About This Role: Biogen's West Coast Hub is seeking an accomplished and highly motivated Clinical Scientist specializing in Immunology to join our team. In this role, you will provide scientific, strategic, and operational leadership in early clinical development, focusing on peri IND and first-in-human programs. As a vital contributor, you will play a critical role in advancing programs from translational insights through early-phase clinical studies, ensuring strong alignment between mechanisms, biomarkers, and clinical strategy across immune-mediated diseases, including organ transplantation. Your expertise will be essential in IND-enabling activities, designing and executing Phase 1/2 and proof-of-concept studies, integrating translational biomarkers, and maintaining the highest standards of patient safety and data quality. This position requires strong expertise in immunology and translational science, experience in early clinical development, and the ability to collaborate effectively across functions and with external partners. You will be an integral part of our team, contributing to program strategy and making a significant impact on the business.
What You'll Do:
Contribute to the design and execution of early-phase (Ph1/2, peri IND) studies, ensuring alignment with translational hypotheses and overall program strategy.
Support development of clinical development plans, study protocols, and IND-enabling documents.
Integrate mechanistic insights, biomarkers, and clinical endpoints to enable proof-of-concept and decision-making.
Provide scientific input into early clinical study conduct, including protocol adherence and emerging data interpretation.
Support evaluation of safety data and emerging signals in collaboration with cross-functional partners.
Contribute to data review discussions and internal governance as appropriate.
Support CRF design and data collection strategy to ensure fit-for-purpose capture aligned with study objectives.
Partner with Data Management and Biostatistics on data review plans and interpretation of early-phase data.
Contribute to ensuring data quality and readiness for interim analyses and regulatory interactions.
Support feasibility assessments, including enrollment considerations and study design optimization.
Partner closely with Clinical, Translational Sciences, Regulatory, Biomarkers, and Clinical Pharmacology to advance early programs.
Contribute to alignment with external stakeholders including investigators, CROs, and academic collaborators.
Who You Are:
You foster a collaborative, kind, and inclusive environment, partnering across functions to achieve the best outcomes. Your curious, data-driven mindset enables you to translate insights into clear development decisions. You anticipate challenges and deliver practical, actionable solutions to advance programs. You contribute to program and portfolio strategy with a focus on scientific rigor, pragmatism, and patient impact.
Required Skills:
Advanced scientific degree required (MD, PhD, PharmD, or equivalent).
6+ years of clinical development experience in the biotechnology or pharmaceutical industry or equivalent, preferably in immunology.
Ability to survey and interpret scientific literature related to assigned projects.
Strong interpersonal skills and ability to collaborate across internal teams and with external clinical partners.
Strong analytical skills coupled with excellent oral and written communication skills to present findings and relevant data with the ability to educate and influence senior stakeholders and external experts.
Strong organizational skills and ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment while prioritizing and responding to changing business needs.
Preferred Skills:
Experience in early clinical development, particularly peri IND.
Expertise in translational science and biomarkers integration.
Proven ability to work effectively across functions and with external partners
Additional Information
Base salary offered is determined through an analytical approach utilizing a combination of factors including, but not limited to, relevant skills & experience, job location, and internal equity.
Regular employees are eligible to receive both short term and long-term incentives, including cash bonus and equity incentive opportunities, designed to reward recent achievements and recognize your future potential based on individual, business unit and company performance.
In addition to compensation, Biogen offers a full and highly competitive range of benefits designed to support our employees’ and their families physical, financial, emotional, and social well-being; including, but not limited to:
- Medical, Dental, Vision, & Life insurances
- Fitness & Wellness programs including a fitness reimbursement
- Short- and Long-Term Disability insurance
- A minimum of 15 days of paid vacation and an additional end-of-year shutdown time off (Dec 26-Dec 31)
- Up to 12 company paid holidays + 3 paid days off for Personal Significance
- 80 hours of sick time per calendar year
- Paid Maternity and Parental Leave benefit
- 401(k) program participation with company matched contributions
- Employee stock purchase plan
- Tuition reimbursement of up to $10,000 per calendar year
- Employee Resource Groups participation
Why Biogen?
We are a global team with a commitment to excellence, and a pioneering spirit. As a mid-sized biotechnology company, we provide the stability and resources of a well-established business while fostering an environment where individual contributions make a significant impact. Our team encompasses some of the most talented and passionate achievers who have unparalleled opportunities for learning, growth, and expanding their skills. Above all, we work together to deliver life-changing medicines, with every role playing a vital part in our mission. Caring Deeply. Achieving Excellence. Changing Lives.
At Biogen, we are committed to building on our culture of inclusion and belonging that reflects the communities where we operate and the patients we serve. We know that diverse backgrounds, cultures, and perspectives make us a stronger and more innovative company, and we are focused on building teams where every employee feels empowered and inspired. Read on to learn more about our DE&I efforts.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, race, color, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, religion, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law. Biogen is an E-Verify Employer in the United States.
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