Obsidian Therapeutics

Medical Director

• Serve as the medical monitor for Obsidian’s lead program.
• Function as a key contributor to the clinical strategy as part of an integrated drug development team and provide scientific input to protocol development.
• Develop and cultivate relationships with external partners such as clinical investigators, clinicians, scientists, and vendors.
• Lead advisory boards, consultant meetings, and investigator meetings including preparation and delivery of presentations.
• Understand competitive landscape and provide insights on strategic developments pathways.
• Liaise effectively with sites, CROs, investigators, study sites, advisors, and regulatory agencies.
• Provide medical, disease-specific, and development perspectives into specific research programs or broader research initiatives.
• Rapidly integrate new insights derived from ongoing clinical trials, translational science, or basic science.
• Create and deliver compelling data presentations for internal and external meetings.
• Author key documents, including clinical protocols, Investigator’s Brochures, IND summary documents, CTAs for initiation of US and ex-US studies, and responses to questions from regulatory authorities, IRBs, and ethics committees.
• Prepare data and contribute to scientific publications including posters, abstracts, and manuscripts.
• Oversee data management to ensure completeness and accuracy of the clinical data.
• Support pharmacovigilance activities including review of safety reports, safety follow-ups, and annual summary documents such as DSUR and IB.
• Prepare medical answers to questions from Health Authorities, IRB/Ethics Committees, investigators, and experts involved in the study/project.
• Update of study documents, eCRF adequacy with protocols/protocol amendments, and help in rationalizing and documenting the data collection needs quantitatively and qualitatively, decreasing the complexity.
• Collaborate with the clinical team on the review, analysis, and interpretation of study results including exploratory endpoints, and ensure appropriate data review and accurate data reporting.
• Develop study specific training material and participate in the Investigators, Study Team, and Monitoring Team training on medical information.

Medical Director, Melanoma Clinical Lead

Financial Planning and Analysis

• Lead the preparation of quarterly and annual financial statements, including footnote disclosures and MD&A.
• Ensure compliance with U.S. GAAP and SEC regulations, staying current on new accounting standards and disclosure requirements.
• Manage the external audit process, including coordination with auditors and internal stakeholders.
• Develop and maintain internal controls over financial reporting (ICFR) in accordance with SOX requirements.
• Collaborate with FP&A, Legal, Investor Relations, and other departments to ensure accurate and timely reporting.
• Provide technical accounting guidance on complex transactions, including equity, revenue recognition, and business combinations.
• Assist with the implementation of new accounting standards and process improvements.
• Support IPO readiness activities, including drafting and reviewing S-1 filings and related documentation.

Senior Manager, Financial Reporting

Program Manager

• Lead project planning, execution, and monitoring activities across cross-functional teams, ensuring deliverables are met on time and within scope.
• Develop and maintain detailed project plans, timelines, dashboards, decision trackers, risk registers, and communication tools to support program transparency and accountability.
• Facilitate regular project team meetings, drive agenda setting, capture action items, and ensure timely follow-up.
• Identify and manage project risks and issues; propose mitigation strategies and escalate as appropriate.
• Partner closely with CMC, Clinical, Regulatory, Quality, and R&D teams to ensure seamless coordination of activities.
• Support governance presentations and status updates for internal leadership and external stakeholders.
• Assist with budget tracking, resource forecasting, and vendor management in collaboration with functional leads.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of project management processes, tools, and templates.
• Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, and proactive problem-solving across all teams.

Medical Director, Melanoma Clinical Lead

Senior Manager, Financial Reporting

Associate Director, Program Management