Associate Director, Translational Research – Immunology

Location: Waltham, MA
Work Arrangement: Hybrid – 3 days per week onsite
Reports to: Senior Director, Translational Research, Immunology

CSL Behring is a global biopharmaceutical leader committed to developing innovative therapies for patients with rare and serious diseases. Our Immunology franchise is advancing a diverse pipeline targeting autoimmune and inflammatory conditions across rheumatology, neuroimmunology, and rare dermatology.

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The Associate Director, Translational Research – Immunology is responsible for the design, execution, and oversight of translational and non-interventional biomarker studies focused on understanding disease mechanisms, target validation, patient segmentation, and biomarker discovery.

This role plays a pivotal part in bridging preclinical research and clinical development by applying scientific expertise to support Immunology Therapeutic Area strategies. The Associate Director provides scientific leadership, strategic input into global research and development initiatives, and cross-functional leadership throughout preclinical and clinical development.

You will collaborate closely with Pre-clinical Pharmacology, Clinical Pharmacology, Translational Bioinformatics, Clinical Bioanalytics & Biomarkers, Data Science, and Early Clinical Development teams. You will also work with internal laboratory teams and external partners, including academic institutions, clinicians, biobanks, CROs, and biotechnology companies.

• Design, implement, and oversee translational and non-interventional biomarker studies, including protocol development, data analysis, and quality assurance.
• Contribute to biomarker strategies for toxicology and early clinical studies by integrating translational evidence from systematic literature reviews, real-world data and evidence, post-hoc analyses, and prospective non-interventional research studies.
• Lead and support mechanism-of-action studies, biomarker discovery and development, and target validation using in vitro, ex vivo, and in vivo models.
• Partner with internal Mechanistic Pharmacology teams and external organizations, including academic institutions, CROs, and biotechnology companies, to access specialized laboratory capabilities.
• Provide scientific and operational guidance to R&D programs across preclinical and clinical development phases.
• Represent Translational Research on Therapeutic Area Research Core Teams and Research Project Teams, working closely with Research Therapeutic Area Leads to support research strategies.
• Represent Translational Research on global cross-functional teams, including PSTs, NCETs, and BETs, and collaborate closely with Pre-clinical Pharmacology, Clinical Bioanalytics & Biomarkers, Clinical Pharmacology, Data Science, and Early Clinical Development.
• Partner with clinical researchers to develop preclinical studies supporting indication selection, including project proposals, research plans, human ethics applications, and research agreements.
• Contribute scientific expertise to regulatory submissions, Investigator Brochures, Clinical Study Reports, scientific publications, and other documentation supporting program progression.
• Interpret and communicate translational research findings to cross-functional stakeholders and provide scientific recommendations that inform development decisions.
• Supervise and mentor research scientists, including scientists within the internal Mechanistic Pharmacology Unit, ensuring delivery of high-quality research packages aligned with Therapeutic Area objectives.
• Collaborate with internal and external…