Vp Medicinal Chemistry

Proclinical are recruiting a VP Medicinal Chemistry for a biotech organisation. This role is on a permanent basis and is located in Graz. The client is focused on bringing various first-in-class small molecule PICs to market.

**Responsibilities**:

- To successfully bring programs from target selection through lead optimisation to IND, you will guide the hit ID to guide optimisation phases.
- Contribute to the design decisions on CADD, ML and biology.
- Distribute and display crucial data packages and data-driven scientific updates to the organisation affect the pipelines milestones and business goals.
- You will arrange and drive the drafting and archiving of IP derives from compound design efforts.
- Form roadmap for forming internal abilities and infrastructure leveraging internal knowledge and external resources.
- Practical involvement in the company's drug discovery efforts.
- Other duties may be assigned to this role.

**Skills & Requirements**:

- Educated to a PhD degree level in a medicinal chemistry with at least 15 years of experience in discovery research within a pharma or biotech establishment, as well as at least 8 years of experience in a leadership role within medicinal chemistry.
- Knowledge in oncology and/or CNS with a solid record of enhancing programs to IND.
- Acquainted with competitive landscape in targeted protein degradation, as well as latest scientific developments within the bRo5 space.
- Practical scientific brilliant in drug discovery and design, specifically in guiding optimisation and hit-to-lead.
- Hit ID experience would be ideal.
- Communication skills both verbally and in writing.
- Able to think strategically.
- Capable of guiding the conception and development of a plan and move to action.
- Past experience as a speaker at conferences.
- Able to navigate, implement, and direct within an energetic, fast-paced and developing work setting.
- Capable of resolving issues.
- Competent leadership skills with the ability to serve as a role model for members of the team and any other parts of the company.
- Familiarity in setting-up synthesis labs would be advantageous to the role.

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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