Senior Scientist, Biomarker Operations

Location: Paris, France; hybrid

Company

Global biopharmaceutical company developing transformative medicines in oncology, rare disease, and neuroscience.

What you will do

• Lead biomarker operational activities across assigned clinical studies from start-up through close-out.
• Coordinate biospecimen management, including sample logistics, tracking, reconciliation, biobanking, and disposition.
• Develop and maintain laboratory manuals, sample management plans, study procedures, and other operational documentation.
• Oversee biomarker vendors and testing laboratories, monitoring timelines, risks, issues, quality metrics, and deliverables.
• Serve as the tissue biomarker and immunohistochemistry subject matter expert, supporting assay implementation and tissue workflows.
• Drive process improvement, standardization, scalability, and inspection readiness across biomarker operations.

Requirements

• Experience supporting biomarker activities and operational delivery in clinical development programs.
• Experience managing biomarker vendors, testing laboratories, or external service providers.
• Knowledge of biomarker assays, laboratory operations, tissue biomarker workflows, and immunohistochemistry assay implementation.
• Experience with biospecimen management, study documentation, GxP principles, quality requirements, and inspection readiness.
• Bachelor’s, Master’s, or equivalent degree in life sciences, biomedical sciences, immunology, pathology, molecular biology, biochemistry, or a related discipline.
• Fluent English, written and verbal, is required.

Nice to have

• Experience in oncology or rare disease clinical development.
• Experience with tissue-based biomarkers, digital pathology, translational biomarker technologies, assay validation, or assay transfer.
• Experience supporting global, multicenter clinical studies and biomarker data review.
• Advanced degree such as an MSc, PharmD, or PhD.
• Fluent French, written and verbal.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative work across Clinical Biomarkers, Clinical Operations, Data Management, CROs, laboratories, and study teams.
• Work in a global organization with teams in more than 40 countries.
• Culture focused on inclusion, equal opportunity, collaboration, excellence, and impact.
• Hybrid working arrangement in Paris.