- Join our journey towards the development of better treatment for patients that are in need -

Are you dreaming about shaping a new biotech company and developing a novel antibody-based technology and therapeutics? Are you familiar with the evaluation of antibodies or antibody-based molecules in vivo working at biotech or large pharma and want to use your capacity to catalyze a new way to utilize the immune system to treat cancer and autoimmune disease? – then read on.

About Commit Biologics

Commit is a newly established biotech company in Aarhus, Denmark based on a proprietary technology for utilizing the complement system for cancer treatment and auto-immune disease. Our BICE technology activates the complement system to deplete tumor cells and immune cells providing novel cutting-edge treatment to cancer and autoimmune disease patients, for whom no adequate treatment is available today.

The position

We are seeking a highly experienced Director of in vivo pharmacology to join our growing R&D team. You will be responsible for the in vivo efficacy models, PK and PD activities evaluating BiCE molecules. You are a creative, result-oriented, and organized person who thrives in a highly dynamic and international environment that characterizes a biotech start-up. You will be interacting with people across the whole organization. The role can be performed from the home office, with regular visits to the Aarhus office for team meetings.

Qualifications:

- You hold a PhD degree in a life science discipline.

- You have at least 10 years’ experience in the biopharma/biotech industry working on in vivo efficacy models, PK and PD for the development of biological therapeutics.

- You have extensive experience with preclinical tumor models and/or autoimmune disease models.

- You have experience with managing CRO’s performing the preclinical animal models.

- You are used to work in an interdisciplinary and international environment, where speaking and writing in English is part of everyday life.

Responsibilities:

- Identify relevant CRO, establish and manage the CRO relationship.

- Establish strategy and science around model selection, design and PK – PD.

- Establish study designs and analyze experimental data.

- Design relevant PK and PD methods for the investigation of BiCE molecules.

- Write and review experimental reports from internal work and from CRO.

- Communicate results and scientific data internally and externally.

- Establish CDA and MSA documents where appropriate.

In addition, you will shape Commit Biologics together with us to establish a professional and cutting-edge immune therapy company.

Knowledge/Skills/Competencies

Hard

- Oncology and/or autoimmune disease background

- Experience with the development of antibody-based therapeutics

- Complement biology background is a plus

- Extensive expertise with managing CROs

Soft

- Problem-solving capabilities.

- Highly motivated, pro-active and dynamic individual

- Ability to deliver against predefined timelines

- Strong results driven personality, high level of enthusiasm, energy and creativity and an ability to demonstrate flexibility and integrity

- Be able to function in a multidisciplinary and international team

- Work independently and in team environments

- Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English

Join us

We offer you to become part of a fun and professional team, shaping the future of Commit Biologics and creating curative treatment for cancer and auto-immune disease patients. Give us a call to discuss more if your heart is beating faster than usual and you are ready for a new endeavor.

The company is located in Aarhus, Denmark. (Among TIME magazine’s “Worlds greatest places of 2023” https://time.com/6261658/aarhus-denmark-2/. Commit team members are currently located in Denmark, across Europe and in the US.

Contact

Reach out to Dennis Pedersen at +45 29630103 or pedersen@commitbio.com. We prefer applications before August 1st.

To apply, please go to https://commitbio.com/career/120724 and click Apply now

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