Director, Integrative Sciences

Scorpion Therapeutics; Collegeville (PA); On-site; USD 190,000 - 316,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Share-based long-term incentive

Health care/insurance

Retirement benefits

Paid holidays/vacation

Paid caregiver/parental leave

Medical leave

Job summary

Scorpion Therapeutics seeks a Director of Emerging Diagnostic Technologies to lead innovation in ctDNA, computational pathology, and multimodal biomarkers for oncology, guiding translational medicine and biomarker strategy.

You will develop foundational models, apply AI/ML analytics to diverse datasets, and collaborate across Clinical Development, Diagnostics, and AI/ML teams to drive diagnostic platforms and partnership opportunities.

Qualifications

• PhD (or equivalent) in computational biology/bioinformatics/ML/computational pathology or related.

Responsibilities

• Lead innovation in emerging diagnostic technologies to improve patient stratification and targeting.

Skills

Cross-functional leadership

Advanced statistics

AI/ML for biomarkers

Biomarker analysis

Computational pathology

Single-cell data

Stakeholder communication

Education

PhD in computational biology / bioinformatics / ML / computational pathology

MD with oncology clinical development (preferred)

Tools

GitHub

R Shiny

R Markdown

Cloud / HPC environments

Job description

Director of Emerging Diagnostic Technologies - Oncology Translational Medicine Integrative Sciences

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead innovation in emerging diagnostic technologies (ctDNA, computational pathology, advanced imaging, multi-modal biomarker platforms) to improve patient stratification, therapeutic targeting, and mechanism-of-action insights.
• Develop and apply oncology foundational models and AI/ML analytics to complex clinical/real-world/biomarker datasets (single-cell transcriptomics, spatial omics, proteomics, cfDNA).
• Serve as a subject-matter expert to enable biomarker discovery and diagnostic strategies optimizing patient selection, dose determination, and combination therapy (focus on ADCs).
• Oversee integration of oncology foundational models to inform translational medicine and clinical development strategies; ensure robust interpretation, implementation, and timely communication across teams.
• Collaborate cross-functionally (clinical development, CPMS, Diagnostics, Translational Research, AI/ML) to apply analytics approaches for insights into complex biology.
• Identify, evaluate, and implement emerging diagnostic platforms to advance innovation and pipeline growth.
• Communicate analysis outputs and models to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Champion biomarker/diagnostic strategy integration into clinical development plans.
• Drive computational pathology and AI-driven image analysis; support evaluation of academic/external partnerships; contribute to business development due diligence.

Basic Qualifications:

• PhD (or equivalent) in computational biology/bioinformatics/ML/computational pathology or related.
• 7+ years applied experience in pharma/biotech or academia (oncology research, diagnostic innovation, biomarker analysis).
• Ability to lead/influence cross-functional matrix teams.
• Experience with emerging diagnostic technologies in translational medicine/clinical development.
• Advanced statistical/analytical methods for high-dimensional heterogeneous data.
• Experience with GitHub, R Shiny/R Markdown, and cloud/HPC environments.

Preferred Qualifications:

• MD with oncology clinical development experience.
• Expertise in oncology foundational models and AI/ML for biomarker datasets.
• Coding proficiency (R/Python) and bioinformatics tools/databases.
• Experience analyzing high-dimensional datasets (single-cell/spatial transcriptomics, proteomics, cfDNA).
• Computational pathology and AI image analysis; clinical trial biomarker analysis; ADC biomarker/diagnostic strategies.
• Track record integrating preclinical/clinical biomarker data; familiarity with regulatory requirements/data standards.

Benefits/Compensation:

• Annual bonus and eligibility for share-based long-term incentive; US base salary range: $189,750-$316,250 (for specified US locations). Health care/insurance, retirement, paid holidays/vacation, and paid caregiver/parental and medical leave.