Operations - Translational Medicine and Integrated Research

This is a global precision therapy company that invents life-changing therapies for people with cancer and hematologic disorders. Applying an approach that is both precise and agile, we create medicines that selectively target genetic drivers, with the goal of staying one step ahead across stages of disease. Since 2011, we have leveraged our research platform, including expertise in molecular targeting and world-class drug design capabilities, to rapidly and reproducibly translate science into a broad pipeline of precision therapies. Today, we are delivering approved medicines directly to patients in the United States and Europe, and we are globally advancing multiple programs for genomically defined cancers, systemic mastocytosis, and cancer immunotherapy.

What will you do?

The company is seeking a motivated operational contractor to support the Research Operations organization. This individual will play a critical role supporting the Development organization by performing operational tasks relating to purchase order and financial/legal document creation, biology sample inventory management, and process development. The responsibilities of this role will involve cross-functional collaboration across the multiple divisions with Discovery as well as additional organizations such as finance and legal. The successful candidate will demonstrate a high attention to detail and ability to learn quickly while managing multiple sources of data and information.

What will be your responsibilities?

• Support the Development organization’s operational needs relating to document creation and management, data entry, data transfers, and process improvements
• Help maintain and improve upon the biological sample tracking platform including the addition of new data as well as further development of a digital tracking system
• Management and organization of onsite samples in lab as well as data management for samples stored both onsite and offsite
• Support project management efforts, particularly for the TM and QTP organizations
• Support the vendor service procurement process for sections of the Development organization including the creation and management of purchase orders
• Aid with the new vendor onboarding process by ensuring all necessary information is provided and following up with relevant parties if any issues arise
• Work regularly with legal and finance teams to ensure the smooth running of document creation, signage, and execution
• Create, adopt and/or maintain sample status tracking tools such as Excel spreadsheets, Smartsheets, or similar and prepare dashboards to provide visibility to stakeholders.

What basic qualifications do we require?

• Achieved a Bachelor of Science degree
• 1-3 years of science-related industry experience
• Adept with learning and using web-based data entry systems
• Strong business communication skills and collaboration acumen
• Experience working inside of a laboratory space (proper PPE, following procedures, understanding of bio safety)
• Ability to read and interpret business related correspondences and formulate actions based on listed needs
• Experience with monitoring clinical study specimen collection, handling, storage, and inventorying a plus
• The ideal candidate will be available to work onsite at our Cambridge location occasionally

What additional qualifications are we seeking?

• Exceptional organizational and recordkeeping skillsets, with strong attention to detail.
• Ability to learn rapidly on the job
• Strong team player, with good communication skills.
• Commitment to the company's Core Values: Patients First, Thoughtfulness, Urgency, Trust, Optimism