VIAN Therapeutics | Mexico-Based | Full- or Part-Time

Help replace the needle with an eye drop.

We are looking for someone who has already helped move a novel drug from preclinical development into clinical trials in Mexico and wants to do it again.

Important: Please read before applying.

This is a hands-on early drug development role, NOT a commercial pharmaceutical management position.

We require demonstrated experience with investigational therapeutics, particularly regulatory submissions and early clinical development in Mexico.

Experience limited to Phase II/III trials, bioequivalence studies of already approved drugs, post-marketing, sales, marketing, or business development does NOT meet our requirements.

About VIAN VIAN Therapeutics is a U.S.-based virtual biotech startup developing first-in-class therapies for microvascular retinal diseases. Our lead candidate, VIAN-001, is a novel antiangiogenic peptide being developed as an eye drop to potentially replace repeated intraocular injections.

The science originated in Mexico, and we are advancing early clinical development there as well, so we need a leader who can turn our development plans into results.

What you will do

- Regulatory: Drive investigational drug development submissions and clinical trial authorization processes in Mexico, working with COFEPRIS, ethics committees, and advisors.
- Clinical: Lead early clinical trial execution, coordinating investigators, sites, recruitment, clinical monitors, CROs, and data collection.
- Development: Coordinate CMC, manufacturing, preclinical safety, and toxicology activities through specialized consultants and vendors.
- Operations:



Own timelines, budgets, external partnerships, and development milestones. Report directly to the scientific founder and Board.

We are a lean startup. You will have significant responsibility, but no large internal team to delegate to. We need someone who takes initiative, solves problems, follows through, and gets things done.

What we are looking for Required

- Proven involvement in advancing novel investigational drugs from preclinical development toward early clinical studies.
- Direct experience with regulatory submissions and early clinical trial authorization in Mexico.
- Hands-on experience coordinating clinical development programs, investigators, and external partners.
- Based in Mexico, willing to travel, with professional Spanish and English proficiency.

Highly Valued

- Direct COFEPRIS experience with novel investigational drugs.
- Ophthalmology clinical development experience.
- Experience in biotech startups or lean development teams.
- Working knowledge of CMC, toxicology, and manufacturing coordination.

You do not need to be a technical expert in every development area. We work with specialized consultants. Your job is to coordinate, execute, and deliver results.

Why join VIAN? Help advance a potentially transformative treatment for retinal diseases, own critical drug development milestones, and build a biotechnology operation in Mexico.

Work directly with the scientific founder, Board, and experienced advisors, with competitive compensation and potential equity participation.

If you have helped bring an investigational drug into the clinic in Mexico, we want to hear from you.

📌 Chief Operating Officer (COO) – Early Drug Development | Mexico (Ciudad de México)
🏢 Vian Therapeutics
📍 Ciudad de México