Executive Director, Discovery Interface & New Platforms

 

The Opportunity:

We have been confidentially and exclusively retained by a well-respected top 5 biopharma to fill a Discovery Interfacing leadership role in Vaccines Process Development. Our client continues to expand their vaccines portfolio for the past 100+ years due to their exceptional scientific prowess. As a result of their tight-knit, collaborative and positive culture (as well as their incredible financial position and R&D spending), they continue to attract the most successful and scientific, clinical and commercial leaders in the industry today.  As for career growth and enabling their employees to achieve ever-increasing financial security, they are among the top two or three elite companies in this regard.

Key Responsibilities:

    • Establish early and robust interfaces with related Discovery organizations such as Infectious Disease and Vaccines, Oncology, Neuroscience, and Immunology
    • Engage early in pre-clinical space to influence antigen and molecule design, build developability and manufacturability from the origin
    • Provide strategic scientific leadership, champion innovation and scientific excellence
    • Establish scientific excellence for new modalities and early assets
    • Collaborate extensively across functions/divisions internally and externally

Key Requirements: 

    • Experience in Discovery or DS process development for vaccines/ biologics, with exposure to all stages and aspects of the product life cycle
    • Extensive experience in upstream, downstream, analytical development, and continuous manufacturing for vaccines/biologics
    • PhD in biochemistry, biochemical engineering, pharmaceutical sciences, or a relevant field
    • Exceptional communication, presentation and leadership skills
    • Proven track record of influencing/building talent and teams
    • Expertise with regulatory authorities and authoring regulatory submissions
    • Demonstrated capability and track record of applying Systems Biology to advance pipeline

 

QUALIFIED and MOTIVATED professionals may submit their CVs in strict confidence to:

Rory Faulkner @ rfaulkner@marcusassoc.com