Senior Director, Medicinal Chemistry Design
Core
Lead drug design teams applying AI design platforms to facilitate rapid SAR decision-making and drive programs from hit-to-lead to candidate nomination for Helicon-based degraders and induced proximity approaches.
Role type
Senior Director, Medicinal Chemistry Design (Program Leader)
Builds
First-in-class Helicon™ degrader programs and other induced proximity modalities targeting intracellular proteins
Domain
Biopharmaceuticals / Medicinal Chemistry / Targeted Protein Degradation
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
Medicinal chemistry strategy, induced proximity modalities (protein degraders), structure-based data analysis, hypothesis-driven drug design, AI tool utilization, cross-functional team leadership, intellectual property strategy, mentorship
Preferred skills
ADCs or drug conjugates experience, advanced/innovative AI use, in silico methods expertise
Technologies
AI design platforms, machine learning models, in silico tools
Responsibilities
Lead drug design teams applying AI platforms for SAR decision-making; serve as program leader setting strategy and driving candidate nomination; develop integrated medicinal chemistry strategy with cross-functional partners; drive progression to pharmacological proof-of-concept; collaborate with data scientists to evolve ML models; formulate IP strategies and draft patent applications; mentor colleagues across functions
Seniority
Senior Director, hands-on IC with program leadership