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About Plexium:
Plexium is the premier, next-generation Targeted Protein Degradation (TPD) company focused on the discovery of TPD drugs which overcome limitations of conventional approaches to broaden the therapeutic potential of TPD. Plexium is pursuing monovalent degraders, including a new class of selective TPD drugs called “Direct Degraders.” Direct Degraders are small molecules that are designed to bind to a pathogenic protein in a manner that results in selective degradation of the protein by the cell’s natural protein quality control machinery. In addition to direct degraders, Plexium is pursuing molecular glue degraders. This approach also leverages the cell’s natural quality control machinery, however in this case, small molecules bind to an E3 ligase, redirecting the ligase to selectively target pathogenic proteins for degradation. Plexium is pursuing drug targets that have previously been undruggable or inadequately drugged across multiple disease areas.
The company is powered by its proprietary TPD drug discovery platform, which integrates degrader chemistry design principles and screening libraries with cell-based, target-specific degradation assays, including an ultra-high-throughput screening platform, to enable the identification of drug-like, cell-permeable degrader molecules. This integrated TPD drug discovery approach has led to the discovery of novel, selective direct degraders and molecular glue drug candidates, and two unprecedented E3 ligases.
Pipeline:
Plexium’s lead program is PLX4545, a novel, best-in-class, molecular glue degrader that selectively degrades the undruggable transcription factor IKZF2. IKZF2 is predominantly expressed on a subset of T lymphocytes. IKZF2 acts as an immune regulator by stabilizing immunosuppressive T regulatory cell populations in the tumor stroma. Selective degradation of IKZF2 is expected to improve clinical outcomes and response to immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy through immune cell activation. The pharmacology associated with IKZF2 degradation is orthogonal to checkpoint inhibitor therapy driving immune cell activation. PLX4545 is currently in a phase 1 clinical trial, with an anticipated trial completion in 3Q2024.
Plexium is also advancing a direct degrader early development program for a selective degrader of SMARCA2. SMARCA2 and SMARCA4 are essential components of the chromatin remodeling BAF complex, which regulate gene expression and proliferation. Degradation of SMARCA2 in tumor cells with a SMARCA4 loss-of-function (LoF) mutation results in cell death. SMARCA4 LoF mutations occur in five to seven percent of human malignancies. The SMARCA2 program IND submission is targeted for early 2025.
Additionally, Plexium is progressing two lead optimization stage degraders in its drug discovery program, a highly selective direct degrader of CRAF and a highly selective molecular glue degrader of CDK2. The MAP-Kinase pathway is activated in greater than 30% of human cancers, primarily via mutations in KRAS, NRAS, and BRAF. Selective degradation of CRAF protein allows Plexium to therapeutically address the broad pan-RAS mutant tumors, with clear differentiation from the existing RAF inhibitors. CDK2 and cyclin E regulate cell cycle progression. Cyclin E amplification correlates with poor survival in ovarian and ER , HER2- breast cancer. Selective degradation of CDK2 is expected to improve clinical response in cancer patients with cyclin E amplification.
Position Overview:
We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Director, Business Development to join our team. The Director will play a critical role in driving our business growth and corporate strategy. Reporting directly to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), the Director will lead initiatives to identify, evaluate, and execute strategic partnerships, collaborations, and corporate transactions to advance our business objectives across Plexium’s pipeline and platform.
Key Responsibilities:
Qualifications:
The successful candidate will have a bachelor’s degree in a life science, business or a related field; an advanced degree (PhD, MBA, JD) is preferred, and a minimum of 8 years of experience working as a senior contributor or manager in a biotech/pharma business development team or strategic consulting in the biotech or pharmaceutical industry. The ideal candidate will have knowledge of protein degradation biology and oncology. In addition, candidates should have:
Personal Characteristics:
If you are passionate about driving business growth and making a difference, please submit your CV. We look forward to hearing from you.
Full Time
$199k-249k (estimate)
06/23/2024
07/17/2024
plexium.com
San Diego, CA
<25
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