Associate Director, Translational Medicine

It continues to be an exciting time for BlueRock Therapeutics as the company advances cutting edge cellular therapies to positively impact patients’ lives across multiple disease areas.

The Associate Director, Translational Medicine, will be expected to take on a highly visible role with internal and external stakeholders through the management of biomarker endpoints leveraged in BlueRock’s clinical development programs. The Associate Director of Translational Medicine will leverage their expertise across multiple therapeutic areas including neurologic, ophthalmologic, and cardiac diseases, to advance the company’s development pipeline by working closely with program leads and other subject matter experts. The position will be based in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

• As a critical member of the team, the Associate Director of Translational Medicine will leverage their expertise to:
• Develop translational strategies designed to support clinical development plans, the regulatory path, and product commercialization.
• Represent Translational Medicine on the Clinical Study Team.
• Partner with Research to discover and characterize novel biomarker endpoints in preclinical studies.
• Develop biomarker methods and analytically validate biomarkers for clinical use
• Implement clinical biomarkers and ensure biomarker-driven decision-making across all phases of drug development.
• Deliver subject matter expertise with respect to clinical biomarkers, digital health readouts, imaging readouts, and other modalities as needed.
• Oversee CRO vendor/partners ensuring that they optimally execute clinical and preclinical imaging projects in the US, Europe and potentially Asia.
• Provide support for the Business Development organization as needed on diligence efforts. 

• Ph.D. in Biology or related discipline with at least 5-7 years of industry experience.
• Ophthalmology experience, including experience with imaging endpoints, preferred.
• Specific experience with biomarker endpoints for early-stage clinical development is desired.
• Background in immunology preferred.

• Full time
• Remote or hybrid can be arranged  

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