Director, Medicinal Chemistry

Responsibilities

• Lead research project teams with scientific excellence and urgency to enable progression of research compounds into the clinic. Build well-connected teams that are focused towards solving key research problems and have the ability to create innovative and thoughtful risk-taking approaches if needed
• Utilize outsourcing budget to maximize impact on research goal achievement
• Manage the development of scalable routes for potential development compounds that can be easily transitioned to a process chemistry group
• Partner with research leaders to develop a robust small molecule portfolio that is aligned with Cytokinetics strategic vision
• Collaborate closely with all functional area leaders in research to ensure efficient workflows and to maintain a diverse and inclusive work environment
• Mentor and support the career development of colleagues within the medicinal chemistry group
• In collaboration with EH&S, oversee and enforce safe working practices within the medicinal chemistry lab
• External communication of Cytokinetics research through publications and presentations

Qualifications

• Doctorate level degree in relevant area of chemistry, or equivalent industrial experience with 13+ years of relevant experience developing small molecule drugs within the pharmaceutical industry
• High level of synthetic chemistry expertise and working knowledge of the important considerations for process development and manufacturing
• Strong record of high impact contributions to research projects that enable progression into the clinic
• Minimum 7+ experience managing and developing scientists
• Good understanding of the concepts that drive decision making within all key research and development technical areas that are responsible for drug discovery and development
• Experience collaborating with and leading teams of internal/CRO staff scientists to meet project goals
• Strong record of peer-reviewed scientific publications and presentation
• Highly organized with excellent verbal and written communication skills