Director, China Precision Medicine Lead

Role Overview

• Be responsible for ensuring optimal development of China biomarker testing strategy aligned with global strategy.
• Identify scientific gaps or a specific tailored biomarker strategy relevant for China for a certain asset.
• Oversee the general execution of China biomarker testing in clinical studies and provide guidance and leadership in troubleshooting when applicable.
• Be responsible for overseeing the PDx development strategy/execution in China.
• Be responsible for driving local biomarker research projects in China.
• Collaborate effectively with an integrated organizational framework across translational medicine, biomarker and R&D (in China and globally).
• Coordinate the China biomarker/precision medicine sub-teams for specific diagnostic products or indications to enhance the value of the assets through incorporation of diagnostic biomarkers into exploratory, clinical, regulatory, and Medical/Commercial strategies.
• Form alliances across scientific disciplines and participate in the decision-making process that typically require developing new options to solve highly complex problems for the completion of team goals.
• Provide internal and external subject matter expertise for BMS Precision Medicine activities in China.
• Expand and strengthen external networks through collaboration with external partner/vendor, interaction with local HA, interaction with industry association and academic institutes in China.
• Acquire and disseminates precision medicine knowledge for organizational learning and capability in China.

Requirements

• Advanced technical degree, e.g., PhD, MD, PharmD.
• Relevant working experience in multinational and/or domestic pharm industry experience of 9+ years.
• Experience in implementing program-based strategies for pharmacodynamics, disease surrogate and patient stratification biomarkers is required.
• 3+ years’ experience in diagnostic assay and/or biomarker assay development.
• Specific experience in the diagnostic industry, biomarkers (e.g., oncology and neuroscience), or certification in laboratory medicine is a plus.
• Experience with or good working knowledge of biomarker/in vitro diagnostic platforms.
• Good knowledge of or experience with assay transferring and capability of monitoring clinical biomarker study in CROs.
• Requires comprehensive knowledge of principles, concepts and/or methodologies and regulation within drug discovery, development or production in China and globally.
• Good language and communication skill in English and Mandarin (in both verbal and written), good computer and presentation skills are required.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively as a member of a multidisciplinary matrix team.
• Proven ability of cross-functional team collaboration, KOL networking, global colleague engagement and resource management are strongly preferred.

Benefits

• wide variety of competitive benefits
• services and programs that provide employees with the resources to pursue their goals