Director of Inflammatory Bowel Disease – Ibd – Research

Director of Inflammatory Bowel Disease – Ibd – Research

Requirements

• PhD degree in Immunology or a closely related discipline with 10+ years’ experience
• 6 years desired minimum years industry experience
• 2 years minimum years management experience
• Highly knowledgeable and experienced in all aspects drug discovery and development for Inflammatory or Autoimmune diseases through to proof of concept, including contributing to regulatory documentation
• Experienced with validation of drug targets and the exploratory drug development process with a proven track record of developing and leading innovative therapeutic programs in the biopharmaceutical industry
• Extensive experience developing and/or evaluating novel small molecule, biologic or nucleic acid therapeutics
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English

Responsibilities

• Be responsible for driving internal and external partnered research from new target identification, and technology platform development through early clinical proof-of-concept, to create therapeutic opportunities for patients with GI Inflammatory diseases
• Recruit, retain, and develop a world class, highly innovative Inflammation research group
• Lead the identification of novel innovative inflammation drug discovery and developmental science through the preclinical pipeline in support of candidate selection
• Be accountable for defining and alignment on the preclinical and early clinical inflammation disease research elements for one or more drug discovery projects in partnership with other research leaders
• Interface with the business development group and review innovative external opportunities
• Help maintain the Takeda culture that promotes creativity, open communication, collaboration, collegiality, and a high sense of urgency
• Maintain the highest quality of scientific foundations of the company’s drug discovery process
• In collaboration with internal and external partners, lead research programs focused on the development of novel drug candidates for the treatment of IBD and other GI inflammatory diseases
• Support, evaluate and/or identify business development opportunities to enhance project and/or pipeline progression
• Be a highly collaborative and energetic scientist with superior communication skills, who can balance multiple, collaborative projects and act as senior scientific consultant to and leader of early-stage matrixed project teams
• Prioritizes helping others to enhance their skills and perform at a higher level
• Build strong relationships and collaborate effectively with other interfacing Takeda functions

Preferred Qualifications

• Forward thinking with the ability to recommend, influence and implement organizational change and continuous innovation
• Ability to build strong relationships and collaborate effectively with other interfacing Takeda functions
• Comfortable challenging the status quo and bringing forward innovative solutions
• Ability to take risks implementing innovative solutions, accelerating time to market
• Proven skills as an effective team player who can engender credibility and confidence within and outside the company