What are the responsibilities and job description for the Director, Applied Innovation Pathology position at BeiGene?
BeiGene continues to grow at a rapid pace with challenging and exciting opportunities for experienced professionals. When considering candidates, we look for scientific and business professionals who are highly motivated, collaborative, and most importantly, share our passionate interest in fighting cancer.
General Description:
The Director, Applied Innovation Pathology will report directly to the Executive Director, Applied Innovation Strategy and is a member of the Applied Innovation Team, a highly innovative and entrepreneurial team driving solutions to clinical trial inefficiencies, rising costs of drug development, lack of technological advances in healthcare/pharma tech, and fragmented data silos. The incumbent will work with cross functional experts to develop, deploy and commercialize innovative technologies to advance pipeline development and improve patient access. Through a robust understanding of rapidly evolving global health technology landscape, including existing regulations and competitor technologies, the incumbent will drive decisions which maximize return on investment and optimize patient outcomes.
Essential Functions of the job:
- Contribute to development of technology with the aim of eradicating cancer and improving the quality of life of patients afflicted with cancer across the globe.
- Derive and execute innovative strategies for the adaptation of novel technologies in pathology and global oncology care and research centers that will provide a clear competitive advantage to the company.
- Leverage expert clinical knowledge to establish data models for the efficient curation of pathology and oncology data.
- Utilizing deep understanding and experience with cutting-edge technology innovations, including artificial intelligence, machine learning, natural language processing, and digital pathology, provide strategic guidance and technical expertise towards technology development and implementation goals of Applied Innovation group and BeiGene.
- Provide strategic guidance and clinical expertise to Applied Innovation group and Oncology R&D on Onco-Pathology domain, particularly on novel biomarker development, quality/quantification assessment tools and models, and AI/ML applications.
- Attend all pertinent scientific and technology conferences where novel oncology research, pathology, technologies and regulatory guidance are discussed. These will include but not be limited to: ASCO, ASH, DIA, HIMSS, RAPS, FOCR. The incumbent will be accountable for summarizing the key issues emerging from these conferences and developing strategies to address ways to provide options and solutions to these issues.
Education Required: Deep understanding of pathology, particularly its role in the oncology research and development landscape. MD, MD PhD or PhD in life sciences, pathology or statistical disciplines required. Completion and board certification in Anatomical / Clinical Pathology, with strong Onco-Pathology background strongly preferred.
Qualifications:
- Significant experience and expert knowledge of pathology, particularly onco-pathology and its relevant and evolving technology landscape
- Significant experience developing and implementing artificial intelligence and machine learning tools for healthcare applications.
- Expertise in the opportunities and challenges of adoption healthcare technology marketplace in pathology/oncology/clinical trials across the industry
- Experience in evaluating a broad range of technology with the understanding of the successes and failures of existing platforms that have been developed
- Understanding of the fundamentals of clinical trial design and principles associated with registration of a new biologic/pharma product
- Understanding of the regulatory processes associated with the development of technology and data-platforms in oncology R&D
- Strong track record of analysis and fact-based decision-making
- Strong scientific acumen and complex problem-solving skills
- Highly analytical, with strong data management skills
- Strategic mindset with high intellectual capability, agility and adaptability
- Results oriented with a propensity for innovative thinking
- Ability to influence without authority and establish/maintain credibility with senior individuals/audiences
- Resourceful, decisive and proactive; must be able to manage multiple priorities in a fast-growing organization
- Sound judgment, high integrity and ability to maintain strict confidentiality
- Strong consultative and communication skills; must be able to formulate cohesive strategic arguments and respectfully challenge in a group of experts
- Effective stakeholder and relationship management experience; able to interact and build trusted relationships with all levels of employees, especially senior leadership
Supervisory Responsibilities:
Competencies:
Ethics - Treats people with respect; Inspires the trust of others; Works with integrity and ethically; Upholds organizational values.
Planning/Organizing - Prioritizes and plans work activities; Uses time efficiently. Completes administrative tasks correctly and on time. Follows instructions and responds to management direction.
Communication - Listens and gets clarification; Responds well to questions; Speaks clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations. Writes clearly and informatively. Able to read and interpret written information.
Teamwork - Balances team and individual responsibilities; Gives and welcomes feedback; Contributes to building a positive team spirit; Puts success of team above own interests; Supports everyone's efforts to succeed. Contributes to building a positive team spirit; Shares expertise with others.
Adaptability – Able to adapt to changes in the work environment. Manages competing demands. Changes approach or method to best fit the situation. Able to deal with frequent change, delays, or unexpected events.
Technical Skills - Assesses own strengths and development areas; Pursues training and opportunities for growth; Strives to continuously build knowledge and skills; Shares expertise with others.
Dependability - Follows instructions, responds to management direction; Takes responsibility for own actions; Keeps commitments; Commits to long hours of work when necessary to reach goals; Completes tasks on time or notifies appropriate person with an alternate plan.
Quality - Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness; Looks for ways to improve and promote quality; Applies feedback to improve performance; Monitors own work to ensure quality.
Analytical - Synthesizes complex or diverse information; Collects and researches data; Uses intuition and experience to complement data.
Problem Solving - Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner; Gathers and analyzes information skillfully.
Project Management - Communicates changes and progress; Completes projects on time and budget.
We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and we value diversity. BeiGene does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.
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