Contracts Director - Reston, United States - Perfusion Medical

Description

Perfusion Medical is commercializing a game-changing drug for the treatment of hemorrhagic shock and other ischemic conditions. This patent-protected drug has a simple formulation, a simple mechanism of action, and a strong pre-clinical safety profile.

The drug was developed with more than $18 million in Department of Defense (DoD) funding, and more than a dozen published studies from leading research institutions show its potential to help millions of patients.

The market potential is estimated to exceed $10 billion.

The company has been awarded three DOD Phase 2 SBIR/STTR contracts and multiple Phase 1 awards and anticipates further federal government funding and investor capital.

The _Director of Contracts_ will be pivotal in achieving this ambitious goal.

Reporting directly to the Chief Executive Officer, they will support wide-ranging company activities, including overseeing the dosing contract to optimize and test product features and develop a plan for FDA approval.

Responsibilities

• Leading the AFWERX Dosing Project, conducting research and development into dosing, concentration, and other approaches that will decrease the drug's weight and size, making it more suitable for field use.
• Leading and supporting a wide range of other company projects commensurate with a growing startup.
• Preparing necessary government reports.
• Managing 2 direct reports, with the potential for this to increase over time.
• Overseeing subcontractor activities on company technical projects as directed.
• Managing the execution of allocated company contracts, in coordination with the Chief Business Officer.
• Supporting the Chief Financial Officer on reporting and compliance requirements.
• Supporting the Chief Executive Officer on communications and marketing initiatives.
• Supporting proposal planning and development.

Required Qualifications & Skills

Essential

• Bachelor's Degree.
• Experience related to federal (preferably DoD) biomedical research and contracts.

Preferred

• 5+ years experience managing a portfolio of researchrelated projects for the government or a smalltomedium organization, ideally relating to Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) or Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR).
• Experience will ideally include direct responsibility for securing grants and investor capital.

Pay:
From $95,000.00 per year


Experience:

• Contracts: 5 years (required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Reston, VA 20190: Relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location:
Hybrid remote in Reston, VA 20190