Job description

We seek an exceptionally collaborative Associate Director or Director with experience in leading therapeutic programs from inception through lead optimization, with an emphasis on target identification, validation, and assay development. This role will be responsible for identifying and validating targets stemming from our innovative genetics pipeline, and initiating early stage drug discovery efforts as part of a truly integrated R&D team. The ideal candidate will also have experience working right alongside geneticists and computational biologists, translating genetic findings into actionable therapeutic targets. Since we are an actively growing start-up, we seek creative thinkers, agile learners and candidates with an unwavering willingness to do what is necessary to help build the company and mature a human-genetics-backed therapeutic pipeline. Our current disease areas of interest include kidney disease, fibrosis, inflammation, and neurodegenerative disorders.

Responsibilities

• Lead therapeutic programs from inception through to the clinic, with a focus on early-stage target prioritization and experimental validation.
• Build and manage a high-performing team.
• Expand our internal assay development capabilities in a way that complements existing and new programs.
• Become a disease and biology subject matter expert in a variety of areas, ready to tackle new genetic findings in diverse areas.
• Contribute to deep dives into our primary disease areas of interest and GWAS-identified targets to help build and support a competitive R&D pipeline.
• Work together with internal computational geneticists to advance genetic findings.
• Effectively communicate scientific results to internal and external audiences.
• Contribute to scientific publications.

Qualifications

• A Ph.D. in a biology discipline with 8-12 years of relevant experience in biotech or pharma is required.
• Exceptional leadership capabilities, and the ability to grow and manage a high-performing team of scientists.
• Proven track record in initiating and progressing novel therapeutic targets through validation and drug discovery.
• Experience with a variety of assay platforms, and the ability to develop innovative and robust assays to support a drug development program.
• Familiarity with a broad array of human and mouse translational models relevant to disease areas of interest.
• Strong people skills and an ability & willingness to work on a multidisciplinary R&D team.
• Independent, creative, detail-orientated, and a critical thinker.
• Compelled by the company’s mission of great science, a strong ethical stance, and benefit sharing.

Perks

• Opportunity to be part of a startup entering a rapid growth phase grounded in ethics.
• Competitive salary and equity packages as well as a 401(k) plan that includes an automatic 3% employer contribution.
• Comprehensive benefits including medical, dental and vision with 100% of monthly employee premiums paid for by the company.
• Flexible paid time off to help employees obtain a healthy work-life balance.
• Company paid professional development opportunities to encourage career progression.
• Orca Card provided by the company for work related transportation.

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: $140,000.00 - $180,000.00 per year

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Work Location: In person

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