Associate Director, Scientific Development
Core
Leads strategic development engagements connecting customer needs, commercial priorities, and scientific expertise to drive therapeutic area prioritization and integrated product development planning.
Role type
Associate Director, Scientific Development (Strategic IC)
Builds
Integrated product development plans, strategic customer engagement strategies, and coordinated scientific solutions for client programs.
Domain
Pharmaceutical/Biotech product development and strategic consulting
Deliverable
product features
Required skills
Pharmaceutical/biotech product development strategy, clinical/regulatory/biostatistical knowledge, integrated product development planning, therapeutic area expertise, project management, resource coordination, commercial acumen, cross-functional collaboration, risk identification, systems/process improvement
Preferred skills
Advanced degree (PhD, MD, MS, MPH, PharmD), alliance/sponsor partnership experience, international travel capability
Technologies
None stated
Responsibilities
Partner with Business Development and commercial teams to identify and execute early engagement opportunities; Lead strategy workstreams across priority therapeutic areas; Serve as liaison between customers, commercial teams, and scientific experts; Develop integrated product development plans from preclinical to post-approval; Provide strategic input on clinical, regulatory, and development strategy; Coordinate tactical execution and escalate risks; Support project budgeting, forecasting, and scope discussions; Identify emerging customer needs and capability gaps.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
