Director, Translational Research Lead, Neuroscience & Immunology
Company: emd serono
Location: Billerica
Posted on: March 21, 2026
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Job Description:
Ready to explore, break barriers, and discover more? We know
you’ve got big plans – so do we! Our colleagues across the globe
love innovating with science and technology to enrich people’s
lives with our solutions in Healthcare, Life Science, and
Electronics. Together, we dream big and are passionate about caring
for our rich mix of people, customers, patients, and planet. Thats
why we are always looking for curious minds that see themselves
imagining the unimaginable with us. United As One for Patients, our
purpose in Healthcare is to help create, improve and prolong lives.
We develop medicines, intelligent devices and innovative
technologies in therapeutic areas such as Oncology, Neurology and
Fertility. Our teams work together across 6 continents with passion
and relentless curiosity in order to help patients at every stage
of life. Joining our Healthcare team is becoming part of a diverse,
inclusive and flexible working culture, presenting great
opportunities for personal development and career advancement
across the globe. This role does not offer sponsorship for work
authorization. External applicants must be eligible to work in the
US. Your Role: The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in
bridging nonclinical research and clinical development,
facilitating the translation of scientific discoveries into
innovative therapeutic solutions. The Translational Research Lead
will determine key research activities and priorities to support
the programs development strategy, ensuring effective knowledge
sharing and transfer between the Discovery Project Team (DPT) and
the Global Project Team (GPT). Responsibilities: • Provide research
and nonclinical expertise to support the Global Program Steering
Team (PST) in developing the program vision and strategy. Act as
the Research Lead for the non-clinical/research team. Support
disease/target biology and interpret data from nonclinical and
clinical studies to conceive and execute novel scientific research
internally or externally to support advancement of the program
strategy. • Maintain close interactions with Discovery Project
Teams, PST members, PST sub teams and Global Product Heads (GPHs)
to ensure transparency and transfer of program-relevant nonclinical
knowledge, enabling a seamless transition from discovery phase to
clinical development • Coordinate the writing of nonclinical
reports/sections within a regulatory framework (eg, IND). • Analyze
and contextualize nonclinical/translational data from competitors
and support local teams in strategizing against potential
competitive products. • Support internal and external communication
campaigns related to research. • Drive nonclinical activities and
contribute to the Integrated Evidence Plan (IEP) as a member of the
Program Steering Team. • Maintain accountability and escalate
activities and decisions impacting the overall program IEP,
timeline, and budget to the PST/GPH. • Coordinate communication and
decision-making on research-related topics within and outside of
the GPT. • Seek engagement with Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs)
regarding nonclinical/translational data • Conduct Due Dilligence
of external opportunities. Who You Are Minimum Qualifications: •
PhD in neuro-science, neuro-immunology or immunology, with at least
10 years of industry experience in neuro-immunology • Proven
experience in early clinical and translational research in N&I
within the pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry. • Strong
understanding of nonclinical and clinical trial processes,
regulatory guidelines, and drug development. • Experience in
writing the nonclinical sections for regulatory documents •
Experience collaborating and managing external partners, including
academic and Contract Research Organizations Preferred
Qualifications: • Prior experience working on non-clinical or
clinical programs in acute ischemic stroke • Strategic thinking to
support program vision and strategy development. • Effective
communication skills for cross-functional & cross- hierarchical
engagement. • Leadership skills to guide the Research Team. •
Demonstrated thought leadership within research. • Comprehensive
understanding of previous work conducted on the program. • Ability
to translate complex scientific information for broader audiences.
• Prioritize overall program success with an enterprise-wide
perspective.
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