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Job Description
The Director of Medicinal Chemistry leads multiple drug discovery projects by designing and optimizing chemical leads, mentoring chemists, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to advance compounds into clinical trials, all within a creative and collaborative environment focused on improving human health.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead medicinal chemistry activities for multiple projects to deliver optimized leads and clinical candidates.
- Identify pre-leads and design/optimize leads for potency, selectivity, and druggability.
- Generate strong intellectual property related to medicinal chemistry efforts.
- Recruit, mentor, and manage the performance of PhD and MSc synthetic chemists.
- Collaborate with peers in Medicinal Chemistry and other departments to increase compound delivery to the clinical pipeline.
- Work with senior leaders in ADME, Analytical Sciences, and Pharmacology to deliver high-value molecules.
Requirements
- A demonstrated track record of delivery of optimized leads and clinical candidates for advancing them into human clinical trials.
- Experience leading medicinal chemistry activities for two or more projects in parallel.
- Involvement in identifying pre-leads, designing and optimizing leads for potency, selectivity, and druggability.
- Strong IP generation experience.
- Ability to recruit PhD and M.Sc. synthetic chemists, mentor them as medicinal chemists, and manage their performance and productivity.
- Collaborate with peers in Medicinal Chemistry and work as a team to increase delivery of compounds to the Clinical Pipeline.
- Collaborate with Senior Leaders in other functional departments such as ADME, Analytical Sciences, and Pharmacology to deliver high-value molecules.
- Report to the VP, Discovery Chemistry as a member of the broader Drug Discovery team.
Benefits & Perks
Work environment appreciates the contributions of every person
Collaborative and creative culture
Opportunity to work on multiple projects in parallel
Potential for career growth through leadership and mentorship roles
Participation in a mission-driven organization focused on improving human health
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