Vice President, Biometrics

The posting, as Dispatch Bio wrote it

About us

Our purpose at Dispatch is to help create a world where all cancer patients can be cured. We’re humbled by the opportunity to work together as a team on some of the most pressing medical challenges of our time.

To achieve our purpose, we are dedicated to engineering a universal treatment across solid tumors. We’re committed to the development of novel therapies, leveraging first-in-class technologies in viral vectors, universal targets, and novel cytokine biology. Our therapeutic approach has the potential to enable us to treat significant numbers of cancer patients and make a real and lasting impact on the world.

Our company was founded on pioneering work carried out in the laboratories of Dr. Carl June (University of Pennsylvania), Dr. Kole Roybal (University of California, San Francisco), Dr. Christopher Garcia (Stanford University) and Dr. Andy Minn (Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center).

At our company, you would become one of our early team members— not only playing a role in meeting our ambitious mission but also building our thriving culture. We are determined to deliver with urgency to discover new solutions and we always stay dedicated to scientific rigor; we have an ownership mindset because each and every one of us is integral to our success. Collaboration is core for us because we believe that by bringing people together with diverse perspectives, we make a stronger whole. And, we show we care about our work and each other by sharing feedback - ultimately in service of our vision to empower people to continue forward with their lives – cancer free.

The role

Dispatch is seeking a Vice President, Biometrics to establish and lead our Biometrics function as we enter the clinic. Reporting to our Chief Medical Officer, you will be one of the first members of our Development team, joining shortly after the start of our first clinical study. This is a builder’s role: our biometrics strategy, standards, processes and vendor model are still taking shape, and you will define how biostatistics, statistical programming and clinical data management are done at Dispatch — while rolling up your sleeves to do much of the work yourself. You will not inherit a large team but rather we are looking for a hands-on leader who is energized by building something from the ground up and scaling it thoughtfully as our pipeline grows.

You will be the statistical voice of our development strategy, ensuring scientific rigor in how we design studies, select doses, interpret emerging data and make program decisions. Your closest partners will be the VP Regulatory Affairs, VP Clinical Operations and VP Clinical Development, and you will work as a core member of cross-functional program teams alongside the Head of Program and Portfolio Management and our Product Team Leads, as well as colleagues in Translational Science, Research and Technical Operations. Externally, you will select and oversee CROs, functional service providers, data manageme
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, and flagging risks early, before key decisions are made

Preferred experience & skills

• Experience with cell therapy (e.g., CAR T) or gene therapy programs, including analysis of cellular kinetics and immune-related safety events such as CRS and ICANS
• Experience in oncology, especially solid tumors and particularly gastrointestinal cancers
• Experience supporting expedited regulatory pathways, including Breakthrough Therapy designation and accelerated approval based on single-arm studies
• Experience with Bayesian methods, external control arms or real-world evidence in a regulatory context
• Prior experience as the first or founding biometrics leader at an early-stage biotech
• Experience supporting ex-US clinical studies
• Experience supporting business development diligence, financing or IPO-related data activities

Base Salary Range: $280-355K
Our values:

Our values guide everything we do. While capabilities and skills are vital, understanding how a potential new colleague would embody our values is central to our hiring decisions.

Determined to deliver

By working with focus and passion, we can provide patients with the solutions they need.

Own every outcome

We can reach new heights when we stay centered on our shared success.

Collaboration at the core

When we band together, our work is better.

Feedback is fundamental

Constructive and authentic positive feedback may be difficult to master but it is vital to our success.

Working here

• We offer a highly competitive compensation package with meaningful ownership through equity
• Excellent coverage for medical, vision, and dental
• 401(k) with generous contribution
• Life insurance
• Flexible PTO policy
• Additional substantial benefits

We are an equal opportunity employer.

We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status, national origin, or any characteristic protected under applicable law.