Senior Principal Scientist
Senior Principal Scientist
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Job Description
This Senior Principal Scientist will have a unique opportunity to support immunology and immunooncology efforts from target identification through development and IND filing. He or she will provide scientific expertise and design and execute experiments to understand mechanism of action and biology rationale to guide advancing our firstinclass and bestinclass antibody therapeutics to the clinic. This role will also summarize these findings in reports and presentations for internal and external stakeholders. Additionally this role will support the BD team in evaluating inlicense and partnership opportunities. This position reports to the Executive Director Preclinical Research and will be based in our office in San Diego California.
- Design and execute experiments for biologics programs collaborating with crossfunctional teams to advance biologics candidates toward human clinical trials.
- Prepare technical reports on studies contribute to IND package preparation draft publications and present scientific findings at internal and external meetings.
- Contribute to scientific efforts for target identification and validation in biologics discovery.
- Identify and incorporate innovative technologies to enhance the assessment of mechanisms of action studies.
- Ensure the timely delivery of comprehensive data sets to support critical decisionmaking processes.
- Maintain highquality research standards externally at CROs providing flexible guidance to ensure productivity.
- Collaborate with the business development team to identify highvalue inlicensing and collaboration opportunities for both biologics and small molecule opportunities in the immunology and immunooncology fields.
Qualifications :
REQUIRED
- PhD in Immunology Biology Biochemistry Cellular Biology or a related field.
- Postdoctoral training with 5 years of relevant experience in the pharmaceutical or biotech industry supporting programs in immunology and/or oncology; or an equivalent combination of advanced education training and experience.
- Ability to work effectively across multiple time zones.
PREFERRED
- Uptodate knowledge of immunology research including drug discovery and development with a focus on biologics discovery and the use of in vitro and in vivo models to assess biological activity.
- Demonstrated success in supporting drug development programs from discovery to clinical trials.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills for effective interaction with both internal and external stakeholders.
- Exceptional teamwork and crossfunctional collaboration abilities.
- Experience with IND writing and filing a plus.
- Demonstrates the highest personal values and ethical standards.
Additional Information :
The pay range for this position at commencement of employment is expected to be between $176K and $205K/year; however base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors including market location jobrelated knowledge skills and experience. The total compensation package for this position may also include other elements including a signon bonus restricted stock units and discretionary awards in addition to a full range of medical financial and/or other benefits (including 401(k) eligibility and various paid time off benefits such as vacation sick time and parental leave) dependent on the position offered. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment.
If hired employee will be in an atwill position and the Company reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time including for reasons related to individual performance Company or individual department/team performance and market factors.
At Zai we are proud of the gender diversity of our company and our promotion of women in biotech. We have achieved gender base pay equity at all levels 58 of our employees are women and 54 of our management positions are held by women. We are committed to the health of patients and our planet. Thats why our environmental protection social responsibility and corporate governance strategy called Trust for Life is integrated within our business.
Disclaimer: This description is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of duties responsibilities or requirement for the position. All personnel may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time as needed.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race sex color religion sexual orientation gender identity national origin protected veteran status or based on disability.
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Remote Work :
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Employment Type :
Fulltime
Employment Type
Full-time
