Therapeutic Area Lead - Inflammation

Early Patient Engagement - Therapeutic Areas Immunology and Psychiatry

As a member of the Patient Advocacy and Professional Relations team, serve as a liaison between the organization and key patient advocacy groups (PAGs) and professional medical associations (PMAs). Actively build and maintain collaborative, mutually beneficial partnerships with PAGs and PMAs to ensure that the patient voice and perspective is appreciated, incorporated and prioritized throughout the organization's approach to drug discovery and development.

Project Leader and Core Team member for multiple drug discovery projects spanning immunology and cardiometabolic disease. Responsible for developing strategic direction of the research projects, defining the tactical aspects necessary for project progression and ensuring team delivery on milestones. Expert medicinal chemist responsible for identifying innovative solutions to complex multi-parametric and interdisciplinary challenges. Mentored and coached team to achieve exceptional results.Innovation and Results:• Led flagship project to deliver a key clinical candidate positioned to enter Phase I.• Delivered six molecules into pre-clinical development including First-in-Class candidates.• Inventor on 12 pharmaceutical drug candidate patent applications.Collaboration, Communication and Team Building• Effective liaison for external scientific collaboration with biotech, academia and CROs.• Articulate communicator, consistently delivers effective presentations to diverse audiences.• Inclusive and collaborative Project Leader for multiple interdisciplinary teams of 10+ members.Subject Matter Expertise• Drug discovery expertise in cardiometabolic disease and immunology therapeutic areas.• Aptitude for analyzing the competitive landscape to develop opportunities for differentiation.• Medicinal chemistry expertise from hit identification through clinical candidate nomination.• Comprehensive research expertise across diverse therapeutic target classes and MOAs.Managerial• Coaches and develops groups of 2-4 direct reports, including M.S. and Ph.D. scientists.

Senior medicial chemistry team member responsible for driving the identification of hit compounds and the optimization of lead molecules toward clinical development candidates.

Research at the interface of biology and chemistry.