Director, Obesity and Metabolic Diseases
Core
Provide scientific leadership and people management for discovery research in obesity and metabolic diseases, driving programs from target identification through preclinical development.
Role type
Director, Discovery Research (Obesity & Metabolic Diseases)
Builds
Novel therapeutic opportunities and a differentiated pipeline of medicines for patients with obesity and related metabolic disorders.
Domain
Biopharmaceuticals / Obesity and Metabolic Diseases
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Scientific leadership, drug discovery program management, human genetics integration, biomarker science, preclinical model expertise, team building and talent development, strategic thinking, cross-functional collaboration
Preferred skills
Pharmacology expertise, in vitro and in vivo study design, mechanism-of-action investigation
Technologies
Human biology platforms, translational science tools, disease models
Responsibilities
Lead discovery research executing priorities from target identification to preclinical candidate nomination; Provide scientific leadership partnering across chemistry, pharmacology, safety, and development functions; Identify and advance novel therapeutic opportunities integrating human genetics and clinical insights; Lead a high-performing scientific team fostering innovation and talent development; Evaluate external innovation and partnership strategies; Represent the team in publications, presentations, and cross-functional forums
Seniority
Director, strategic leadership with hands-on scientific oversight
