Associate Director, Medicinal Chemistry Project & External Operations Manager

Role: Associate Director, Medicinal Chemistry Project and External Operations Manager, leading discovery chemistry programs focused on cardiovascular and neuromuscular diseases. Responsibilities: develop and execute chemistry strategies, manage internal timelines, and oversee external CRO partnerships to meet project milestones; lead vendor evaluation, onboarding, and performance management; provide scientific leadership on compound design, SAR, and optimization; mentor junior scientists; coordinate cross-functional teams and report progress to leadership. Requirements: Ph.D. in Organic or Medicinal Chemistry with 10+ years in pharma/biotech drug discovery, proven leadership in multidisciplinary projects, deep medicinal chemistry expertise, and extensive CRO management experience. HighValue: cardiovascular and neuromuscular therapeutics, small molecules, early to late discovery stages, CRO collaboration, vendor assessment, and global vendor coordination. WorkSetup: location not specified, likely hybrid or onsite based on seniority and project needs.