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SVP Late Clinical Development

Erasca · San Diego, CA, South San Francisco, CA, or remote · Remote

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About Erasca

Erasca is a clinical-stage precision oncology company driven by a bold mission—to erase cancer. Backed by a16z.

About the role

Erasca is a clinical-stage precision oncology company focused on discovering, developing and commercializing medicines for the benefit of patients with cancer. Our programs take novel approaches to shutting down one of cancer’s most commonly mutated signaling cascades, the RAS/MAPK pathway, which affects approximately 5.5 million lives each year worldwide.

What they're looking for

  • M.D. degree or equivalent, with subspecialty fellowship training and board certification or eligibility in Oncology or Oncology/Hematology
  • Direct management of medical and scientific staff in clinical development required
  • Experience as the clinical lead on complicated global programs with multiple indications and studies required
  • Experience leading or being closely involved in the clinical aspects of a regulatory filing and direct interaction with health authorities required
  • Experience with product launch and commercialization highly preferred
  • Experience in early development a plus
More about this role

Erasca is a clinical-stage precision oncology company focused on discovering, developing and commercializing medicines for the benefit of patients with cancer. Our programs take novel approaches to shutting down one of cancer’s most commonly mutated signaling cascades, the RAS/MAPK pathway, which affects approximately 5.5 million lives each year worldwide. The name “Erasca” has an important embedded meaning: it is a contraction of our audacious hope to “erase cancer” that drives our mission and everything that we do on behalf of patients with cancer.

Reporting to the Chief Medical Officer, the SVP Late Clinical Development will provide medical leadership and oversight of late-stage clinical trials and collaborate with the CMO across the Erasca portfolio. In addition, the SVP will be a hands–on drug developer and will serve as clinical lead and/or medical monitor on programs or studies. A key area of focus will be the design and execution of multiple registration enabling trials in solid tumor indications.

  • Provide medical direction and high-quality scientific and clinical knowledge to guide the strategy and execution of late-stage clinical programs and contribute to clinical...

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