Assistant Director / Senior Assistant Director, Entrepreneur Partnership Program

As the AD/SAD of the Entrepreneur Partnership Program (spinout creation) program at ASTAR, you will play a pivotal role in identifying the gap between early-stage discovery and clinical reality. You are a seasoned scientist-leader with experience in early-stage drug development (e.g. small molecule, biologic (mAb), nucleic acids etc.) in the fields of autoimmune, oncology or metabolic diseases.

The ability to apply scientific first principles across multiple indications is highly valued.

This role requires a blend of high-level strategic thinking, rigorous scientific oversight, and a sharp eye for high value opportunities with the potential to attract investor interests.

• Due Diligence: Serve as the scientific lead for sourcing and evaluating opportunities for application to the program. You will assess the competitive landscape to provide recommendations for project selection.
• Project manage...