Associate Director Translational Medicine

Beeline Medicines is a clinical‑stage biotechnology company focused on developing and delivering category-leading precision therapies to transform the lives of people living with autoimmune and inflammatory diseases. With a portfolio of potential best-in-class and first-in-disease therapeutic candidates that directly target key pathways governing dysregulated immunological and inflammatory responses, the Company is developing medicines that have the opportunity to provide durable, life-changing impact. Led by an established executive team and backed by world-class life science investors, each day Beeline Medicines is determined to bring the scientific rigor and operational excellence to get to what matters for patients – realizing a world where people with immune-mediated diseases can live life fully.

The Associate Director, Translational Operations leads the design and execution of program-specific translational and biomarker strategies across the clinical development portfolio. This role drives the operational and scientific coordination needed to generate high-quality biomarker data—from protocol and SAP development through CRO/vendor management, assay selection, and data delivery—ensuring biomarker insights are generated on time and integrated effectively into clinical development decisions. Partnering closely with Translational Sciences, Biospecimen Operations, Research, and external collaborators, the Associate Director translates nonclinical and mechanistic findings into actionable clinical strategies, serves as a subject-matter expert on asset and disease biology, and represents translational/biomarker data in internal governance forums, external presentations, and publications. This position requires a blend of scientific expertise, project management rigor, and cross-functional influence to advance biomarker-driven drug development programs.

Hybrid - This position follows a hybrid work schedule, requiring a minimum of two (2) days on-site per week — currently designated as Tuesday and Wednesday. Additional on-site days may be required based on business needs, team priorities, or leadership direction.

• Designs and implements program-specific development biomarker/translational plans, responsible for aiding in creation of clinical protocols, SAPs, SOWs, lab manual, and interfacing with CRO for execution of services, in conjunction with Biospecimen Operations and Procurement.

• Determines appropriate assays and vendors for clinical biomarkers, and manages outsourcing of biomarker assay development and validation partnering with Translational Sciences colleagues when applicable

• Manages clinical biomarker data delivery and analysis and associated timelines by working with relevant internal functions and CROs

• Prepares and delivers internal and external translational/biomarker presentations

• Maintains timelines for biomarker data related publication through interaction with Medical Communications and Publication team as needed

• Keeps up to date on relevant scientific/technical literature to apply external knowledge to internal research programs as appropriate and acts as a subject-matter expert within the team to critically evaluate the literature regarding the asset and disease biology

• Works with Research, Translational Medicine scientists, academic collaborators, and external partners to address key mechanistic and translational questions and translate