About the Role
In this exciting opportunity, we are seeking an accomplished scientific and people leader to lead the Cell Pharmacology team within Mechanistic Pharmacology at our Babraham Research Campus facilities in Cambridge.
As the Group Leader, Cell Pharmacology, you will be responsible for leading and driving a high-performing team to provide all aspects of cellular assay development, SAR and SKR profiling and impactful mechanistic insight to projects at the cellular level using quantitative cellular pharmacology.
You will be a recognised and passionate leader, able to represent the department across a broad range of therapeutic projects and cross-site initiatives, as well as externally, incorporating external collaboration and partnership along with internal science builds.
Key Responsibilities
* Lead internal expertise, capacity and resources to drive governance and decision-making regarding scientific portfolio support and technology development for Cell Pharmacology.
* Generate exceptional results by influencing, driving performance, and collaborating across projects and sites.
* Ensure equality and diversity is celebrated and considered as part of all decisions taken.
Requirements
Education: PhD in Biological Science, or equivalent experience
Experience:
* Proven track record of recruiting, inspiring and developing a high-functioning team, and optimising team performance in a highly matrixed discovery project environment
* Proven expertise in quantitative cellular pharmacology in pre-clinical drug discovery, including detailed characterisation of targets and their modulation by small molecules and drug mechanism-of-action, applied to hit finding approaches, SAR and SKR profiling and mechanism of action studies
* Significant experience of establishing and leading external academic and industrial collaborations, and technology change projects
* Track record of delivering results across a diverse project portfolio by driving strategic and scientific initiatives
* External reputation in cellular pharmacology and drug discovery, gained through professional recognition, external presentation and publication in peer-reviewed journals
What We Offer
At Cancer Research UK, we exist to beat cancer. We are professionals with purpose, beating cancer every day. We are seeking an accomplished scientific and people leader who can articulate a vision for our mission and set direction and inspire commitment for pre-clinical Discovery. This is an exciting opportunity to work with cross-functional teams both internally and externally to develop drugs to improve lives of cancer patients.
About Cancer Research UK
We are a world-leading charity dedicated to beating cancer through research, awareness and patient care. With a vision to keep making life-changing breakthroughs to help every person with cancer, we believe that research is the key to a cancer-free future.
How to Apply
We operate an anonymised shortlisting process in our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion. CVs are required for all applications; but we won't be able to view them until we invite you for an interview. Instead, we ask you to complete the work history section of the online application form for us to be able to assess you quickly, fairly and objectively.