Director / Senior Director, Translational Medicine

Bring your expertise to Parexel and lead critical translational insights that accelerate our clients' pipelines and advance patient‑focused innovation.

Parexel is a global leader in clinical research, advancing the development of novel therapies. The Director / Senior Director, Translational Medicine will serve as a subject matter expert in biomarker strategy and translational medicine, with strong passion to our mission of translating science and expertise into meaningful long-lasting benefit for patient.  In this role, the individual will provide scientific leadership, drug development guidance, and consulting support to clients, contributing directly to new business growth. They will also play a key role in shaping and executing precision medicine clinical studies across multiple therapeutic areas through close collaboration with cross‑functional teams and external clients/partners.

The ideal candidate brings deep scientific expertise and extensive hands‑on experience in biomarker development and application (e.g., genomics, immunoassays, flow cytometry, CDx). They should possess strong knowledge of clinical development, global regulatory requirements for biomarker use in clinical trials, and the strategic integration of biomarker plans to enhance clinical trial design, execution, and overall program success.

Knowledge and Skills:

• Advanced scientific expertise in broad therapeutic areas (e.g., oncology, immunology, metabolic diseases, CNS, rare diseases), biomarker development, and translational medicine.

• Ability to develop, articulate, and present complex biomarker strategies or consultative recommendations to cross‑functional teams and external clients

• Broad understanding of clinical drug development, clinical trial design, evolving regulatory landscape, and the broader business context of clinical research

• Strong working knowledge of international and local regulatory guidelines (e.g., FDA GCP, ICH, IVD/IVDR)

• Excellent interpersonal team-oriented, and client‑facing skills, with the ability to work creatively and effectively in a fast‑paced environment.

• Motivational and leadership capabilities to support business development and operational teams in meeting organizational goals (e.g. business KPIs, sales targets)

• Strategic and agile thinking with the ability to anticipate and adapt to emerging trends in biomarker development, validation, and application

• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to clearly present complex strategies or proposals to diverse internal and external audiences.

• Demonstrated learning agility, adaptability, collaborative skills, strong influencing skills to ensure successful delivery of project objectives

• Recognized as an expert internally and/or externally in the Translational Medicine arena (preferred)

Education:

• PhD in Molecular Biology, Clinical Pharmacology, Biochemistry, Immunology, or a related field with 12-15 years of experience in the pharmaceutical or clinical research industry for Director level consideration and 15+ years of experience for a Senior Director.

Candidates located in the PST or MST are preferred for this home-based opportunity, but consideration will be given to exceptional candidates in the CST and EST.

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