Basecamp Research
Product Lead, Peptide Therapeutics
$200K–$250K
Boston · On-site · Full-time · Posted Oct 14, 2026
- Experience
- 10+ years; no alternatives stated.
About the job
Owns the peptide therapeutics platform as a commercial product, defining its market, product roadmap, partner positioning, and licensing strategy.
What you'll do
- Analyze peptide markets, competitors, deal structures, and customer needs to inform roadmap and pricing.
- Define target product profiles, research plans, stage gates, and go/no-go recommendations for peptide programmes.
- Own peptide productisation, commercial models, partner-facing evidence and claims, and support business development and IP strategy.
What they ask for
- 10+ years in pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry, with substantial exposure to peptide, protein, or biologics therapeutics.
- Demonstrable command of peptide drug-development challenges and trade-offs.
- Track record shaping and closing pharmaceutical partnerships, licensing agreements, or platform deals, or owning commercial strategy for a platform sold into pharmaceutical R&D.
- Proven ability to author target product profiles, competitive assessments, and commercial cases acted on by senior stakeholders.
Nice to have
- Experience in metabolic disease, immunology, anti-infectives, or another therapeutic area with an active peptide pipeline.
- Familiarity with macrocyclic peptides, peptidomimetics, non-canonical amino acids, conjugation strategies, oral delivery technologies, or AI-enabled drug discovery platforms.
Pay
$200K - $250K base (USD); $200K – $250K (USD, base salary not specified for this range)
AI focus
The role commercialises a peptide therapeutics platform involving AI-enabled discovery, including defining licensable capabilities and partner-facing evidence and claims.
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