Senior Director, Clinical Science

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About IDEAYA Biosciences: IDEAYA is a precision medicine oncology company committed to the discovery, development, and commercialization of transformative therapies for cancer. Our approach integrates expertise in small-molecule drug discovery, structural biology and bioinformatics with robust internal capabilities in identifying and validating translational biomarkers to develop tailored, potentially first-in-class targeted therapies aligned to the genetic drivers of disease. We have built a deep pipeline of product candidates focused on synthetic lethality and antibody-drug conjugates, or ADCs, for molecularly defined solid tumor indications.

Our mission is to bring forth the next wave of precision oncology therapies that are more selective, more effective, and deeply personalized with the goal of altering the course of disease and improving clinical outcomes for patients with cancer.

When you're at IDEAYA, you will be in the midst of brilliant minds working on precision medicine therapies to help cancer patients. We are passionate and committed about being on the forefront of oncology medicine, which means we all have a high internal drive that is at the very core of every person  are inquisitive, ask deep questions, and are data-driven innovators who like to collaborate and use team work to move science forward.

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Location:

South San Francisco, CA.

IDEAYA Biosciences is seeking an experienced, motivated, outgoing Senior Director of Clinical Science to work closely with the clinical leader providing medical-scientific expertise to one or more clinical projects. The successful candidate will be a confident person keen to take responsibility for assigned activities. Although working under the guidance of a manager and the clinical leader of the program, the Senior Director will be expected to function largely independently, and would thrive in a mentored rather than a directed environment.

The Senior Director will be able to take on new and varied activities and will enjoy participating at every level of the project, ranging from detailed review of documents/data through to strategic program planning. They will be committed to working within a project team structure, will be an excellent negotiator and will be able to manage other functions through a matrix structure.

The Senior Director will feel comfortable presenting data to peers, investigators and senior management/executive committee. They will be able to embrace the challenges and opportunities offered in a small company environment and to capitalize on the experience.

This position is based in our South San Francisco offices and required to be onsite four days per week per our company policy.

Reporting to:
Senior Vice President, Early Phase Clinical Development

What you'll do:

• With the clinical leader, writing clinical development concepts and plans for molecules at all stages of development but more focused on early oncology development
• Writing initial and or later drafts of protocol synopses, protocols and protocol amendments
• Writing/reviewing informed consent forms and reviewing/adjudicating site-specific ICF requests
• Partnering with Clinical Operations on site selection, start-up and communication
• Writing or updating clinical sections of investigator brochures and leading the team that writes the initial brochure and subsequent annual updates
• Writing/reviewing clinical/safety sections of NDAs/MAAs
• Representing the medical (clinical) function on one or more clinical study teams, with functional support from the clinical leader
• Serving as a member of the clinical sub team
• Reviewing and interpreting data listings including safety data and serious adverse events
• Assisting with or serving as primary author of clinical study reports and associated publications
• Creating clinical study-or program-related slide decks for internal and external use
• Training of colleagues, CRO and study site staff on the therapeutic area, molecule and protocols as appropriate
• Organizing and participating in opinion leader advisory boards
• Contributing to or performing therapeutic…