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Medicinal Chemistry Head - R+D

Employer
Barrington James
Location
England (GB)
Salary
Flexible on experience
Start date
8 Sep 2022
Closing date
8 Oct 2022

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Discipline
R & D , Chemistry, Pre - clinical
Hours
Full Time
Contract Type
Contract
Experience Level
Management

Job Details

A well-established biotech which has partnered with a large global pharmaceutical player is undergoing a considerable expansion. A position has opened for a head of chemistry, who will lead and grow their team throughout this exciting transition and beyond… could this be you?

 

The applicant will need to be a scientific behemoth, with extensive track record leading projects and managing multidisciplinary teams both internally and externally, as well as successfully taking small molecules from hit to candidate, and equipped to take on both target based and phenotypic approaches.

 

You will have major input in developing the chemistry team and the organizations therapeutic programs on the cutting edge of drug discovery.

 

Responsibilities:

  • Deliver hit finding projects through to candidate selection
  • With a strategic approach plan, run and deliver drug discovery projects Impart medicinal chemistry wisdom and guidance
  • Oversee CRO’s and institution collaborations
  • Assist junior staff to grow and develop
  • Multidisciplinary project crossover

 

Qualifications and experience

  • PhD or equivalent
  • A decade or more of experience in leading drug discovery teams and projects
  • A proven track record of moving small molecules through the various pre-clinical stages to delivery and candidate nomination
  • Experience managing, mentoring and leading
  • History overseeing external collaborators such as CRO’s
  • Efficient and articulate communicator and leader

 

For Bonus Points

  • Familiarity with biology such as phenotypic discovery Patent strategy knowledge and experience Experience giving presentations with other global entities Orphan drug development and discovery

 

General Mindset and skills

  • Passion for pioneering new therapies and medicines
  • Enthusiastic team player and leader
  • Plasticity in new techniques and concepts
  • People person
  • Cool under pressure
  • Ability to work cross disciplinarily

 

Apply now and I will be happy to discuss the opportunity with you, plus any other potential matches!

Jamie Green | UK & Europe | Research & Drug Development

Email: jgreen@barringtonjames.com

Company

We’re great at what we do. A collection of the worlds finest Life Science recruiters working for the worlds best Life Science consultancy.

Originally, a purely contingency and contract recruiter, focused in the UK, Barrington James is now a sophisticated, highly effective provider of human resources solutions up to full RPO, partnering the pharma, medical devices, and healthcare industries right across the globe.

Company info
Website
Telephone
01293 776644
Location
Victoria House
Consort Way
Horley
Surrey
RH6 7AF
GB

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