Director of Antibody Discovery & Platform Strategy

Flagship Pioneering; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Flagship Pioneering in Cambridge is seeking a Director or Senior Director of Antibody Discovery. This role will define and lead the antibody discovery strategy and manage therapeutic antibody projects, leveraging cutting-edge technologies. A strong background in protein therapeutics development and project leadership is required.

The ideal candidate will work closely with cross-functional teams, advocating for new technologies and driving rapid optimization of novel antibody therapeutics.

Qualifications

• Proven experience advancing protein therapeutics through drug discovery phases.
• Expertise in structure-based protein engineering and design.
• Project leadership experience in pharmaceutical industry R&D.

Responsibilities

• Define and lead antibody discovery strategy.
• Drive decision making on construct design and developability.
• Manage external CROs/vendors for drug discovery.

Skills

Structure-based protein engineering

Antibody engineering

Project leadership

Genetic and genomics platform

AI/ML approaches

Job description

Flagship Pioneering in Cambridge is seeking a Director or Senior Director of Antibody Discovery. This role will define and lead the antibody discovery strategy and manage therapeutic antibody projects, leveraging cutting-edge technologies. A strong background in protein therapeutics development and project leadership is required.

The ideal candidate will work closely with cross-functional teams, advocating for new technologies and driving rapid optimization of novel antibody therapeutics.