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# Associate Director, Alliance and Project Management at Precede

- **Company:** Precede
- **Location:** Cambridge, MA
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** hybrid
- **Posted:** 2026-10-22
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-28
- **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/precede/5508f199-24dc-458b-b0fb-cb0c6d36bdfa

## Job description

The Opportunity Precede Biosciences is seeking an Associate Director of Alliance and Project Management to enable delivery on the goals of our biopharma partnered programs  As part of this role, this individual will work closely with key internal and external stakeholders, including Business Development, Translational Medicine, Computational Biology, R&D, and Operations, to ensure the development of program plans and drive execution of key programs for our liquid biopsy-based comprehensive epigenomic profiling platform.

## About Precede Biosciences

We are pioneering an advanced, minimally invasive, comprehensive epigenomics platform with the potential to profoundly impact the research and development of new medicines and the use of approved medicines in clinical practice across a number of conditions, including cancer. More information on our company and platform can be found on our company website and in our seminal publication in Nature Medicine. We care deeply about creating a place where folks can do their best work from the start and have intentionally created an environment that is defined by purpose, teamwork, and excellence. This means nurturing team spirit, facing challenges together, collaboratively solving complex problems, while also ensuring a strong focus on individual initiative, accountability, and delivery.

## What You Will Do

- Manage and serve as primary point of contact for designated biopharma collaborations.
- Manage alliance lifecycle, ensuring adherence to contractual obligations with partners and compliance with company policies and legal requirements.
- Develop and maintain program plans in collaboration with internal stakeholders to ensure delivery on contractual obligations.
- Lead day-to-day activities for alliances, driving successful program, project, and alliance execution through effective internal and external communication and alignment on project goals and timelines.
- Facilitate partnership meetings, establish deliverable and timeline goals and expectations, regularly track and communicate progress and deviations, and prepare key documentation and reports.
- Cultivate close-knit relationships and partnerships with internal stakeholders and collaborators to advance alliance and project goals and deliverables.
- Drive goals of alliances while maintaining a broad perspective on the impact of short-term decisions on long term success.
- Anticipate and identify potential gaps and conflicts both in contractual agreements and day-to-day execution, constructing a path forward while maintaining a collaborative working relationship with external partners.
- Consult and engage with internal team members and Precede Biosciences business partners (e.g., corporate and business development, R&D, operations, legal, etc.) to ensure ongoing alignment towards goal achievement.  Prepare for and facilitate proactive partnership management and coordinate key project activities.
- Update and inform senior leadership through timely alliance reviews, resource evaluation, and gap analyses.
- Educate and share best practices to foster Precede Biosciences-wide capability in alliance management.

## What You Bring

- Bachelor’s degree in a core life science discipline such as biology, genetics, or related field; master’s degree or Ph.D. preferred.
- Minimum of 8 years of experience in alliance management, business development, or with managing strategic partnerships within the diagnostics or biopharma ecosystem; experience with oncology clinical genomics, epigenomics, and/or liquid biopsy applications strongly preferred.
- Excellent presentation and interpersonal skills; ability to communicate across all levels of the organization internally and externally expected.
- Proven track record of successfully managing complex alliances, partnerships and/or projects, from inception through execution.
- Strong negotiation skills and experience in contract management.
- Operational understanding of external innovation, drug discovery, translational and development processes in a diagnostic context.
- Deep understanding of clinical trial processes and biomarker application in clinical trials and drug development.
- Demonstrated ability to influence and collaborate effectively across diverse teams and stakeholders.
- Demonstrated ability to work autonomously and cooperatively in a creative, entrepreneurial and agile team environment.
- Proven experience in taking initiative to problem solve and drive key outcomes required.

The expected salary range for this role is $175,000 to $220,000 per year. Final compensation will reflect the candidate's qualifications, experience, and geographic location. Employees are also eligible for a performance bonus, equity participation, and comprehensive health benefits. We believe in building an inclusive and balanced team, and we know that strong candidates may not meet every qualification listed. If this opportunity interests you, we encourage you to apply. Precede Biosciences is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable law. Precede Biosciences does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruitment agencies or external recruiters. No fees will be paid for unsolicited submissions.

