Scientific and Strategy Analyst

Mountaineer Biosciences, Inc; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 96,000; Part time

Job summary

Mountaineer Biosciences is seeking a part-time Scientific and Strategy Analyst in San Diego to translate scientific data into strategic insights for company-building and investments. You will work directly with the Founder on live projects evaluating assets, profiling competitors, prioritizing indications, and preparing investor materials.

The role emphasizes rigorous scientific judgment with business and commercial context, supporting market sizing and basic valuation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in biological sciences with coursework or experience in business or data science.
• Ability to read and critically evaluate primary scientific literature and clinical trial data.
• Proficiency with Excel; strong PowerPoint presentation skills; excellent written communication.

Responsibilities

• Scientific evaluation: assess biology, mechanism of action, target validation, and translational evidence.
• Literature and data review: synthesize primary literature, preclinical data, and clinical trial results; flag risks.
• Indication and target prioritization: compare indications and targets by rationale, unmet need, and development path.
• Competitive intelligence: track competitor pipelines and milestones; maintain databases.
• Scientific due diligence: lead scientific review of investments, in-licensing, and partnerships.
• Cross-border market intelligence: evaluate trials, regulatory pipelines, and market entry hurdles (US FDA, EMA, NMPA, PMDA).
• Commercial context: support market sizing, comparables, and basic valuation models.
• Materials preparation: draft memos and slides for investors, boards, and strategic planning.
• Research operations: keep files, source lists, trackers organized.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Written communication

Excel proficiency

Presentation skills

Independent

Education

Bachelor's degree in biological sciences

MBA or business training

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Cortellis / Citeline / Pharmaprojects

ClinicalTrials.gov

Job description

Mountaineer Biosciences is a San Diego–based life sciences company that builds, advises, and invests alongside early-stage therapeutics and translational science ventures. The team is led by a biotech executive and serial founder with C-suite experience across public and private biopharma, contributions to multiple FDA-approved therapies, and more than $500M in financing raised. We work at the intersection of science, strategy, and capital, with a focus on immunology and inflammatory disease.

We are hiring a part-time Scientific and Strategy Analyst to turn scientific, market, and competitive data into clear analysis that guides company-building and investment decisions. We are looking for a scientist with business training: someone whose scientific judgment on targets, mechanisms, and clinical data drives the analysis, with commercial and financial context in support. You will work directly with the Founder on live projects: evaluating the science behind assets and companies, profiling competitors, prioritizing indications, and preparing materials for investors, partners, and boards. This role suits a rigorous, curious scientist who wants direct exposure to biotech strategy and venture creation while keeping a flexible schedule.

Key responsibilities

• Scientific evaluation: assess the biology, mechanism of action, target validation, and translational evidence behind programs, assets, and companies under consideration.
• Literature and data review: read and synthesize primary literature, preclinical data packages, and clinical trial results; flag scientific risks and points of differentiation.
• Indication and target prioritization: compare indications and targets on biological rationale, unmet need, patient population, and development path.
• Competitive intelligence: track competitor pipelines by mechanism and modality, clinical readouts, regulatory milestones, and partnering activity; maintain organized competitor databases.
• Scientific due diligence: lead the scientific review of potential investments, in-licensing opportunities, and partners, and integrate findings with commercial considerations.
• Cross-border market intelligence: evaluate clinical trials, regulatory pipelines, and market entry hurdles across major global regions, including the US (FDA), Europe (EMA), and Asia-Pacific (NMPA, PMDA).
• Commercial context: support market sizing, comparable transactions, and basic valuation models that translate scientific findings into business decisions.
• Materials preparation: draft memos and slides for investors, boards, scientific advisory boards, grant applications, and strategic planning.
• Research operations: keep project files, source lists, and trackers organized so findings are easy to reuse and update.

Required Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor's degree in biological sciences, biotechnology, global health, or a related life science field, with coursework or experience in business administration or data science.
• Research experience: Ability to read and critically evaluate primary scientific literature and clinical trial data.
• Technical toolkit: Strong analytical skills, including proficiency in Excel. Proficiency with PowerPoint for presenting findings clearly.Excellent written communication: able to translate complex science for executive and investor audiences.
• Independence: Self-directed, detail-oriented, and reliable working independently against deadlines.
• Availability: 10–20 hours per week, with occasional in-person meetings in San Diego.
• Confidentiality: Discretion handling confidential scientific, business, and financial information.

Preferred qualifications

• Education: advanced degree (PhD, MS, PharmD, or MD), completed or in progress, in biological sciences, biotechnology, or global health; an MBA or formal business training is a strong plus.
• Research experience: Basic and translational research experience in immunology or inflammatory disease. Working knowledge of drug development, from target discovery through clinical trials and regulatory approval is a plus.
• Industry exposure: Prior exposure and experience in life science research, biotech business development, life sciences consulting, equity research, venture capital, or corporate development.
• Technical toolkit: advanced proficiency with global research platforms (Cortellis, Citeline/Pharmaprojects, ClinicalTrials.gov, EudraCT), Excel modeling, and data visualization tools; Python, R, or SQL a plus.

Mountaineer Biosciences is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applicants of all backgrounds.