Associate Director, Pharmacology

A well-known global pharmaceutical company with leading products across various therapeutic areas is looking to hire a Associate Director of the in vitro safety assessment & ion channel pharmacology. This vacancy is an exciting opportunity to work at a top global pharmaceutical company that has a workforce of more than 6,700 employees across multiple sites in the UK.

As the UK Associate Director of the in vitro safety assessment & ion channel pharmacology team within the Mechanistic Biology & Profiling Group in Cambridge, UK, you will pursue world-class medicines in new ways, combining our people's exceptional skills with those of people from all over the globe.

If you're inspired by the possibilities of science to make a difference and ready to discover what you can do - join us.

Job Responsibilties:

• Reporting directly to the Global Head of the Mechanistic Biology & Profiling Department you will set the vision, build and lead a team in generating pre-clinical plate-based in vitro safety assessment data to predict and understand compound (and novel drug modalities) liability at key safety-related targets. You will also be accountable for Discovery Sciences' ion channel pharmacology capabilities for both safety and efficacy studies.
• As the Associate Director, you will lead and drive a high-performing team to provide early, impactful safety and ion channel biology insight to projects across the global IMEDs, through a combination of quantitative in vitro pharmacological, 'omics, mass-spectrometry and high content imaging approaches.
• You will be a scientific leader, able to represent the discipline across a broad range of therapeutic projects and global initiatives within Discovery Sciences and IMEDs, and also externally.
• You will drive scientific and technical innovation, including through external collaboration and partnership.
• You will also be a key member of the Global Mechanistic Biology & Profiling Leadership Team, participating in setting and maintaining the strategic direction, scientific quality and efficiency of the department.

Skills and Requirements:

• Formal training and proven expertise in a biology-based discipline (pharmacology, ion channel biology, toxicology)
• Proven track record of recruiting and developing a world-class group, and optimising team performance.
• Proven track record of career progression, and significant external reputation in pharmacology and/or pre-clinical safety, gained through professional recognition, external presentation and publication in high-impact journals
• Extensive experience in pre-clinical drug discovery, with deep pharmacology knowledge, coupled with a strong safety expertise in one or more target organ areas (e.g. hepatotoxicity, cardiotoxicity).
• Extensive knowledge of pre-clinical safety studies within an academic or industrial environment
• Extensive experience of establishing and leading external collaborations and technology change projects to advance organisational capability
• Track record of delivering results across a diverse project portfolio by driving strategic, scientific, financial and people performance.
• Strong leader - able to articulate a vision for disease- agnostic Discovery missions, set direction and inspire commitment for preclinical Discovery.
• Ability to manage internal expertise, capacity and resources to drive governance and decision-making regarding scientific portfolio support and technology development.
• Is future orientated and strategic in thinking style.
• Proven capability to express complex technological ideas in a clear and compelling way to engage and influence multiple stakeholder groups.
• Strong financial acumen with ability to assess and drive significant technological investments.
• Robust decision making informed by business and financial acumen and an understanding of competitor strategy.
• Generates exceptional results by influencing, driving performance and collaborating across project boundaries.
• Global cross-IMED mind-set, with expertise in developing cross-functional operating models.

To Apply:

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