Director of Scientific Affairs, Vaccines

My client is expanding into a new area of biomarker technology and seeks a Director of Scientific Affairs focused on vaccines, with an emphasis on supporting customers' regulatory success.

The ideal candidate will take on the following responsibilities:

• Assist vaccine developers in generating immune-response data that supports their regulatory submissions.
• Build relationships with KOLs and decision makers in vaccine research across academia, industry, consortia, and government.
• Identify unmet needs in vaccine development, and show where the technology can advance immune-response profiling and immunogenicity assessment.
• Drive scientific partnerships with academic researchers that lead to published papers.
• Collaborate with sales teams and field application scientists as the vaccine subject-matter expert.
• Bring insights from the field to R&D and product managers to help shape the product roadmap.
• Serve as a scientific spokesperson at conferences, and create and deliver webinars, blogs, and presentations.

The ideal candidate will possess the following qualities:

• PhD, MD, or PharmD with vaccine experience in regulatory affairs.
• Strong understanding of protein detection assays, their development, and their applications.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
• Business acumen, building relationships and negotiating well.
• Creative, collaborative, and self-motivated, with a track record of taking initiative.
• High standards, close attention to detail, and strong organizational skills.
• Willing to travel 50%.

This position is remote and can be based anywhere in the US or Europe, with regular travel including some overnight stays.