Senior Director, External Research & Development

THE OPPORTUNITY insitro is searching for a Senior Director of External Research & Development to serve as the primary leader for all aspects of insitro's external research and development portfolio. This critical role holds ultimate accountability for establishing and implementing the company’s external R&D strategy, including defining and optimizing the successful interaction and management of all preclinical and research CRO alliances. As the strategic owner of this function, you will collaborate cross-functionally with senior leaders across Research, Drug Discovery, Technical Operations, Corporate Development & Strategy, Finance, and Project Management to ensure seamless alliance and outsourcing management. Reporting to the Chief Technical Operations Officer, this role is open to remote and local candidates; either onsite (3 days per week) in our South San Francisco office or hybrid (~1 week per month) in our office with additional travel (up to 25% time) required to oversee dome