Science Lead, Intercept
About the role
Intercept is looking for a strategic, execution-oriented life sciences operator to join our team. We are laser-focused on making sure the portfolio of broad-spectrum preventatives needed to radically reduce the burden of respiratory viruses exists. Our goal is to advance 2+ products that meet our target product profile through Phase 2. We make both grants and investments, using the most capital-efficient tool to advance our target product profile.
Responsibilities
- Expand the pipeline of BSP candidates.
- Engage all networks (researchers, investors, founders, funders, etc.) to source new ideas and technologies.
- Diligence pipeline opportunities.
- Bring projects through early and deep / technical diligence: evaluating science quality, development plans, team, and fit against our TPP.
- Develop points of view on technologies.
- Contribute to publishing a POV for the 5-10 most promising approaches (i.e., siRNA, T-cell vaccine, innate immune stimulators) and identify the key 'gating datapoints' that would make us kill or double down on that approach and when we'll get that datapoint (or if there is a gap).
- Build and maintain the CRM.
- Help ensure our CRM captures ~all known projects, and we have a process to systematically learn about/capture the best new projects early.
- Support our RFP and investment process.
- Drive projects from intake through investment/grant execution.
- Portfolio management.
- Monitoring + how we help / accelerate post investment.
- Help determine what would let the top projects in the field move 2x faster beyond funding.
- Map demand-side bottlenecks.
- Help map key stakeholders and address key evidence needs and bottlenecks across regulatory, clinical, recommendations, reimbursement and adoption/uptake.
- Future opportunities for growth.
- Lead investments independently.
- Grow into a more senior deal lead, owning deals from start to finish.
- Shape capital deployment.
- Contribute to our capital deployment plan informed by a clear POV of the most promising approaches.
Requirements
- Must have a PhD or MD in immunology and/or infectious disease with 5+ years of post-grad research experience (biotech, pharma, VC, or consulting) experience.
- Demonstrated capacity to explore and evaluate a broad range of scientific topics and experience with scientific curation (e.g., oversight of a research portfolio, grant making experience, investment experience, etc.).
- Experience with portfolio management, including portfolio construction and post-award management.
- Ability to translate scientific diligence into strategic investment recommendations and a coherent capital deployment view.
- Product development experience (and/or broad exposure via investing in or supporting companies).
- Experience with project management from launch to completion / project quarterback with a high openness to getting hands dirty.
- Extremely self-directed, diligent, very fast learner, excellent communicator, very action oriented (vs talking about things).
- Compelled by our mission to greatly reduce the burden of and risks from respiratory viruses.
- Public health / global health / biosecurity experience.
Qualifications
- The preferred qualifications are a bonus, not a requirement.
- Minimum Requirements:
- Must have a PhD or MD in immunology and/or infectious disease with 5+ years of post-grad research experience (biotech, pharma, VC, or consulting) experience.
- Demonstrated capacity to explore and evaluate a broad range of scientific topics and experience with scientific curation (e.g., oversight of a research portfolio, grant making experience, investment experience, etc.).
- Experience with portfolio management, including portfolio construction and post-award management.
- Ability to translate scientific diligence into strategic investment recommendations and a coherent capital deployment view.
- Product development experience (and/or broad exposure via investing in or supporting companies).
- Experience with project management from launch to completion / project quarterback with a high openness to getting hands dirty.
- Extremely self-directed, diligent, very fast learner, excellent communicator, very action oriented (vs talking about things).
- Compelled by our mission to greatly reduce the burden of and risks from respiratory viruses.
- Public health / global health / biosecurity experience.
Skills
- Strategic thinking.
- Execution.
- Scientific evaluation.
- Portfolio management.
- Project management.
- Communication.
- Self-direction.
- Fast learning.
- Public health / global health / biosecurity expertise.
Benefits
Hybrid work at Stripe: This role is available either in an office or a remote location (35+ miles or 56+ km from a Stripe office). In-office expectations Office-assigned Stripes spend at least 50% of the time in a given month in their local office or with users. This hits a balance between bringing people together for in-person collaboration and learning from each other, while supporting flexibility about how to do this in a way that makes sense for individuals and their teams. Working remotely at Stripe: A remote location is defined as being 35 miles (56 kilometers) or more from one of our offices. While you would be welcome to come into the office for team/business meetings, on-sites, meet-ups, and events, our expectation is you would regularly work from home rather than a Stripe office.
Pay and benefits
The annual US base salary range for this role is $152,700 - $229,100. For sales roles, the range provided is the role’s On Target Earnings ("OTE") range, meaning that the range includes both the sales commissions/sales bonuses target and annual base salary for the role. This salary range may be inclusive of several career levels at Stripe and will be narrowed during the interview process based on a number of factors, including the candidate’s experience, qualifications, and location. Applicants interested in this role and who are not located in the US may request the annual salary range for their location during the interview process. Additional benefits for this role may include: equity, company bonus or sales commissions/bonuses; 401(k) plan; medical, dental, and vision benefits; and wellness stipends.