Business Development Associate
Integrated Diagnostics, a molecular diagnostics company, seeks a part-time Business Development Associate (15-20 hours per week) starting immediately with the possibility of full-time work during the summer. Located in Fremont, the mission of Integrated Diagnostics is to leverage powerful emerging technologies in the development of diagnostic products. Integrated Diagnostics was founded by Dr. Leroy Hood of the Institute for Systems Biology.
Business Development Associate
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Develop and maintain an Excel database of competitive intelligence
- Analyze scientific, regulatory and business trends in the diagnostics industry
- Competitive intelligence and reporting on companies specializing in proteomics or genomics. Develop slide decks, project-oriented documents (e.g. Gantt charts) and other corporate or scientific documents
- Support licensing and business development efforts
- Build delivery timelines and payment schedules from licenses and agreements
- Research in-licensing opportunities through a variety of sources
- Develop and maintain a list of conferences and events
- Track market reports and daily and weekly industry news reports
Qualifications:
· Must possess at least a BS in the life sciences, graduate degree preferred sciences and an MBA or equivalent business experience.
· One year of work experience in the biotech industry or graduate level research required
· Must have experience and familiarity with scientific terminology
· Experience with Microsoft Office tools and excellent research skills
The ideal candidate would be collaborative, reliable, creative, curious, a team player and self-motivated. She/he must have excellent interpersonal and communication skills; be adaptable to changing work requirements, possess the ability to multi-task, demonstrate an eagerness to take on new challenges and hold a high degree of professional integrity.
For consideration please email a resume to hr@integrated-diagnostics.com.
Program Manager
Integrated Diagnostics, a start up molecular diagnostics company, seeks to add a Program Manager to join our growing team. The Program Manager is a member of the scientific team responsible for managing multiple diagnostic development programs from discovery through to validation. This includes selection of biomarker candidates, assay development, co-ordinating internal and external resources, validation studies and meeting regulatory requirements. Important to the role is establishing and maintaining communications among and within the scientific and business teams. The position reports to the Chief Scientific Officer.
The mission of Integrated Diagnostics is to leverage powerful emerging technologies in the development of diagnostic products that enable physicians and patients to manage complex and important diseases such as cancer, diabetes and Alzheimer’s through blood tests that can monitor tens to hundreds of disease markers simultaneously. Integrated Diagnostics is founded by Lee Hood of The Institute for Systems Biology.
Specific responsibilities of the Program Manager include:
Coordinate the biomarker selection process including the management of two data curators (literature mining, public database searches, etc.), developing the biomarker selection process, monitoring and writing progress reports.
Manage external service providers including defining requirements, workplan development, and monitoring progress against milestones. Responsible for establishing quality control on results and building strong inter-company relationships.
Manage the development and assesment of assays for clinical verification and validation studies that meet regulatory requirements and submissions.
Facilitate upward, downward and lateral communications within the organization.
Ensure integration and communication between internal teams including the bioinformatics/IT team, regulatory team and business development team.
Obtain resources required for successful completion of milestones such as research tools (e.g. database licenses), samples for validation studies, establishment and maintainence of ties with clinical collaborators, developing or identifying appropropriate software (e.g. project management tools, pathway analysis tools, etc.) and identifying key project needs and providing solutions.
Establishment of SOP's within the company.
Qualifications:
At least a PhD in biological field, with at least 5 years of diagnostics development and laboratory experience in the industry.
Minimum 3 years of experience in program management, preferably with formal training.
Experience in developing multiplex assays and familiarity with ELISA, Luminex and or MRM proteomics.
Experience with the IVDMIA regulatory process.
Must be a self starter, multitask oriented.
Knowledge of oncology and /or CNS diseasees an asset.
Knowledge of genomic and proteomic technologies an asset.
Candidate must possess excellent computer skills. Experience with Excel, project management software, pathway analysis, data management and public resources such as the gene ontology, NCBI resources, pubmed, etc. is required.
Knowledge of diagnostic development, the use of biomarkers for disease detection, management, stratification and treatment selection an asset.
Must have good interpersonal and communications skills; able to work effectively with a variety of people in a diverse workplace; adaptable to changing work requirements; and willing to multi-task; high degree of professional integrity.
The ideal candidate would be collaborative, reliable, a team player, team builder and a self-starter. We are an early stage team and require someone excited by the challenges of creating a team.
For consideration, please email a resume and at least three references to hr@integrated-diagnostics.com
InDi offers a competitive salary, DOE, and an outstanding benefits package.
