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Department: 106100 R&D Admin

Location: San Diego, USA- Remote

Be a part of a global team that is inspired to make a difference in the lives of people living with rare disease.

At Travere Therapeutics, we recognize that our exceptional employees are vital to our success. We are a dedicated team focused on meeting the unique needs of rare patients. Our work is rewarding - both professionally and personally - because we are making a difference. We are passionate about what we do.

We are seeking talented individuals who will thrive in our collaborative, diverse, fast-paced environment and share in our mission - to identify, develop and deliver life-changing therapies to people living with rare disease. We stick by our values centered on patients, courage, community, and collaboration to pursue our vision of becoming a leading biopharmaceutical company dedicated to the delivery of innovation and hope to patients in the global rare disease community.

At Travere Therapeutics, we are in rare for life. We continue to courageously forge new paths as we move toward a common goal of elevating science and service for rare patients.

The Chief Scientific Officer (CSO) reports to the EVP, Head of Research & Development and Chief Medical Officer and serves as a member of the Executive Team. As the Company\'s foremost scientific leader, the CSO provides strategic scientific leadership to the Executive Team and Board of Directors while serving as the principal scientific representative to investors, analysts, academic collaborators, and strategic partners. The CSO integrates scientific innovation, technical strategy, and external engagement to advance the Company\'s mission and long-term growth.

The CSO provides executive leadership and strategic direction for the Company\'s Research and Technical Operations organizations through direct leadership of the Head of Research and the Head of Technical Operations, ensuring the Company\'s scientific strategy is translated into research priorities, technical capabilities, and organizational excellence that support development programs, commercial products, and future pipeline assets spanning discovery through commercialization. The CSO is accountable for building the scientific capabilities, organizational depth, and technical infrastructure that position Travere for sustained innovation and long-term growth.

• Serve as the Company\'s senior scientific advisor to the Executive Team and Board of Directors, providing scientific insight and strategic counsel that informs portfolio prioritization, corporate strategy, business development, capital allocation, and long-term growth.
• Partner with the Executive Team to shape portfolio strategy by integrating scientific and technical considerations into investment, prioritization, and business development decisions.
• Own and communicate the Company\'s scientific vision, innovation strategy, and long-term research roadmap to internal and external stakeholders, including investors, analysts, the Board of Directors, scientific advisors, key opinion leaders, academic collaborators, patient advocacy organizations, and strategic partners.
• Define and evolve the Company\'s long-term scientific strategy, identifying emerging therapeutic opportunities, enabling technologies, research priorities, and external innovation that will strengthen the Company\'s portfolio and competitive position.
• Continuously assess emerging science and technology to inform portfolio strategy and future growth.
• Elevate Travere\'s scientific reputation by cultivating relationships with leading investigators, academic institutions, scientific societies, innovation partners, and the broader rare disease community, positioning the Company as a recognized scientific leader.
• Provide executive leadership, strategic direction, and organizational oversight for the Research organization through partnership with the Head of Research.
• Lead the scientific evaluation and due diligence of external opportunities, including licensing transactions, acquisitions, research collaborations, novel therapeutic targets, platform technologies, and strategic partnerships, providing scientific recommendations that inform portfolio and business development decisions.
• Partner with the Head of Research to build and continuously evolve a world-class research organization by expanding capabilities across early clinical science, translational research, preclinical collaborations, assay development, nonclinical pharmacology and toxicology, biomarker sciences, medical genetics, newborn screening, and scientific collaborations in support of the Company\'s current and future portfolio.
• Build organizational depth through succession planning, strategic hiring, and leadership development.
• Provide executive leadership and strategic direction for the Technical Operations organization through partnership with the Head of Technical Operations.
• Develop and execute a long-term Technical Operations strategy that supports the Company\'s development and commercial portfolio while preparing the organization for future therapeutic modalities, including small molecules, biologics, combination products, medical devices, and emerging technologies.
• Build resilient technical capabilities across CMC, manufacturing, analytical sciences, formulation, process development, external manufacturing, supply chain diversification, and manufacturing innovation to support lifecycle management, commercial continuity, and future pipeline expansion.
• Champion technical innovation across formulation, analytical sciences, process development, manufacturing sciences, device integration, and external manufacturing partnerships.
• Partner across R&D and corporate functions to align scientific, technical, clinical, regulatory, and commercial strategies.
• Represent Travere\'s scientific vision during Board meetings, investor days, analyst discussions, scientific conferences, and partner engagements.
• Responsible for oversight of Research and Technical Operations budgets.
• Champion the evaluation and adoption of emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence, computational biology, and digital innovations, to enhance scientific discovery, translational research, Technical Operations, manufacturing, and organizational decision-making.

• Advanced scientific or medical degree (M.D., Ph.D., M.D./Ph.D., Pharm.D., or equivalent).
• 17+ years of progressive biotechnology or pharmaceutical leadership experience, including significant rare disease experience is required.
• Must have deep scientific expertise in nephrology, immunology, metabolic disease, and related rare disease therapeutic areas.
• Recognized scientific expertise in nephrology, immunology, metabolic diseases, and related rare disease therapeutic areas, with the ability to evaluate emerging science, identify new therapeutic opportunities, and influence scientific strategy.
• Ability to communicate a vision for research and technical operations and influence key constituencies effectively, including scientific staff, management, board members and corporate partners and investors
• Demonstrated success leading research organizations and translating scientific discovery into development opportunities.
• Experience evaluating external innovation and conducting scientific due diligence.
• Broad knowledge of pharmaceutical sciences, CMC, manufacturing strategy, and development across small molecules, biologics, combination products, devices, and emerging technologies.
• Experience representing scientific strategy to executive leadership, Boards, investors, analysts, and external partners.

• Embodies Travere\'s values of Courage, Community Spirit, Patient Focus, and Teamwork.
• Strategic, enterprise-minded leader with exceptional scientific judgment and business acumen.
• Recognized scientific credibility with the ability to influence internal and external stakeholders.
• Outstanding communication and presentation skills for scientific and non-scientific audiences.
• Proven ability to build collaborative relationships across academia, industry, manufacturing partners, and the investment community.
• Track record of building, leading, and developing high-performing scientific and technical teams.
• Experience making portfolio-level scientific recommendations that balance scientific opportunity, development risk, technical feasibility, patient need, competitive dynamics, and business value.
• No role is expected to be 100% remote; Ability to travel 20% domestically and internationally as business needs require; Ability to perform onsite work in San Diego as required.

Total Rewards Offerings: Travere provides comprehensive total rewards offerings that demonstrate our commitment as a diverse, equitable, people-centric, and pay-for-performance organization.

Benefits: Our benefits include premium health, financial, work-life and well-being offerings for eligible employees and dependents, wellness and employee support programs, life insurance, disability, retirement plans with employer match and generous paid time off.

Compensation: Our competitive compensation package includes a combination of both cash compensation (base pay and short-term incentive) and long-term incentive compensation (company stock), designed to recognize, retain, and reward employees.

Target Base Pay Range:

$425,000.00 - $500,000.00

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