Senior Principal Scientist (Thereputic Translation)
Core
Senior Principal Scientist evaluating CRUK's research portfolio to identify and accelerate early-stage oncology therapeutic concepts into validated, fundable projects.
Role type
Senior Principal Scientist (Therapeutic Translation)
Builds
Strategic interventional funding proposals and experimental validation pipelines for new cancer therapies
Domain
Oncology drug discovery and therapeutic translation
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
oncology drug discovery, small molecule therapies, biotherapeutics, mechanistic cancer biology, target validation, preclinical models, drug development pipeline knowledge
Preferred skills
academic sector collaboration, strategic judgement, networking
Technologies
none stated
Responsibilities
Evaluate CRUK research portfolio for therapeutic potential, identify emerging cancer biology areas, analyze funded research for translational opportunities, collaborate with PIs to shape hypotheses, propose strategic interventional funding, promote team visibility in academic community
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
