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Financial Controller

Trevena is recruiting a Financial Controller to provide leadership of all financial reporting and planning activities. The candidate will be a key contributor to building a dynamic financial organization dedicated to financial integrity and supporting Trevena's overall business strategy. Specifically, the Controller will ensure the financial organization delivers timely financials in accordance with GAAP, ensure Trevena has adequate documented internal controls and manage tax compliance. The Controller will also lead all financial planning activities at Trevena including implementation of a routine forecasting process and financial analysis for key projects. The Controller will manage treasury functions and oversee the accounts payable function. In addition, the Controller will interact with key stakeholders including investors, executive management, board of directors, external auditors, partners etc.

A CPA is strongly preferred in addition to 10+ years of financial leadership experience, including time in Public accounting and predominantly in the lifesciences sector.

Please submit your resume for consideration for this role to rdeegan@trevenainc.com

Director or VP, Clinical Development:

Trevena is recruiting for a Director or VP, Clinical development to support its clinical development portfolio. The candidate will provide clinical development leadership and be responsible for the development and execution of all clinical plans for assets in his/her portfolio. The individual will partner with the Research, Commercial and Non-clinical Development functions to generate and execute on product development plans from on-clinical development through commercial launch. The person will offer support and guidance to research teams where questions arise around clinical development activities or medical need. In collaboration with Regulatory Affairs, the clinician will be responsible for communication of clinical activities to regulatory bodies. Together with other members of the senior management team, the incumbent will be responsible for communication of clinical activities to investors and partners and act as a key advisor to the executive team on target and therapeutic area selection.

The candidate should have an MD or equivalent degree and 5-10 years of drug development experience with a proven track of supporting compounds from drug discovery through development. Preferably the person will have experience in both big pharma and biotech environments, experience working in multiple disease areas as well as experience in both translational and late stage clinical development.

Please submit your resume for consideration for this role to jklein@kleinhersh.com.

Director or VP, Non-clinical Development:

Trevena is recruiting for a Director or Vice President of Non-clinical Development. This position will report to the CSO and provide leadership for the non-clinical safety assessment and DMPK characterization of assets in the portfolio. The incumbent will be responsible for non-clinical development strategies, including operational planning and execution for IND-enabling and DMPK studies, from late stage discovery through clinical development. The person will partner with Research, Pharmaceutical Development, Regulatory Affairs and Clinical as a critical team member focused on successful completion of overall project goals. The individual will be responsible for execution of the non-clinical safety assessment and DMPK plans predominantly through external relationships. Additionally, the person will proactively provide support and guidance to all teams where questions arise around non-clinical development strategies/activities and be responsible for communication of non-clinical activities to appropriate regulatory bodies.

The candidate should have a PhD or equivalent and greater than 10 years of drug discovery and development experience.

Please submit your resume for consideration for this role to jklein@kleinhersh.com.

Trevena’s Culture

We believe in our science and in the people that make it possible. As a small company, every employee is critical to our success and we strive to make sure that every voice is heard. We all sit in an open-plan office with no physical barriers to communication and interaction across disciplines and across levels. The company’s goals, challenges and successes are clearly outlined and we work as one team to make the organization successful.

We empower our employees to make their contribution count. Every employee has an opportunity to impact Trevena’s success and to benefit personally from that success as a shareholder of the company.

We work hard but we also have fun. Whether it’s sharing a home-made cake in the break room, running off calories together in Valley Forge park or throwing gutter-balls at Trevena bowling night, there is a strong focus on social as well as scientific interaction.

At Trevena, we have built a great team, who are committed to ground breaking science, and to each other. We involve all key team members in hiring decisions and are delighted that the culture of passion, commitment and fun stays strong as the company continues to grow.

Trevena’s Location – King of Prussia, PA

The Trevena site is a custom-built office and laboratory space in King of Prussia, Business Center. The Business Center provides access to a café, a small gym and shower facilities. For the outdoor enthusiast, Valley Forge park is on the doorstep and for shopping/dining, King of Prussia Mall is close by.

In the broader area, there are a multitude of attractive, communities where our employees can base themselves. From the Philadelphia Main Line through to West Chester, towns include Bryn Mawr, Radnor, Villanova, Wayne, Devon, Berwyn, Paoli and Malvern. Even closer to the site, employees live in King of Prussia, Conshohocken, Phoenixville and Audubon. There are many opportunities to base yourself near great schools, restaurants, farmers’ markets etc.

The Trevena region is part of the Greater Philadelphia’s Life Sciences Cluster, an active, vibrant and supportive community working to accelerate the growth of life sciences companies. This region achieved top rankings in the 2009 Milken Report due to a strong blend of established pharma, research infrastructure, world-renowned universities, emerging startups, workforce, and support network for entrepreneurs.

Source: Select Greater Philadelphia