Product Lead, Peptide Therapeutics

present of AI; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Basecamp Research is seeking someone to run a peptide platform as a product business: study the market, write target product profiles, choose licensing priorities, and shape how partners hear the story.

A strong candidate has a long pharma or biotech track record with peptides or biologics, has closed platform or licensing deals, and writes carefully to bridge science and deal terms with pharma leaders.

Qualifications

• Long record in pharma or biotech with peptides or biologics.
• Helped close platform or licensing deals.
• Able to talk science with modelers and lab teams, then discuss deal terms with pharma leaders.

Responsibilities

• Study the market for peptide platforms and identify licensing priorities.
• Write target product profiles for peptide/biologic platforms.
• Shape partner communications and storytelling to convey platform value to pharma.

Skills

Market analysis

Science writing

Deal terms

Biotech know-how

Job description

The role asks for someone who can run a peptide platform like a product business. That means studying the market, writing target product profiles, choosing what to license first, and shaping how partners hear the story. A strong candidate has a long record in pharma or biotech with peptides or biologics, has helped close platform or licensing deals, and writes carefully. They can talk science with modelers and lab teams, then talk deal terms with pharma leaders, without overstating what the platform can do.

How it fits the AI era

AI models do the heavy lifting of designing peptide candidates, so the value of this role is in deciding which designs matter, for which buyer, and what proof is enough. Judging what is validated versus only promising, setting honest limits on claims, and building trust with pharma scientists stay human work. The role also turns what the models can and cannot do today into clear plans and clear partner requests.

How it builds AI experience

Someone in this seat would work closely with the team building the company's EDEN models and its large genomic dataset, and learn how AI-designed peptides are scoped, tested and positioned for pharma partners. To build this experience beforehand, follow AI-enabled drug discovery platforms, read how their benchmarks and validation are reported, and practice writing target product profiles that say what evidence would prove a case wrong.

Worth showing

• Target product profile writing
• Competitive and market analysis
• Careful, accurate scientific writing

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About Basecamp Research

Foundational AI models for generative biology and novel therapeutic design, per company disclosures.