
Formation Bio is a tech-driven, AI-native pharmaceutical company focused on accelerating drug development and bringing new treatments to patients faster and more efficiently. They leverage a proprietary AI-native platform to improve efficiency across the drug development lifecycle, from drug selection to clinical trials. The company acquires clinical-stage assets and applies its technology and expertise to advance them through key value inflection points, aiming to realize greater value per program and provide earlier access to treatments. Their multidisciplinary team comprises experts in drug selection, drug development, and technology, with a collective experience in over 45 approved drugs. Formation Bio targets critical unmet patient needs across various therapeutic areas, addressing the bottleneck in drug development where costs have increased exponentially despite scientific advancements.

Formation Bio is a tech-driven, AI-native pharmaceutical company focused on accelerating drug development and bringing new treatments to patients faster and more efficiently. They leverage a proprietary AI-native platform to improve efficiency across the drug development lifecycle, from drug selection to clinical trials. The company acquires clinical-stage assets and applies its technology and expertise to advance them through key value inflection points, aiming to realize greater value per program and provide earlier access to treatments. Their multidisciplinary team comprises experts in drug selection, drug development, and technology, with a collective experience in over 45 approved drugs. Formation Bio targets critical unmet patient needs across various therapeutic areas, addressing the bottleneck in drug development where costs have increased exponentially despite scientific advancements.
About Formation Bio Formation Bio is a tech and AI driven pharma company differentiated by radically more efficient drug development. Advancements in AI and drug discovery are creating more candidate drugs than the industry can progress because of the high cost and time of clinical trials. Recognizing that this development bottleneck may ultimately limit the number of new medicines that can reach patients, Formation Bio, founded in 2016 as TrialSpark Inc., has built technology platforms, processes, and capabilities to accelerate all aspects of drug development and clinical trials. Formation Bio partners, acquires, or in-licenses drugs from pharma companies, research organizations, and biotechs to develop programs past clinical proof of concept and beyond, ultimately helping to bring new medicines to patients. The company is backed by investors across pharma and tech, including a16z, Sequoia, Sanofi, Thrive Capital, Sam Altman, John Doerr, Spark Capital, SV Angel Growth, and others.
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At Formation Bio, our values are the driving force behind our mission to revolutionize the pharma industry. Every team and individual at the company shares these same values, and every team and individual plays a key part in our mission to bring new treatments to patients faster and more efficiently.
About The Position Formation Bio is seeking an experienced and forward-thinking Senior Director of Toxicology to join our Development team. In this role, you will lead our toxicology efforts, supporting late-stage drug development and contributing to business development activities. You will be instrumental in advancing our mission to bring new treatments to patients faster and more efficiently through our innovative, tech-enabled drug development platform. The role reports to the VP of Translational Medicine and you will be a key member of the Formation Bio Development team.
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Formation Bio is prioritizing hiring in key hubs, primarily the New York City and Boston metro areas, with additional growth in the Research Triangle (NC) and San Francisco Bay Area. Please only apply if you reside in these locations or are willing to relocate. Compensation The target salary range for this role is: $315,000 - $400,000. Salary ranges are informed by a number of factors including geographic location. The range provided includes base salary only. In addition to base salary, we offer equity, comprehensive benefits, generous perks, hybrid flexibility, and more. If this range doesn't match your expectations, please still apply because we may have something else for you.
You will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.