Director, Drug Discovery & Translational Center

EURAXESS Ireland; Amsterdam; Hybrid; EUR 68,000 - 86,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

End-of-year bonus 8.3%

Public transport reimbursement

Bike scheme

Pension ABP 70%

GoodHabitz access

Staff associations

Job summary

Amsterdam UMC seeks a Director of Drug Discovery to establish and lead a new Candidate Center CCA, building a state-of-the-art screening lab. You will drive both target-based and cell-based drug discovery with AI support, coordinating cross-disciplinary teams and external collaborations.

You will oversee assay development, identify translational projects, and contribute to securing grants, aiming for a self-sustaining program within three years.

Qualifications

• PhD in (bio)medical sciences or related field.
• Experience in drug discovery or screening (industry/biotech/academia).
• Broad expertise in assay design/validation for target- and cell-based discovery.
• Experience or affinity with AI-supported drug discovery.
• Hands-on experience with biochemical/biophysical assays like SPR/TR-FRET and phenotypic screening.
• Experience with acquiring grants/outside funding.

Responsibilities

• Set up and expand a state-of-the-art drug discovery lab.
• Develop, validate and maintain target-based and cell-based screening systems.
• Run screens according to current international standards.
• Identify projects with high translational potential for drug discovery.
• Contribute to the acquisition of grants and external funding.

Skills

PhD in biosciences

Drug discovery experience

Assay design expertise

Grant funding experience

AI-assisted drug discovery

Education

PhD in life sciences

Tools

SPR

TR-FRET

High-content imaging

Job description

Amsterdam UMC seeks a Director of Drug Discovery to establish and lead a new Candidate Center CCA, building a state-of-the-art screening lab. You will drive both target-based and cell-based drug discovery with AI support, coordinating cross-disciplinary teams and external collaborations.

You will oversee assay development, identify translational projects, and contribute to securing grants, aiming for a self-sustaining program within three years.