Group Lead Neurology Research

Role Summary

Newly created senior scientific leadership role in the Neurology research therapeutic area that will lead multiple cross-functional teams and initiatives with the responsibility of shaping the strategic and scientific direction for neurology drug discovery. This role will identify, build and execute on novel targets across multiple programs with the aim of delivering innovative and robust pre-clinical drug candidate packages for clinical testing. The incumbent will have an established record of significantly advancing R&D goals and will maintain a national and international reputation in the neuroscience community.

Responsibilities

• Innovative and creative thinker and leader who applies disease area knowledge and uses cutting-edge technology to identify novel targets implicated in neurological disease
• Lead a team of cross-functional scientists with the goal of delivering robust preclinical packages enabled by biomarkers across multiple modalities
• Provide scientific insight and direction for multiple research programs using a diversity of modalities
• Integrate large, diverse and complex data sets from multiple sources to inform on the most robust targets and pathways implicated in disease progression
• Establish project priorities and resource allocations to ensure the highest impact
• Leads by example across disciplines to execute on therapeutic area objectives
• Ability to identify multidisciplinary solutions and recommend a course of action in ambiguous situations
• Contributes to the vision, mission and tactics of the research therapeutic area and beyond
• Support due diligence activities, competitive assessments, and evaluation of external opportunities
• Serves as an inspirational leader within group, therapeutic area and beyond

Qualifications

• PhD with at least 12 years of post-doctoral biopharma experience with demonstrated scientific leadership
• Outstanding track record of scientific publications in high-impact journals with multiple publications as senior/corresponding author demonstrating thought leadership in neuroscience
• Established national and international reputation as a Key Opinion Leader (KOL) in neuroscience
• Proven track record of significant scientific impact including:
  • Multiple IND filings as a key scientific contributor or leader
  • Contributions to regulatory submissions (NDA/BLA)
  • Successful progression of drug candidates from discovery through development
  • Patents with demonstrated commercial or therapeutic impact
• Demonstrated ability to lead and influence across R&D through:
  • Successful leadership of multidisciplinary teams achieving department/project objectives
  • Influential leadership outside of formal organizational structure
  • Track record of shaping scientific direction and influencing portfolio decisions
• Strong business acumen with experience in due diligence, competitive intelligence, and strategic partnership evaluation
• Extensive mentoring experience with track record of developing scientific talent and fostering scientific excellence
• Highly self-directed and proactive with demonstrated ability to work independently in ambiguous situations and identify multidisciplinary solutions

Education

• PhD in a relevant discipline (biomedical sciences, neuroscience or related) — required