Director, Biotherapeutics Discovery
Core
Lead biologics efforts and drive cross-functional research programs to discover and develop biological drugs for neurological and immunological diseases.
Role type
Director, Biotherapeutics Discovery (Management)
Builds
Next-generation biologics capabilities, antibody discovery programs, and candidate selection strategies.
Domain
Biotechnology / Immunology / Neurology
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
biologics drug discovery leadership, antibody engineering, molecular design, cross-functional partnership, team leadership, translational immunology, external innovation sourcing, computational design/AI-ML familiarity
Preferred skills
bispecifics and fusion proteins expertise, early target assessment, disease biology understanding
Technologies
antibody engineering tools, computational design platforms, AI/ML applications in biologics
Responsibilities
Lead and develop a high-performing team to advance biologics technologies; support antibody discovery, engineering, and candidate selection strategies; evaluate external innovation opportunities; contribute to molecular design strategies including multi-specifics and affinity tuning; partner across functions to initiate discovery campaigns; guide modality and candidate selection based on target biology; coach and mentor scientists.
Seniority
Director, Management