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Principal Scientist Medicinal Chemistry iMed CVMD Medicinal Chemistry
Department
AstraZeneca is a global, science- and innovation-driven biopharmaceutical company.
We are proud to have a unique workplace culture that inspires innovation and
collaboration. Employees are empowered to express diverse views and are valued
and rewarded for their ideas and creativity.
The Cardiovascular and Metabolic Diseases (CVMD) iMed vision is to push the
boundaries of science to deliver life-changing medicines to patients suffering from
cardiovascular and metabolic diseases, and our strategy focuses on cardiac
regeneration, islet health and diabetic nephropathy.
The role
This is a senior scientific role within the Medicinal Chemistry department. You will be
an authority in medicinal chemistry and will develop and lead the science in this field.
You will have a profound impact on multiple projects across the CVMD iMed, in all
phases from target selection to drug candidate selection. The role holder will also
provide discipline based scientific leadership and represent the department and
AstraZeneca at interdisciplinary meetings internally as well as externally. The roleholder will influence the strategy of Medicinal Chemistry as well as the
implementation of Disease Area strategies.
Key Deliverables:
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Lead the medicinal chemistry input in projects and in cross functional disease
area project team.
Responsible together with the Med Chem Leadership Team for clear,
compelling scientific strategy in the field of medicinal chemistry
Recommend, gain commitment to, initiate, lead and champion new
innovations that help the iMed meet its overall objectives
Evaluate and manage external collaborations & in-licensing opportunities
Demonstrate scientific leadership through high quality publications, conference
presentations and by building networks with key opinion leaders and academic
groups
Show strong leadership capabilities in collaborative working, strategic thinking
and in the development of people and organization.
Experience
Ideally, you should have a Ph. D. degree in a relevant scientific discipline with 10 or
more years post-doctoral research experience in medicinal chemistry and drug
discovery, preferentially from an industrial setting. You will have the ability to operate
effectively in a multidisciplinary matrix research environment, providing leadership
and insight in medicinal chemistry. You will be recognised internationally as
evidenced by your external disclosures and publication record. This role also
demands in-depth collaboration skills. Experience from leading projects or chemistry
programs on projects as well as proven knowledge in cardiovascular and metabolic
disease area will be seen as advantages.
Key qualities:
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A highly self-motivated, scientifically critical individual capable of receiving and
analyzing input from multiple disciplines and deciding on focused course of
action
Will have a proven strong track record of innovation and milestone delivery in
several drug discovery projects.
Very good influencing skills in order to build capabilities in medicinal chemistry
and implement improvements.
Very good knowledge of related disciplines including DMPK, safety,
bioscience, IP and pharmaceutical development
Very good written and verbal communication skills, including presentations to
senior leaders
More information
If you have any questions about this role, please contact the hiring manager:
Malin Lemurell
Head of Department
CVMD iMed Medicinal Chemistry
Phone: +46 31 776 2897 Mobile: +46 73 066 77 81
[email protected]
We only accept applications via our web system, please follow link to apply.
http://jobs.astrazeneca.com/jobs/details/l1rMOL000001F8-principal-scientistmedicinal-chemistry-imed-cvmd-medicinal-chemistry-department
Welcome with your application no later than August 31, 2014.