Director of Medicinal Chemistry in a Scientific Leadership role
AstraZeneca / Logistikjobb / Göteborg
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AstraZeneca now offer an exciting opportunity for you with significant expertise and experience in Drug Discovery and Medicinal Chemistry with a special interest and track record in bridging chemistry and biology. We look for you with high ambitions and a desire to work with an open minded, creative and experienced team to push the boundaries of science. You will have a key role as a scientific leader with the expectation to impact our future portfolio and drug discovery programs across disciplines, both internally and through collaborations. The role is at Director level and placed at AstraZeneca's dynamic R&D site in Gothenburg Sweden (read more at
https://www.astrazeneca.com/our-science/gothenburg.html and
https://www.movetogothenburg.com/).Cardiovascular, Renal and Metabolism (CVRM) is one of AstraZeneca 's core therapy areas. We follow the science and turn ideas into life changing medicines for patients suffering from Heart Failure, Diabetes or Chronic Kidney Disease.
We are agnostic to molecular modality and utilizes small molecules, peptides, oligonucleotides, PROTACs etc to modulate disease and change patients lives. This creates a stimulating and collaborative domain for you as medicinal chemist and drug hunter to address scientific questions in an inventive way.
We drive our pipeline and areas of scientific interest in partnerships with world experts which provides you, as a scientist, with the opportunity to access the most advanced knowledge, tools and opportunities to stay at the fore-front of scientific research.
The Medicinal Chemistry Department within CVRM is a critical player in the discovery and design of our drug molecules and in identifying and validating novel biological targets.
Main Duties and Responsibilities
In this role you will provide scientific leadership within the Medicinal Chemistry department and represent the department and AstraZeneca at interdisciplinary meetings internally as well as externally. As an internationally acknowledged medicinal chemist you will build and develop the strategy of medicinal chemistry areas both in the department and in the AstraZeneca global community. You will be a strong influencer across disciplines and in our disease area strategy teams as well as having a profound impact on projects across the CVRM portfolio, in all phases from target selection to drug candidate selection. Key Deliverables are:
* As part of the Medicinal Chemistry Leadership Team provide a clear, compelling scientific strategy in the field of medicinal chemistry
* Initiate and lead medicinal chemistry in projects
* Recommend, gain commitment to, initiate and lead new innovations that help CVRM to meet its overall objectives
* Generate and champion new project ideas and influence how novel biology can be detangled using chemical matters and techniques
* Evaluate and manage external collaborations & in-licensing opportunities
* Demonstrate scientific leadership through high quality publications, conference presentations and by building networks with key opinion leaders and academic groups
* Show strong leadership capabilities in collaborative working, strategic thinking, leading through others and in the development of people and organization
Essential Requirements
You have a Ph. D. degree in a relevant scientific discipline with 10 or more year's post-doctoral research experience in medicinal chemistry and drug discovery, preferentially with industry experience. With your excellent inter-personal, communication and collaboration skills you will have the ability to operate effectively in a multidisciplinary matrix research environment, providing leadership and insight in drug discovery. Experience from leading projects or chemistry programs, including delivery of clinical candidates, is essential. You have experience from, and understanding of, when to use various chemical modalities in drug discovery. It will be an advantage with experience from e.g. various chemical modalities, various hit finding strategies and the cardiovascular and metabolic disease area. Key qualities are:
* A highly self-motivated, scientifically critical individual capable of receiving and analyzing input from multiple disciplines and deciding on focused course of action
* Internationally recognized as evidenced by e.g. publication record
* Openness to novel scientific approaches
* Strong influencing skills in order to build capabilities and implement improvements in medicinal chemistry and drug discovery across disciplines
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including ability to present to senior leaders
If you are interested, apply now!
For more information about the position please contact recruiting manager Dr. Malin Lemurell, +46 73 066 77 81 or
Welcome with your application no later than February 24th, 2019.
AstraZeneca is an equal opportunity employer. AstraZeneca will consider all qualified applicants for employment without discrimination on grounds of disability, sex or sexual orientation, pregnancy or maternity leave status, race or national or ethnic origin, age, religion or belief, gender identity or re-assignment, marital or civil partnership status, protected veteran status (if applicable) or any other characteristic protected by law. AstraZeneca only employs individuals with the right to work in the country/ies where the role is advertised.
Varaktighet, arbetstid
Heltid Permanent
Publiceringsdatum2019-01-25ErsättningNot Specified
Så ansöker duSista dag att ansöka är 2019-02-21
Ange följande referens när du ansöker: R-043688
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ulrica.marklund1@astrazeneca.comFöretagAstraZeneca
AdressAstraZeneca
43183
43183 1480
KontorsadressPepparedsleden 1
Jobbnummer 4575718
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