Our mission is to bring new treatments to patients faster and more efficiently.
Reimagining how medicines are developed isn’t easy. We’re taking on one of the world’s hardest and most important missions, and to do it right requires people with outsized curiosity and conviction. If you are motivated by hard problems and lasting impact, you belong here.
How we work:
We believe the industry can move faster and with greater probability of success – that’s why Formation Bio is building this generation’s AI-native pharma company.
We’re creating AI systems to drive a new, more precise model for drug development. In doing so, we constantly ask "why?", challenging assumptions that have gone unchallenged for decades, and approach every problem through first-principles thinking.
AI-native culture meets drug development
Our tech and development teams work collaboratively to reengineer entire drug development workflows to be system-driven. And by treating data as reusable infrastructure rather than a one-off asset, knowledge here compounds limitlessly. That shared institutional memory enables us to make better, faster, more data-driven decisions across all stages of our drug portfolio.
Scientific depth
We bring scientific rigor to every experiment, and data-driven discipline to every decision – respecting the complexity of biology while pushing its boundaries.
High-impact teams
We keep teams small, and their scope large. As systems take on execution, our people become the arbiters of good judgement and high quality. Each person carries outsized ownership over outcomes that would typically require a much bigger team at a traditional pharma company.
Our values
Our values unite us, and guide us towards achieving our mission. They are the backbone of the work we do, the teams we build, and the decisions we make.
Think in first principles
We rigorously interrogate all possible paths to understand how we can do things differently and faster. We challenge assumptions, ask why, and solve problems from the ground up.
Be a scientist
We are curious and we continuously learn. We steelman, not strawman in debates. We listen, rapidly iterate, and make the best decisions with the evidence we have.
Deliver care
We lead with empathy. We value different perspectives, collaborate across teams, and support one another. We give and receive direct, actionable and timely feedback to hold ourselves and others to a high bar.
Champion the mission
Working to deliver new treatments to patients faster and more efficiently is our north star, and we work toward that north star every day. We celebrate our wins, and hold ourselves accountable for our failures and always keep marching forward toward achieving our mission.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is Formation Bio’s operating model?
Formation Bio in-licenses or acquires clinical-stage drug assets and develops them past value inflection. We operate using a hub and spoke model, placing each acquired asset into a standalone entity called a NewCo, with its own dedicated team, or “pod”, responsible for the asset’s development. Each pod is a cross-functional group consisting of experts from across Formation Bio teams, including clinical, CMC, data science, and more – all working alongside a Clinical Lead and General Manager to drive decision making and development of the asset.
What makes Formation Bio different from traditional pharma companies?
Formation Bio began as a tech-focused CRO called TrialSpark before evolving to acquire and develop drugs in-house with our AI-native platform and processes. We are building this generation’s AI-native company, which means AI is built into our workflows as a baseline, and our employees are expected to be citizen builders – regardless of department or function. As part of our AI-native infrastructure, we treat institutional knowledge as something that compounds – capturing decisions and context at the source, so our platform and systems get smarter and faster with every program we run.
How will Formation Bio invest in my growth and development?
Formation Bio supports career growth through the creation of access to learning opportunities, fair and equitable processes, and support for employees throughout their career journey. Growth comes in many different forms, including increased scope and responsibility, cross-functional work opportunities, promotions from one level to the next, internal transfers, and mentorship opportunities. A culture of feedback is vital to development, which is why we encourage everyone to share constructive and continuous insights as a two-way habit at every level.