Individual will be responsible for oversight and direction of the in vitro biology (cell and molecular biology, biochemistry) drug discovery efforts within our oncology program and will play a key role in building a strong and innovative oncology project portfolio. The successful candidate will work with multi-disciplinary groups including medicinal chemistry, ADME/PK, in vivo biology and genomics/proteomics technology groups. Projects will encompass low molecular weight and biologics (antibodies and proteins) efforts and will often be multi-site collaborations.  This position will have supervisory responsibility of Ph.D. scientists and scientific associates optimizing molecules toward clinical candidates and performing target identification/validation.

Required qualifications and experience
• Ph.D. in a relevant field with 8+ years of biotechnology/pharmaceutical drug discovery experience. Candidates with an outstanding faculty track record in oncology will also be considered.
• A detailed understanding of pathways and mechanisms relevant to oncology.
• Demonstrated expertise in identifying and validating innovative drug targets.
• Strong project leadership experience on projects that have produced clinical candidates.
• Established record of scientific achievement.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Experience supervising research associates and Ph.D. scientists.
• High level of self-motivation, attention to detail and ability to thrive in a goal- and team-oriented setting.
• Experience working as part of multi-site collaborative projects a plus.

Interested candidates please send a copy of your CV including publication record, and three references (subject line must include job code).