Chief Development Officer

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About IDEAYA Biosciences: IDEAYA is a precision medicine oncology company committed to the discovery, development, and commercialization of transformative therapies for cancer. Our approach integrates expertise in small-molecule drug discovery, structural biology and bioinformatics with robust internal capabilities in identifying and validating translational biomarkers to develop tailored, potentially first-in-class targeted therapies aligned to the genetic drivers of disease. We have built a deep pipeline of product candidates focused on synthetic lethality and antibody-drug conjugates, or ADCs, for molecularly defined solid tumor indications.

Our mission is to bring forth the next wave of precision oncology therapies that are more selective, more effective, and deeply personalized with the goal of altering the course of disease and improving clinical outcomes for patients with cancer.

When you're at IDEAYA, you will be in the midst of brilliant minds working on precision medicine therapies to help cancer patients. We are passionate and committed about being on the forefront of oncology medicine, which means we all have a high internal drive that is at the very core of every person  are inquisitive, ask deep questions, and are data-driven innovators who like to collaborate and use team work to move science forward.

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We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Chief Development Officer (CDO) to lead and drive the operational execution of IDEAYA’s development programs, and serve as the head of early phase clinical development. The CDO will be responsible for managing timelines, budget, resources, deliverables and ensuring overall operational excellence of the Development teams within the CDO’s management scope, to include being the head of early phase clinical development, biomarker sciences, clinical operations (early and late phase), medical writing, and project management.

The successful candidate will have strong operational, leadership skills and a track record of successful collaboration with cross-functional teams and experience overseeing clinical operations. The CDO will report to the Chief Medical Officer and have a dotted line reporting to Chief Executive Officer of IDEAYA. The CDO will also be a member of the Executive Committee.

This position is based in our South San Francisco headquarter office and is required to be onsite four days per week per our company policy.

Location:

South San Francisco

Reporting to:
Chief Medical Officer and dotted line reporting to Chief Executive Officer of IDEAYA

What you’ll do:

• Serve as the head of early phase clinical development with full accountability for clinical strategy, operational excellence, management and execution of all early phase clinical development programs
• Works collaboratively with the Chief Medical Officer, the late phase clinical development team, research, manufacturing (CMC), and commercial
• Team Leadership:
  Build, mentor, and lead development teams by fostering a culture of innovation, accountability, and high performance
• Ability and willingness to perform in IDEAYA’s working-leader environment where all leaders are expected to demonstrate strategic leadership, role modeling our company values, demonstrating collaboration and…