Senior Director, Antibody Bioconjugate Discovery

Senior Director, Antibody Bioconjugate Discovery - Boston, MA - Permanent

Proclinical Staffing is seeking a Senior Director, of Antibody Bioconjugate Discovery to join an innovative biotech developing next generation neurogenetic medicines. This is a permanent role located in Boston, MA.

Primary Responsibilities:

In this role, you will oversee all aspects of antibody and antibody bioconjugate technology development and drug discovery to develop next generation CNS therapeutics.

Skills & Requirements:

• PhD in chemistry, biochemistry, chemical biology, or a related field with 10+ years of industry experience
• Demonstrated leadership and management experience with a track record of leading teams and projects to successful endpoints
• Deep expertise in antibody/nanobody generation utilizing a wide range of technologies such as hybridoma, phage display, single B-cell screening, etc.
• Demonstrated experience developing antibody bioconjugates, bispecific and multi-specific antibody formats for receptor-drive tissue targeting
• Familiarity with performing develop ability/manufacturability assessments for selection and optimization of antibodies and antibody formats
• Experience using bioinformatics tools for sequence and structure analysis
• Proven leadership skills with mentoring and leading teams in therapeutic antibody development
• Ability to work collaboratively in a high-paced project team environment, meet deadlines, and prioritize work across multiple projects
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Experience in CNS delivery strongly preferred

The Senior Director will:

• Lead efforts in antibody/nanobody development and engineering, including bispecific, single domain, and multi-domain antibodies for non-viral CNS-penetrant therapeutic programs
• Utilize multiple strategies for antibody discovery such as hybridoma screening, B-cell screening, phage display to select and optimize top antibody candidates for affinity, transcytosis and other properties
• Design and execute protein engineering strategies to deliver developable biologics formats by applying molecular biology, structure-guided, computational, combinatorial/display approaches
• Lead and mentor an antibody engineering and molecular biology team of scientists responsible for designing, generating, and characterizing antibody-based therapeutics
• Lead technology development in antibody engineering and contribute to broadening Voyager's intellectual property portfolio
• Hire, manage and develop a team of scientists/research associates fostering an environment of creativity, a strong work ethic and teamwork
• Develop and manage operating budget

If you are having difficulty in applying or if you have any questions, please contact Max Robinson at (+1) 857-362-9542 or m.robinson@proclinical.com.

Proclinical is a specialist employment agency and recruitment business, providing job opportunities within major pharmaceutical, biopharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device companies.

Proclinical Staffing is an equal opportunity employer.

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