Senior Scientist - Cancer Biology - (SG-Singapore )

Minimum Education: Bachelors
Job Type: Full Time
Jobcode: HSG
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Job Descriptions

•Provide scientific and drug hunting leadership, mentoring and professional development for associate scientists within a team
•Identify and validate targets and pathways involved in human biology
•Apply modern cell and molecular biology technologies to drug discovery
•Collaborate with Systems Biology and Computational scientists to identify new therapeutic targets
•Utilize in vivo modeling to establish linkage between biological targets and a disease phenotype
•Design relevant primary and secondary assays for compound screening
•Establish and leverage internal and external networks to accelerate drug discovery and development efforts
•Participate in the creation of a Fully Integrated Pharmaceutical Network (FIPNET)
•Oversee recruiting and staffing activities



Requirements

•Minimum of 7 years of experience; with a minimum of 3 years pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry experience
•Expertise in cancer biology and cancer-relevant pathways
•Experience with in vitro and in vivo models of cancer
•Experience in small molecule drug discovery and assay development
•Familiarity with bioinformatics approaches to drug discovery
•Experience in working cross-functionally to enable the drug development process
•Demonstrated ability to provide scientific and technical leadership
•Ability to manage a portfolio of projects and activities
•Proven ability to work collaboratively
•Ability to work effectively across multiple time zones
•Strong publication record