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Job Title: Scientific Director, Biologics Discovery and Development
Location: Stevenage, with travel to London offices
Job Type: Permanent
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Are you passionate about making life science life changing and delivering impact for patients? We want to hear from you.
About the role:
LifeArc has a strong track record in antibody therapeutics and has contributed to the development of five approved drugs, including the world’s top-selling oncology drug, pembrolizumab. The Scientific Director of Biologics Discovery and Development is a key scientific leadership position at LifeArc, responsible for a team focussed on human antibody discovery using a transgenic mouse platform, cutting-edge B-cell selection technology, and antibody humanisation.
The Biologics Discovery and Development group leads internal drug discovery projects in rare diseases, childhood cancers, and infectious diseases, as well as supporting a range of early-stage commercial collaborations with biotech companies and academic groups.
The group comprises ~30 experienced scientists with diverse skill sets who support all stages of the antibody discovery process, from antigen design and expression, immunisation and screening, protein production, biophysical assessment, and detailed antibody characterisation.
The team plays a key role in LifeArc’s wider therapeutic discovery capabilities alongside the Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology and Chemical Biology teams. The role is based at our state-of-the-art, superbly equipped laboratories at the Stevenage Biomedical Catalyst campus, with a small team located at the Francis Crick Institute in London.
About you:
As an experienced and recognised leader in antibody discovery and engineering, you will have a strong track record delivering molecules that have entered further development. You will have a deep understanding of the required processes, technologies and workstreams and experience in a similar role in a biotech or pharma environment, with extensive line management and leadership experience.
You will work closely with other LifeArc Functions, including Data Sciences, Clinical Development, and Business Development.
Key responsibilities of the role include identifying and championing new project ideas aligned with LifeArc’s priority diseases, identifying and leading external collaborations, and recommending and implementing technology improvements to the biologics platform capabilities.
Specific role responsibilities include:
Essential education, experience and skills required:
Desirable experience:
About us:
LifeArc is a not-for-profit life science organisation, leading the way for change in rare diseases in the UK and supporting promising initiatives in global health. We seek out research in areas of unmet need that has great potential, providing support to help it become breakthroughs that change lives.
What we can offer you:
Focused on finding life changing solutions for underserved patients, our people thrive in an inclusive, and supportive environment that prioritises their health and wellbeing. Our multidisciplinary approach guarantees our people growth opportunities, while our culture of innovation and collaboration drives the impact we make delivering on our purpose of ‘putting patients at the centre of everything we do’.
We are dedicated to creating a diverse, flexible, equitable and happy work environment so our colleagues can thrive as their truest selves. We act with courage, curiosity, care & commitment to deliver quality & excellence for our patients and each other Join us, and you’ll be given the scope to develop your professional skills and experience in a safe, supportive and challenging environment
Salary will be determined by qualifications and experience along with other exceptional benefits. Because we understand everyone has different requirements, our flexible benefits allow you to choose those which are important to you. Our pension scheme offers employer contributions of up to 12%, private health insurance, and annual leave of 31 days PLUS bank holidays.
Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people from minority ethnic backgrounds, for example, are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At LifeArc we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so whatever your background or lived experience, if you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. Our top priority is finding the best candidate, and you may be just right for this or other roles.
We all have potential. At LifeArc, you’ll discover what you can really do with it.