Head of Medicinal Chemistry, Drug Design, London
Core
Lead a team of ~25 Medicinal Chemists to deliver the London Drug Design portfolio, guiding projects from Hit Identification through to Lead Optimisation and Clinical Candidate Nomination using AI-driven drug design.
Role type
Senior IC/Manager Head of Medicinal Chemistry
Builds
Novel drug molecules and clinical candidates
Domain
Pharmaceutical drug discovery, Medicinal Chemistry, Artificial Intelligence
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
Synthetic Organic Chemistry, Medicinal Chemistry, Drug Discovery Project Leadership, Hit Identification, Lead Optimisation, DMPK, CRO Management, Team Management, Strategic Planning
Preferred skills
Fragment-based drug design, Structure-based drug design, Managing through other managers
Technologies
AI/ML platforms for drug design
Responsibilities
Provide scientific leadership and strategic direction for the Medicinal Chemistry team; Manage and mentor a layered team structure; Champion an AI-first approach in drug design; Collaborate with Computational Drug Design, Biology, and Pre-Clinical teams; Represent the company externally and manage CRO resources; Optimize drug discovery workflows.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with management responsibilities