learning-enabled discovery, IND-enabling studies, LLM-enabled tools

Technologies

Machine learning, LLM-enabled tools

Responsibilities

Lead cross-functional programs from concept to preclinical; develop integrated program strategies; identify and advance therapeutic opportunities; facilitate cross-functional discussions and drive go/no-go decisions; drive execution across wet lab, computational, and preclinical workstreams; manage and develop direct reports and cross-functional teams

Seniority

Senior Director, hands-on IC with people management