As a Group Leader / Associate Director in cancer immunology and oncology medicinal chemistry, I am passionate about bringing novel thinking, creative processes and collaborative approaches to the rapid identification and development of novel drugs to treat cancer and other diseases.Global project leader immuno-oncology project. Project team leader for Farydak (panobinostat, LBH589) backup program. Contributed to understanding of Farydak metabolism and deciphering on/off target effects. Led or supervised project teams to the identification of four oncology development candidates and clinical candidates in two non-oncology indications. As a team member successfully contributed to projects resulting in two compounds currently under evaluation in clinical trials.Experienced as team member, leader and mentor in hit finding, hit to lead, lead optimization, development candidate selection and IND enabling preclinical toxicty staged programs. Effective at leading global and local teams with internal and external partners.