Lead Scientist, Diabetes Drug Discovery – In Vitro

BioSpace; Waltham (MA); On-site; USD 185,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Novo Nordisk in the United States (Waltham area) is seeking a scientific lead to drive our diabetes pipeline, target identification, and maturation of drug candidates. You will guide a global, collaborative team in discovery efforts and contribute to translational in vitro platforms, applying molecular approaches and read-outs to advance projects.

You will lead complex tasks in a fast-paced environment, present results to project teams and management, and foster external collaborations with

Qualifications

• Master’s degree with 12+ years of relevant experience, or PhD with 8+ years of relevant experience.
• Proven scientific track-record and understanding of Diabetes pathophysiology and relevant in vitro systems.
• Experience with target ideation and maturation in drug discovery.

Responsibilities

• Conduct and summarize non-clinical in vitro studies.
• Implement strategies for conducting and summarizing in vitro studies.
• Support progression of pipeline projects as project manager and biological coordinator.
• Ensure adherence to protocols and regulatory requirements in in vitro studies.
• Analyse data from in vitro studies to provide insights for new drug evaluations.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure high-quality data.
• Develop and improve in vitro models for non-clinical studies.
• Identify and evaluate new therapeutic targets through in vitro models.
• Contribute to design/validation of in vitro models for target validation and mode-of-action studies.
• Stay updated on in vitro tech and propose innovative approaches.
• Communicate data internally, externally, and in regulatory submissions.
• Prepare concise reports for stakeholders and regulatory submissions.
• Present in vitro data to teams, management, and external partners.

Skills

Scientific communication

Leadership

Education

Master’s degree with 12+ years of relevant experience, or PhD with 8+ years of relevant experience

Tools

Systems biology

RNAseq analyses

scRNAseq

Bioinformatics analyses

Job description

Novo Nordisk in the United States (Waltham area) is seeking a scientific lead to drive our diabetes pipeline, target identification, and maturation of drug candidates. You will guide a global, collaborative team in discovery efforts and contribute to translational in vitro platforms, applying molecular approaches and read-outs to advance projects.

You will lead complex tasks in a fast-paced environment, present results to project teams and management, and foster external collaborations with