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Head of Data (Sr. Director/Executive Director)

South San Francisco, California · Director

Sponsorship not specified$265k-$356kDetected 11 days ago
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About the role

  • We are seeking a Head of Data (Senior Director or Executive
  • This is the role that makes Structure's AI smarter than anything a competitor can buy.

Responsibilities

  • Without exceptional data leadership, no AI product delivers differentiated value.
  • You will build and govern the enriched, curated, domain-specific data layer that powers all of Structure's AI - including ontologies, semantic enrichments, digital twins, and the data pipelines that feed them.
  • You will lead a team of data engineers and data stewards and work in close partnership with the Head of AI Engineering, Head of AI Product, VP of IT, and business unit leads across Clinical, R&D, CMC, Commercial, and G&A.
  • This is a greenfield build with the Crown Jewels at stake: the person who succeeds understands that data infrastructure is a strategic asset, not a utility.
  • Build and maintain the enriched data layer that powers all AI at Structure.
  • Lead a team of data engineers who build and maintain the pipelines that ingest, clean, transform, and deliver data from Structure's clinical, manufacturing, and research systems into the Knowledge System.
  • Own data quality, documentation, and governance across the AI function's data assets.
  • Manage data stewards accountable for quality in specific domains (Clinical, CMC, R&D, G&A).
  • Maintain the data catalog and ensure FAIR principles are applied throughout.

Requirements

  • Build and manage the data environments required for vendor evaluation - providing vendors access to production-grade data in a controlled, Structure-operated environment.
  • This capability must be repeatable and fast to stand up.

Nice to have

  • BS degree required
  • MS or PhD preferred in Computer Science, Data Science, Bioinformatics, Life Sciences, or a related field

Skills

  • the person who succeeds understands that data infrastructure is a strategic asset, not a utility.
  • What You Will Own
  • The Knowledge System
  • This includes:
  • Defining and maintaining ontologies and semantic enrichments that make Structure's data meaningful to AI systems
  • Curating datasets from Clinical, Manufacturing, R&D, and G&A into forms usable for model training and AI inference
  • Data Engineering for AI
  • These are not generic ETL engineers - they understand the domain context of the data they're moving.
  • Data Stewardship & Governance

Compensation

  • Structure Therapeutics is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices, and we strive to provide employees with total compensation packages that are market competitive.
  • For this role, the anticipated base pay range is $265,000-$356,000.
  • At Structure, base pay is only one part of your total compensation package.

Benefits

  • The successful candidate will be eligible for an annual performance incentive bonus, new hire equity, and ongoing performance-based equity.
  • Structure Therapeutics also offers various benefits offerings, including, but not limited to, medical, dental, and vision insurance, 401k match, unlimited PTO, and a number of paid holidays including winter shutdown.

Company info

  • Structure Therapeutics develops life‐changing medicines for patients using advanced structure‐based and computational drug discovery technology. The company's platform combines the latest advancements in visualization of molecular interactions, computational chemistry, and data integration to design orally available, superior small molecule medicines that overcome current limitations of biologic and peptide drugs. We are advancing a clinical‐stage pipeline of differentiated treatments focused on chronic diseases with high unmet need, including cardiovascular, metabolic, and pulmonary conditions.
  • Structure Therapeutics is led by an experienced group of international drug innovators and financed by top-tier global life sciences investors. The company completed an initial public offering (IPO) in February 2023. With offices in California and Shanghai, Structure Therapeutics has the benefit of being at the center of life science innovation in both the US and China and capitalizing on the strengths of each geographic location.
  • Position Summary:
  • We are seeking a Head of Data (Senior Director or Executive Director) to own the most strategically important technical asset at Structure: the Knowledge System. This is the role that makes Structure's AI smarter than anything a competitor can buy. Without exceptional data leadership, no AI product delivers differentiated value.
  • Structure Therapeutics develops life‐changing medicines for patients using advanced structure‐based and computational drug discovery technology.
  • The company's platform combines the latest advancements in visualization of molecular interactions, computational chemistry, and data integration to design orally available, superior small molecule medicines that overcome current limitations of biologic and peptide drugs.
  • We are advancing a clinical‐stage pipeline of differentiated treatments focused on chronic diseases with high unmet need, including cardiovascular, metabolic, and pulmonary conditions.
  • Structure Therapeutics is led by an experienced group of international drug innovators and financed by top-tier global life sciences investors.
  • The company completed an initial public offering (IPO) in February 2023.
  • With offices in California and Shanghai, Structure Therapeutics has the benefit of being at the center of life science innovation in both the US and China and capitalizing on the strengths of each geographic location.
  • We are seeking a Head of Data (Senior Director or Executive Director) to own the most strategically important technical asset at Structure: the Knowledge System.
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