Director, Structural Biology
The Opportunity:
Our client continuously attracts and retains the finest scientific leaders in the industry. They are built on the foundation of integrity, along with a dynamic leadership team, they are known for prioritizing PEOPLE over PROFITS. As their exclusive search partner, they have asked us to identify an exceptional leader with a deep understanding of both chemistry and biology. The candidate of choice for this role will be a person who possesses the confidence and scientific prowess to bring entirely NEW capabilities to an already ELITE discovery organization. In this role, you will be leading a team of high-powered discovery scientists with the aim of developing and implementing methodologies that will contribute to accelerating the development of structure-based drugs.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead structural biology efforts for a wide range of innovative drug discovery projects
- Analyze novel protein targets to determine their structures and co-structures
- Implement methodologies to accelerate structure-based drug design
- Rationally design small molecule and antibody therapeutics using pertinent data
Key Requirements:
- Ph.D. in Structural Biology, Biophysics, Biochemistry, Chemistry
- 5+ years of experience in the field of structural biology and structure-based drug design is required
- X-ray crystallography and cryo-EM is advantageous
QUALIFIED and MOTIVATED professionals may submit their CVs in strict confidence to:
Chad Montgomery @ cmontgomery@marcusassoc.com