Associate Director, Translational Science
GlaxoSmithKline | |
United States, Pennsylvania, Collegeville | |
1250 South Collegeville Road (Show on map) | |
Jan 07, 2025 | |
Site Name: USA - Pennsylvania - Upper Providence, Stevenage, UK - Hertfordshire - Stevenage
Posted Date: Jan 8 2025 Reporting to Director of the (RITU), the Associate Director Translational Leader will be responsible for project translational strategies within the wider context of innovative disease focused initiatives to inform that will increase the probability of success of preclinical to clinical transitions and allow for earlier and higher confidence project-related decision makings. We seek experience in at least one of the following disease areas: neurodegeneration, renal disease, or hepatology. This will include generation of foundational data as well as disease biomarkers development and validation that allow timely deployment of tools/biomarkers that can support detection of Proof of Mechanism (PoM), signs of clinical efficacy, and Proof of Concept (PoC), and pairing MoAs with patient subtypes to predict rapid or complete responder populations in respiratory, immunology, or emerging specialities. As a leader in RITU you will work closely across translational & biology lines, with GSK matrix partners, and external collaborators. The individual will lead initiatives to increase portfolio value through the application of cutting-edge single cell technologies, techniques and analytics aligned to; complex in vitro models, tissues, biopsies and organs, to develop deeper disease knowledge to inform target pathways and candidate molecule packages/rationales rooted in human disease pathological relevance. Key Responsibilities:
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