Who is BlueRock?
BlueRock Therapeutics LP is a clinical stage cell therapy harnessing the power of cell therapy to create a pipeline of new medicines for people suffering from neurological and ophthalmic diseases. Two of our novel investigational cell therapies, bemdaneprocel (BRT-DA01) for the treatment of Parkinson’s disease and OpCT-001 for the treatment of primary photoreceptor diseases are clinical stage programs. BlueRock was founded in 2016 as a joint venture of Versant Ventures and Leaps by Bayer. Our culture is defined by the courage to persist regardless of the challenge, the urgency to transform medicine and deliver hope, integrity guided by mission, and community-mindedness with the understanding that we are all part of something bigger than ourselves.
What Are We Doing?
Our foundational science harnesses the ability to create and then direct the differentiation of universal pluripotent stem cells into authentic, functional cells that can be used as allogeneic cellular therapies to treat a broad array of diseases. We can also further engineer these cells, enabling them to produce enzymes, antibodies, and other proteins for additional therapeutic benefit.
We are passionate about delivering on the promise of cellular and gene therapy, shaping the future of cellular medicine, and delivering new therapies to millions of patients with treatment options.
We are seeking individuals who are collaborative, thrive in a fun and dynamic culture, and are steadfast in the commitment to advance cutting-edge cellular therapies to impact patients’ lives.
It continues to be an exciting time for BlueRock Therapeutics as the company advances cutting edge cellular therapies to positively impact patients’ lives across multiple disease areas.
BlueRock is recruiting a key member of the Clinical Development group to support and direct preclinical, translational IND-enabling, and clinical development activities of the neurology programs.
In this newly created role, the Medical Director Neurology will be charged with providing scientific and medical leadership and support for BlueRock’s neurology programs. Reporting to the Vice President Clinical Development, this role will work closely with program leads and other subject matter experts to expand and execute on the company’s development pipeline. The successful candidate will be a clinical and scientific leader and resource, and they will support relationships and activities within BlueRock and externally with BlueRock partners.
The successful candidate will be a Medical Director with both an interest and experience in preclinical as well as clinical stage development programs. They will build and maintain strong collaborative efforts with both internal and external partners and will provide guidance to research teams and IND-enabling and clinical-stage activities. They will contribute to highly productive, cross-functional development teams (such as research, regulatory, CMC, clinical development, clinical operations, and IP) within a dynamic matrixed environment. The position will be based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with the potential to be hybrid or remote.
Responsibilities:Provide expert scientific and medical support and leadership to both preclinical and clinical stage BlueRock programsSupport development and progression of a robust BlueRock neurology pipelineMedical monitoring and clinical review of active programs and studiesEstablish strong relationships with thought leaders in the fieldRepresent the company in the neurology space both internally at meetings and externally, including global conferences.Support the neurology pipeline by contributing to the assessment of potential new products or programsWork with cross-functional teams, and contribute to strong, collaborative efforts to strengthen internal capabilitiesLead, contribute to, and provide oversight to development of clinical documentsContribute to the analysis, interpretation and reporting of preclinical and clinical dataProvide clinical and scientific content and detailed review for regulatory documents, and contribute to the overall strategy in regulatory submissions and interactions Provide strategic programmatic input through interaction with the development leadership teamProvide mentorship and support to more junior team membersMinimum Requirements:MD or MD/PhD in a relevant discipline is required (Neurology required)Industry experience in neurology clinical development requiredMinimum of 5+ years of experience, or a combination of relevant education and experienceProven ability to lead teams by example and promote company cultureEffective communicator with excellent verbal and written communication skillsInterest and experience in preclinical/early development stage programsExperience in design and execution of clinical studiesKnowledgeable in drug safety, compliance and cGMPAbility to analyze, interpret, summarize and clearly communicate scientific dataExperience with clinical review software such as elluminateAbility to work independentlyStrong judgement and decision-making skillsExperience with and understanding of regulatory requirements drug development, and excellent regulatory writing skillsAbility to collaborate cross-functionally and with external stakeholdersExperience in cell or gene therapy is a strong plus
Target Base Salary: $260,000 - $300,000#LI-AL1
BlueRock Therapeutics Company Culture Highlights
Winner of Boston Business Journal's Best Places to Work (Mid-size Company) 2023
Winner of Comparably's Award for Best Company for Diversity 2022
Winner of Comparably's Award for Best Company for Women 2022
Winner of Comparably's Award for Best CEO 2022
BlueRock Therapeutics is ranked in the top 5% of companies for Overall Culture on Comparably.
Engineering Department is ranked in the top 5% of companies for Overall Culture on Comparably.
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Equal Opportunity Workplace: At BlueRock, we welcome and support differences and diversity and we are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. Please let us know if you require disability-related accommodation or other grounds protected by human rights legislation during the recruitment process so that we can work with you to meet your needs.
