Director/Senior Director, Molecular Discovery
Core
Lead end-to-end small molecule drug discovery programs using an autonomous AI science platform to deliver validated drug candidates for clinical advancement.
Role type
Senior Director, Molecular Discovery (Program Leadership)
Builds
Small molecule drug candidates from hit identification through lead optimization and candidate nomination
Domain
Biotechnology / AI-driven Drug Discovery
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
Medicinal chemistry principles, ADMET/DMPK expertise, AI/ML-driven molecular design judgment, program management, cross-functional collaboration, scientific strategy
Preferred skills
Experience with automated high-throughput discovery environments, cheminformatics, scaling discovery operations, multi-therapeutic area background
Technologies
Generative chemistry, molecular property prediction, free energy methods, active learning
Responsibilities
Own small molecule discovery programs against assigned targets, set and hit discovery output timelines and quality benchmarks, act as primary interface between autonomous platform and decision-making, collaborate with AI/ML and engineering teams to improve platform accuracy, architect discovery program components and assay cascades, facilitate relationships with external CROs
Seniority
Senior Director, hands-on IC with program leadership