Associate Director / Director, Clinical Science & Development
Company: Modex Therapeutics Ltd.
Location: Weston
Posted on: January 8, 2026
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Job Description:
Company Overview ModeX Therapeutics, an OPKO Health company, is
the leading clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing
unique and proprietary-multispecific therapeutics. Its MSTAR
platform unites the power of multiple biologics in a single
molecule to create multispecific antibodies that bind four or more
targets with unprecedented versatility and potency for complex
diseases. Its promising first-in-class immunology pipeline includes
candidates against immune diseases, including cancer (both solid
and hematologic tumors), immune impairment, as well as several of
the world's most pressing viral threats. Its founding team includes
globally recognized medical innovators with proven track records of
delivering breakthroughs for patients. ModeX is based in Weston,
Massachusetts. For more information, please visit www.modextx.com .
Job Description Job Summary: The Associate Director / Director of
Clinical Science & Development will be a key member of project,
research, and clinical development teams. The role will play a
critical role in driving clinical development results for our
oncology, immune impairment, infectious diseases and cell therapy
programs in development. This position requires a general
understanding of key therapeutic areas, excellent communication,
collaboration and leadership skills, and an awareness of business
principles. This role requires working in a matrixed team
environment with Research, CMC, Clinical, Quality, Regulatory, and
Program Management functions. This posting represents a single
opening in which either an Associate Director or Director level
candidate will be selected based on experience and qualifications,
as stated in the Qualification section below. Key Responsibilities:
· Support Program Lead and Medical Monitor with program strategy
and execution, and target product profile in line with the early
development program, commercial strategy and regulatory needs · In
collaboration with Program Lead, prepare presentations to obtain
endorsement of the clinical strategic plan with the appropriate
governance committees · Support liaison with different functions
with expertise and leadership (data management, biostatistics,
medical writing, pharmacovigilance, regulatory, clinical
operations, translational medicine) as well as interact with and
support Program team members and project management · Support the
preparation of key clinical documents to be prepared for clinical
trials (protocols, amendments, benefit risk assessments),
interactions with internal governance bodies, external partners,
key opinion leaders, investigators · Build and maintain a strong
network of external vendors · Support authoring briefing packages
for submission to health authorities, and work in collaboration
with regulatory product manager to devise strategy for path to
regulatory approval and interactions with health authorities ·
Maintain deep scientific, technical, and clinical expertise in
immuno-oncology drug development · Partner with internal
competitive intelligence SME to evaluate relevant literature, data
and the status from competitive products; provide clinical
landscape and benchmark updates to Program Lead · Support clinical
reviews of data listings, patient profiles, and essential study
data within statistical reports and partner with Medical Monitoring
and Data Management/Operations in generating relevant queries ·
Support and/or generate in-house tables/listing and figures to
facilitate internal discussions Qualifications: Associate Director:
· Advanced degree (MS, RN, or MBA; PhD scientist and Biomedical
Science master is a plus) · 7-10 years of relevant professional
experience, including 5 years of industry experience required;
industry experience should include both research and clinical
development · Salary-$180K-$210K Director: · Advanced degree (MS,
RN, or MBA; PhD scientist and Biomedical Science master is a plus)
· 10-12 years of relevant professional experience, including 5
years of industry experience required; industry experience should
include both research and clinical development · Salary-$210K-$250K
Both: · Proficient in clinical literatures and critical
interpretation of clinical study results · Experience with
supporting preparation and execution of clinical trials ·
Experience with health authority interactions is a plus · Strong
scientific and academic background in oncology, including
translational science and tumor biology · Strategic thinking in
combination with understanding of up-to-date science and
technologies to support to clinical development · Experience with
basic principles of data analysis, interpretation and clinical
relevance · Experience in successful collaboration with and leading
cross-functional activities with interdisciplinary professionals ·
Ability to interact and effectively communicate with all levels of
personnel within the organization and with clients of the Sponsor
company (i.e., vendors and CROs) · Strong leadership,
interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills · Outstanding
communicator, excellent problem-solving, conflict-resolution and
decision-making skills · Driven individual and performance oriented
with ability to work along agreed timelines · Proven ability to
manage projects/team of significant scope and complexity, while
meeting all deliverables and timelines
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