Director/Senior Director, Translational Partnerships
Boston, MA
Translational Science /
Full-time /
Hybrid
About Us
Founded in 2021, Precede Biosciences is a diagnostic company pioneering a minimally invasive, comprehensive epigenomics platform. Our technology has the potential to profoundly impact the research and development of new medicines and getting the right therapy to the right patient at the right time. More information on our company and platform can be found on our company website and in our recent publication in Nature Medicine.
Our team cares deeply about creating a place where folks can do their best work from the start and have intentionally created an environment that is defined by purpose, teamwork, and excellence. This means nurturing team spirit, facing challenges together, collaboratively solving complex problems, while also ensuring a strong focus on individual initiative, accountability, and delivery.
Our team is based in the vibrant Seaport district in Boston, MA. We value our culture and believe in the power of in-person collaboration. Our team is in-office at least 3 days per week, and our hope is you’ll want to spend this much time with us too.
About the Role
As Director of Translational Partnerships, you will develop and lead Precede’s academic collaborations, with a strong focus on prostate cancer research. You will also oversee partnerships in other cancers and non-oncology areas, driving execution, ensuring scientific alignment, and delivering results. This is an opportunity to take ownership, build processes, and lead partnerships that push the boundaries of diagnostic innovation. The candidate will coordinate with our BioPharma business as well, and will work closely with the CSO, CMO and VP of Translational Sciences.
- Leverage your network and credibility in prostate cancer research to identify, initiate, and grow impactful partnerships.
- Manage academic collaborations across oncology and non-oncology, ensuring projects move forward efficiently and meet key milestones.
- Oversee execution of different cancer strategies through collaborations to deliver high-quality outcomes.
- Own end-to-end management of academic relationships, including scientific goals, contracting, timelines, execution and deliverables.
- Maintain clear focus and momentum across multiple projects, ensuring seamless alignment with company goals.
- Approach challenges with a solutions-first mindset and creativity to keep collaborations on track working a matrix organization.
- Proactively identify opportunities to optimize partnerships and ensure long-term success.
- Collaborate with internal teams to align partnerships with Precede’s research priorities and pipeline.
- Stay up to date on cutting-edge prostate cancer diagnostics and biomarkers to inform strategy. Other cancer strategies will be built over time.
- Bring scientific rigor and operational excellence to partnerships across disease areas including non-oncology indications.
- Establish processes and best practices that enable scalable, efficient management of academic partnerships as the company grows.
What You'll Bring
- MD, PhD, or equivalent degree in oncology, molecular biology, or a related field.
- 10+ years of experience in translational science, clinical research, or academic partnerships, with at least 5 years leading collaborations.
- Prostate cancer expertise is necessary, with demonstrated credibility (e.g., KOL relationships, collaborations, publications).
- Ability to manage academic partnerships across multiple disease areas, ensuring successful execution beyond prostate cancer.
- You see challenges as opportunities and maintain focus to deliver results in a fast-moving environment.
- You think creatively to solve problems and keep programs progressing efficiently.
- Strong organizational skills to lead multiple projects and align stakeholders.
- Excellent communication, negotiation, and relationship-building skills.
We believe in building an inclusive and balanced team. We also know meeting every single-exact-criteria can get in the way of meeting stellar folks. Please don’t hesitate to apply!
Precede Biosciences is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate in regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected.
Please note that we do not accept unsolicited resumes from recruitment agencies and external recruiters. No fees will be paid for such submissions.