## About Precede

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Precede Biosciences decodes genome-wide transcriptional biology from a simple blood test to enable precision medicine and accelerate drug development.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Series B)
- **Headquarters**: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- **Founded**: 2021
- **Founders**: Rehan Verjee (CEO)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Biotechnology / Precision Diagnostics
- **Target customers**: Biopharmaceutical companies (drug developers), clinical researchers, and diagnostic partners (B2B)
- **Mission or purpose**: To create a world where new medicine development succeeds more frequently and where anyone can receive a minimally invasive diagnosis and treatment precise to the biology of their disease.

## Products & Services
- **Precede Bio Insight™**: A first-of-its-kind liquid biopsy product that profiles circulating chromatin and the DNA methylome from just 1 mL of plasma. It enables quantitative inference of gene expression, pathway activity, and cell states – providing a functional, systems-level view of tumor biology. Used for therapeutic target discovery, patient selection, and understanding treatment resistance. (SaaS-like platform service for biopharma partners)
- **Custom Diagnostic Development**: Partnering with medicine developers to design and validate diagnostic tests that reveal target expression and pathway biology relevant to next-generation precision medicines (e.g., ADCs, protein degraders).

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed. Total funding raised: **$140.5M** (as of January 2026).
- **Key Metric**: Total funding of $140.5M across Series A, Series B, and debt financing. Estimated annual revenue of ~$8M (third-party estimate).
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: 5AM Ventures, Lilly Asia Ventures, Illumina Ventures, Bristol Myers Squibb, Osage University Partners, Binney Street Capital, Labcorp Venture Fund, UPMC Enterprises, Mirae Asset Capital Life Science, 28 Capital LLC, Alexandria Venture Investments. Strategic partnership with SVB for non-dilutive financing.
- **Growth Signals**: 55 employees (+17.3% YoY); 4 active job postings; launched Precede Bio Insight™ in April 2026; strong commercial traction with leading biopharma developers; presented data at major conferences (ESMO 2024, ASCO 2024, ECTRIMS 2024).

## Competitive Advantages
- **Unique platform**: Profiles circulating chromatin and DNA methylome at genome-wide scale (~20K gene promoters, ~1M enhancers, ~50K CpG islands) from a single 1 mL blood sample, providing resolution into individual gene and pathway activation that tissue biopsies cannot easily capture.
- **Actionable readouts**: Uses proprietary machine learning to deliver interpretable, quantitative data on therapeutic targets, resistance pathways, and tumor lineage – directly relevant to next-generation precision medicines.
- **Minimally invasive**: Simple blood draw replaces invasive tissue biopsies, enabling longitudinal monitoring and broader patient access.

## Strategic Focus
- Scale the Precede Bio Insight™ platform for broader biopharma adoption.
- Expand partnerships with drug developers to co-develop companion diagnostics.
- Advance internal diagnostic tests for specific oncology indications.
- Continue building a world-class team in computational biology, epigenomics, and translational sciences.

## Why Work Here
- **Mission-driven**: Tackle hard problems in precision medicine with a team that values trust, collaboration, and impact.
- **Hybrid work**: Offices in Boston, MA (1 Design Center Place) with hybrid flexibility for most roles.
- **Small but growing**: 55 employees with a flat structure – every person has the potential to shape the company.
- **Culture**: Emphasis on mutual care, intellectual curiosity, and a “one team” mentality. Recent job postings include roles in computational test development, project management, and translational oncology.
- **Perks**: Not explicitly listed, but the environment is typical of a well-funded biotech startup with opportunities for rapid growth and influence.

## Sources
1. [precede.bio](https://www.precede.bio/)
2. [jobs.lever.co/precede](https://jobs.lever.co/precede)
3. [linkedin.com/company/precedebiosciences](https://linkedin.com/company/precedebiosciences)
4. [cbinsights.com/company/precede-biosciences](https://www.cbinsights.com/company/precede-biosciences)
5. [builtin.com/company/precede-biosciences](https://builtin.com/company/precede-biosciences)

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