Position Summary:

As a key member of the Finance & Operations team reporting to the Chief Financial Officer, this role will have broad accounting, finance and operational finance responsibilities.

Responsibilities:

• Prepare and record regular monthly closing journal entries with supporting documentation;
• Maintain and reconcile general ledger accounts including those related to the areas of cash, prepaid expenses and other current assets, property and equipment, accounts payable, accrued expenses, deferred rent and other liabilities;
• Prepare monthly, quarterly and annual financial reporting packages;
• Lead budgeting and forecasting activities working with team leaders across the company;
• Manage daily accounts payable activities, including entering, processing and paying invoices;
• Process semi-monthly payrolls, maintaining strong supporting records;
• Support HR by contributing to compensation analyses and strategy;
• Respond to ad hoc requests for financial support, including organizing and providing supporting documentation in response to independent audit requests.

Qualifications and skills:

• Attention to detail and strong organizational skills; ability to work independently
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accounting preferred
• Minimum five years of experience in a finance function

Position:  Full-Time, Exempt

Location:  Lexington, MA

Accent values diversity and is committed to equal employment opportunity and non-discrimination for all employees and qualified applicants without regard to a person’s race, color, gender, age, religion, national origin, ancestry, disability, marital or veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation or any other legally protected status. Accent will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities, in accordance with applicable law.

To apply, please send your resume to HR@accenttx.com.

Note to Third Party Staffing Agencies:  Please do not forward any agency resumes. Accent Therapeutics is not responsible for any fees related to resumes that are unsolicited.

Position Summary:

As a key member of the biology team reporting to the Vice President of Biology, the Principal Scientist, Biology will join a dynamic, enthusiastic, highly interdisciplinary, and collaborative team to elucidate the role of epitranscriptomics in human disease and progress the Accent pipeline.

Responsibilities:

• Work with biochemists, biologists, chemists, protein scientists, DMPK and Accent leadership to progress projects from target selection and validation through candidate selection and IND enabling studies;
• Independently design and execute experiments focused on the identification and validation of new epitranscriptomic drug targets;
• Responsible for facilitating drug discovery process from discovery through pre-clinical development;
• Proactively review literature to bring in newest scientific findings, ideas, and methods/technologies for discovery research; and
• Interpret, summarize and present research findings in internal and external scientific meetings/conferences.

Qualifications:

• A PhD in Molecular Biology, Cancer Biology, or a related field plus a minimum of 6-10 years of industry experience and a proven track record of productivity and creativity;
• Project or program leadership experience in the biotech/ pharmaceutical industry;
• Extensive experience in mammalian tissue culture (including si/shRNA, CRISPR, and lentivirus) and modern molecular biology techniques (Western blotting, RT-qPCR);
• Broad knowledge of cancer biology and related signaling-pathways;
• Ability to work within a dynamic matrix environment, with strong contribution to project strategies and progression;
• Excellent organizational and communication skills;
• Experience working with and managing in vitro and in vivo biology projects at CROs.

Position:  Full-Time, Exempt

Location:  Lexington, MA

Accent values diversity and is committed to equal employment opportunity and non-discrimination for all employees and qualified applicants without regard to a person’s race, color, gender, age, religion, national origin, ancestry, disability, marital or veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation or any other legally protected status. Accent will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities, in accordance with applicable law.

To apply, please send your resume to HR@accenttx.com.

Note to Third Party Staffing Agencies:  Please do not forward any agency resumes. Accent Therapeutics is not responsible for any fees related to resumes that are unsolicited.