Senior Vice President, Medical Affairs

IDEAYA Biosciences (NASDAQ: IDYA) is a public, clinical-stage precision medicine oncology company committed to the discovery, development, and commercialization of targeted therapeutics for patient populations with high unmet clinical needs. Our approach integrates extensive capabilities in identifying and validating translational biomarkers with small molecule drug discovery to select patient populations most likely to benefit from the therapies we are developing. We have developed an industry leading platform and pipeline in precision medicine by applying these capabilities across multiple approaches such as direct targeting of oncogenic pathways and synthetic lethality, which represents an emerging class of precision medicine targets. We believe this diversified approach will enable us to deliver the right medicine to the right patient to drive a more robust clinical response. IDEAYA has established strategic collaborations with GSK, Merck, Pfizer, and Gilead but wholly-owns or controls its four most-advanced clinical programs and we are committed to building a best-in-industry organization to deliver our precision medicines to the people who need them.  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 at IDEAYA. We are inquisitive, ask deep questions, and are data-driven innovators who like to collaborate and use teamwork to move science forward. For more information, please see www.ideayabio.com.
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Position SummaryWe are seeking a dynamic and experienced Senior Vice President of Medical Affairs to build and lead our global medical affairs function.  This individual will be responsible for developing and executing the medical affairs strategy and capabilities with an initial focus on supporting the late-phase clinical development and commercialization of our lead program darovasertib, in Uveal Melanoma [UM]. The ideal candidate will possess a deep understanding of and experience with medical strategy, and have a track record of successfully leading operational execution of the full breadth of medical affairs launch activities for a late-phase oncology development program. The successful candidate will have strong leadership skills and a track record of successful collaboration with cross-functional teams and relationship building with external stakeholders.
This role reports to the Chief Medical Officer and will require close partnership with the Chief Commercial Officer and other functions.  This role is based in IDEAYA’s South San Francisco, California office, with an expectation to be in office 4 days a week.

What you'll do:

• Accountable for the leadership, development, and operational execution of Medical Affairs strategy to align with the overall company strategic imperatives and support the safe and effective use of our products by customers and patients.
• Accountable for developing the scientific narratives and integrated evidence plans that will serve as the company’s strategic roadmap to align scientific, medical regulatory, health economics and outcomes research [HEOR], market access and commercial objectives.
• Build and lead key Medical Affairs capabilities such as field medical, medical information, and a robust independent scientific research assessment process.
• Leading and role modeling cross functional collaboration and a one-team mindset approach to galvanizing internal and external stakeholders is essential.  Key internal stakeholders include clinical development, regulatory affairs, and other cross-functional stakeholders to support product development, launch readiness and execution, and lifecycle management.
• Develop and execute a strategic plan for key opinion leader outreach and insights generation by proactively establishing and maintaining strong relationships with key opinion leaders, academic institutions, patient advocacy and medical societies in the field of oncology.
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