Precision Medicine Director

Role overview

The Precision Medicine Director will shape and deliver precision medicine approaches that support disease-area priorities and clinical program goals. The role focuses on biomarker and diagnostic strategy, helping define patient selection approaches, biomarker endpoints for registration, and biomarker-led clinical trial design. Based within the Neuroscience disease area, this position acts as a scientific and strategic partner to ensure precision medicine activities are executed to a high standard across global clinical programs.

This position is offered as a hybrid role. Relocation assistance is not available, so applicants should already be able to work from the location without moving support.

Key responsibilities

• Create and implement precision medicine plans that match disease-area needs and clinical development objectives.
• Guide cross-functional biomarker groups spanning molecular epidemiology, assay development, and data analysis.
• Contribute as a central member of global clinical teams and provide specialist input in precision medicine.
• Help define diagnostic target product profiles and strategies for companion diagnostic development.
• Spot, assess, and manage risks that could affect the successful delivery of precision medicine work.
• Draft biomarker and diagnostic content for important clinical development documents.
• Provide precision medicine and biomarker expertise for regulatory submissions.
• Build and maintain collaborations with academic and scientific external partners.
• Ensure work follows relevant medical device regulations and internal quality requirements.
• Encourage knowledge sharing while supporting operational excellence and continuous improvement.

Experience and requirements

• Substantial experience in clinical research, clinical trials, or precision medicine in a life sciences setting.
• Demonstrated success leading cross-functional and multidisciplinary teams.
• Solid understanding of biomarker strategy, companion diagnostics, and the clinical development lifecycle.
• Experience working in regulated environments and meeting international regulatory expectations.
• Strong ability to lead, influence stakeholders, and collaborate effectively.
• Capability to identify risks and make sound strategic decisions.
• Experience preparing clinical or regulatory documentation.
• Strong scientific thinking and analytical capability in life sciences.
• Desirable: background supporting global regulatory submissions for diagnostics or biomarker programs.
• Desirable: experience working with academic or research collaborators.

Additional information

The company is committed to creating an inclusive workplace with diverse teams that reflect the patients and communities served.

Compensation and benefits include a competitive salary, short-term incentive bonus, pension scheme, health insurance, 25 days of annual leave, flexible working arrangements, an employee recognition scheme, and learning and development opportunities.

Further information about the company’s culture and employee support resources is available through its people and culture materials and benefits handbook.