Gianluca Fossati

Associate Director Oncology Translational Medicine

Cambridge, England, United Kingdom

About

Responsible for devising the biomarker strategy for assigned projects across their development lifecycle i.e. from pre-clinical phase to clinical proof of concept, and potentially through to late development/market. Provide scientific leadership in preclinical and clinical translational research programs within the immuno-oncology space in close collaboration with research/biology. Identify, develop, and implement clinical biomarker strategy for early clinical programs, including supporting the determination proof of mechanism, informing and supporting dosing regimen, defining pharmacodynamic markers and indication selection in close collaboration with research/biology. Collaborate with internal labs as well with contract research organisations on all the aspects of the biomarker analytics, including method development, method transfer, fit-for -purpose validation and oversight of clinical study measurements. Work as a member of the clinical study team as subject matter expert for executing clinical study setup & conduct, contributing to the study protocol development and review, preparing submissions, addressing regulatory queries, developing and implementing bioanalytical strategies & assays, and delivering regulatory compliant data and reports within program timelines.

Experience

  • Associate Director, Oncology Translational Medicine at AstraZeneca
    Jul 2022 - Present · 4 yrs

  • Clinical Biomarker Lead at Boehringer Ingelheim
    Jan 2020 - Dec 2021 · 2 yrs

  • Associate Director Immunology at CellCarta
    May 2019 - Sep 2019 · 5 mos

  • Scientific Operations Manager at Eurofins Bioanalytical Services
    Aug 2017 - Jan 2019 · 1 yr 6 mos

  • Team Leader HTS Immuno-Oncology at Horizon Discovery
    Oct 2016 - Mar 2017 · 6 mos