Role OverviewThe Chief Scientific Officer will set the scientific vision and strategy for the organization, lead the research function, and play a critical role in identifying and advancing compelling therapeutic targets and programs.
What You Will Do
Establish and lead the company's overall scientific vision, research strategy, and therapeutic portfolio. Identify and critically evaluate novel therapeutic targets based on mechanism of action, disease biology, competitive landscape, translational potential, and clinical relevance.
Why It Might Be a Fit
The ideal candidate will combine the scientific depth of a leading immunologist with the judgment and execution capabilities of an experienced drug developer.
Requirements
- PhD in Immunology or a closely related scientific discipline
- Approximately 10+ years of biotechnology and/or pharmaceutical industry experience
- Deep expertise in Immunology & Inflammation
- Demonstrated ability to understand and evaluate the relationship between therapeutic targets, mechanisms of action, and underlying disease biology
- Strong understanding of the current and emerging I&I target landscape
- Extensive experience discovering and developing biologic therapeutics
- Strong expertise in target identification, target validation, translational biology, and preclinical drug development
- Demonstrated experience advancing programs from discovery toward IND and clinical development
- Significant experience designing and evaluating in vivo models and determining the evidence required to support clinical translation
- Proven ability to lead multidisciplinary scientific teams and therapeutic portfolios
- Strong track record of scientific and drug development accomplishments
- Ability to engage credibly with KOLs, investors, board members, scientific collaborators, and other external stakeholders
- Strong people leadership skills with a demonstrated ability to build productive and collaborative scientific organizations
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