Job Details
Senior Director, Cancer Pharmacology, Translational Research
Direct Hire Full-Time Role
Salary Range: $235,000 - $281,000 per year
Location: Redwood City, CA - Hybrid Role
Job Summary:
As the leader of a cross-functional Cancer Pharmacology team, you will report to the Executive Director and Head of Cancer Pharmacology in Translational Research.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Be a critical contributor and provide strong strategic and technical leadership in the translation research group and multi-disciplinary research and development project teams, focusing on preclinical modeling of combinations and resistance with an indication lens.
- Strategic involvement in external partnering and business development efforts; coordinate internal efforts and external contract research organization for various pharmacology programs.
- Manage a team of scientists across different projects in a matrix environment and serve as a functional rep in key project teams.
- Manage and analyze experimental data and present results at internal meetings and scientific conferences.
- Develop high-quality protocols and outputs and maintain detailed documentation of procedures and data to comply with internal standard operating procedures and other quality criteria, where necessary.
Requirements and Qualifications:
- Ph.D. in pharmacology, oncology, cell biology, or a related discipline, with 2-5 years of post-doctoral and at least 8-10 years of relevant industry experience in cancer drug discovery and development.
- Strategic thinker with proven leadership skills; prior project team leadership roles would be an advantage.
- Deep expertise in cancer pharmacology and oncogenic signaling pathways
- Rigorous, quantitative, and detail-oriented experimentalist
- Strong track record of scientific productivity as evidenced by high-quality, impactful publications
- Demonstrated ability to multi-task, prioritize options, anticipate challenges, and execute goals as a member of an interdisciplinary team
- Experience working with external collaborators on preclinical animal studies and ex vivo PD assays is preferred.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Thrives in a collaborative team setting and is driven by a desire to be innovative in a high-energy, small company environment.
Desired Skills and Experience
Cancer pharmacology, translational research, drug discovery, drug development
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