Senior Director, Target Discovery & Validation

Initial Therapeutics, Inc.; South San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 265,405 - 312,459; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Retirement and Savings Plan

Health, dental, and vision coverage

Flexible work models

Job summary

Initial Therapeutics, Inc. is seeking a Target Validation Sr Director to shape and lead our Target Validation Unit within Research Biology. This role involves overseeing a multidisciplinary team and integrating cutting-edge technologies to address complex biological problems in target discovery.

The ideal candidate will have significant leadership experience and a strong educational background in relevant fields. Competitive salary and benefits are offered to support your professional and personal growth.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of scientific leadership experience in biotech or pharma.
• Experience leading mechanistic discovery research programs.
• Strong track record of publications in top-tier journals.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a multidisciplinary team of ~25 scientists.
• Drive integration of AI/ML in experimental workflows.
• Contribute to target discovery and validation strategies.

Skills

Scientific leadership

Team development

Integration of AI/ML

Communication

Budget management

Education

PhD in relevant discipline

Masters in relevant discipline

Bachelors in relevant discipline

Job description

Initial Therapeutics, Inc. is seeking a Target Validation Sr Director to shape and lead our Target Validation Unit within Research Biology. This role involves overseeing a multidisciplinary team and integrating cutting-edge technologies to address complex biological problems in target discovery.

The ideal candidate will have significant leadership experience and a strong educational background in relevant fields. Competitive salary and benefits are offered to support your professional and personal growth.