Director of Scientific Affairs

KOB Solutions, Inc.; Gaithersburg (MD); Remote; USD 180,000 - 270,000; Full time

Job summary

KOB Solutions, Inc. is seeking a Director of Scientific Affairs to lead relationships with KOLs, identify unmet biomarker needs, and shape the product roadmap through scientific insights.

The role emphasizes collaboration with customers, sales teams, and field scientists, plus serving as a spokesperson at conferences and webinars. Ideal candidates have PhD/MD/PharmD in neurodegeneration, strong communication skills, and experience bridging science with commercial objectives.

Qualifications

• PhD, MD, or PharmD with deep expertise in neurodegeneration research.
• Experience working with KOLs and commercial side of the business.
• Strong understanding of protein detection assays, their development, and their applications.
• Familiarity with the drug discovery and development process.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to make complex science clear in any format.
• Business acumen, with a talent for building relationships and negotiating well.
• Creative, collaborative, and self-motivated, with a track record of taking initiative.
• High standards, close attention to detail, and strong organizational skills.
• A professional, diplomatic presence with colleagues and external partners at every level.
• Willing to travel 50%.

Responsibilities

• Build relationships with KOLs and decision makers across academia, industry, and government.
• Identify unmet biomarker needs, and show where the technology can advance diagnosis, patient stratification, and treatment monitoring.
• Collaborate with customers, sales teams, and field application scientists to identify opportunities and develop creative solutions.
• Drive scientific partnerships that lead to published papers.
• Bring insights from the field to R&D and product managers to help shape the product roadmap.
• Serve as a scientific spokesperson at conferences, and create and deliver webinars, blogs, and presentations.
• Stay current on scientific and competitive developments, and share expertise across the organization.

Skills

KOL engagement

Scientific communication

Business acumen

Partnerships

Negotiation

Travel readiness

Education

PhD/MD/PharmD in neurodegeneration

Job description

My client is expanding into a new area of biomarker technology and seeks a Director of Scientific Affairs.

The ideal candidate will take on the following responsibilities:

• Build relationships with KOLs and decision makers across academia, industry, and government.
• Identify unmet biomarker needs, and show where the technology can advance diagnosis, patient stratification, and treatment monitoring.
• Collaborate with customers, sales teams, and field application scientists to identify opportunities and develop creative solutions.
• Drive scientific partnerships that lead to published papers.
• Bring insights from the field to R&D and product managers to help shape the product roadmap.
• Serve as a scientific spokesperson at conferences, and create and deliver webinars, blogs, and presentations.
• Stay current on scientific and competitive developments, and share expertise across the organization.

The ideal candidate will possess the following qualities:

• PhD, MD, or PharmD with deep expertise in neurodegeneration research.
• Experience working with KOLs and commercial side of the business.
• Strong understanding of protein detection assays, their development, and their applications.
• Familiarity with the drug discovery and development process.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to make complex science clear in any format.
• Business acumen, with a talent for building relationships and negotiating well.
• Creative, collaborative, and self-motivated, with a track record of taking initiative.
• High standards, close attention to detail, and strong organizational skills.
• A professional, diplomatic presence with colleagues and external partners at every level.
• Willing to travel 50%.

This role is also open to exceptional early-career candidates, including postdocs.

This position is remote and can be based anywhere in the US or Europe, with regular travel including some overnight stays.