Director of Biology
- Recruiter
- Real Staffing
- Location
- Oxford
- Salary
- Competitive
- Posted
- 06 Mar 2017
- Closes
- 03 Apr 2017
- Sectors
- Education & Teaching, Teaching Assistant
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
A niche bio-pharmaceutical company that specialises in the area of rare diseases is seeking to appoint a Director of Biology to join their organisation.The permanent Director of Biology will be based full time in the Oxfordshire site, and work closely with the VP of Pre-Clinical. This is a fantastic opportunity to join an organisation that are making a difference to patients who have no existing or only inadequate therapies currently.Your responsibilities: * Lead scientific discovery biology and pharmacology programme * Work closely with alliances such as academia, ability to transmit information from academia into a commercial setting in order to comply with regulations and write regulatory reports * Opportunity to present scientific information to the board and senior management * Addition to this the Director of Biology should understand in vitro assay potency development, the next best assays in targeting disease * Higher level of interactions with high level labs (CRL and academia) * Managing the day to day science and global CRO contingent including vendor management of CRL labs Your ideal experience: * Ph D in Cell Biology/Molecular Biology or Ph D with extensive Molecular Biology/Cell Biology experience * Sound knowledge of drug discovery development with small molecules * Sound understanding of in vitro/in vivo biology and pharmacology If you are interested in the opportunity please send me an updated CV along with a cover sheet highlighting why you feel you would be suitable for this role.. Advertised through Zoek.