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SUMMARY:Associate Director/Director – Epigenetics Lead\, Oncology Bioscience
DESCRIPTION:We are seeking a highly motivated and skilled bioscience leader with a strong oncology epigenetics background and publication record to join the Oncology Bioscience team at AstraZeneca in Waltham\, MA. As an Associate Director/Director – Epigenetics Lead you will lead existing epigenetics programs in the oncology discovery and development portfolio and directly line manage a team of in vitro/cell biologists. You will also oversee identification and validation of novel epigenetics targets\, assay development and compound profiling\, studies to evaluate compound mechanistic of action and experiments to develop hypotheses to support disease positioning and patient selection for clinical development. Additionally\, you will further develop and lead the global oncology epigenetics strategy working with other AstraZeneca science leaders across disciplines and manage external collaborations in this area \nMajor Responsibilities: \n\nDevelop and lead a global oncology epigenetics strategy to ensure a sustainable portfolio of targets and projects through internal efforts and external collaborations\nOversee non-clinical support for existing epigenetics programs as part of cross discipline project teams\nManage a team of scientists\, setting their goals and objectives and providing appropriate development opportunities.\nMaintain an understanding and awareness of internal and external developments that could affect the discipline and share this with team members\nIdentify new drug development opportunities and convey ideas to team members to foster a working environment that promotes science and encourages innovation on drug discovery projects\nProvide routine updates and presentations to Oncology senior leadership teams\nBe an active member of the Oncology Bioscience leadership team contributing to and influencing strategic direction and capability development\nBuild networks with other leaders and external experts to learn about new developments\, leveraging opportunities and share best practices\nEnsure that own work and work of your team is of a high ethical standard\, Good Laboratory Practice\, Safety Health and Environment standards and all other relevant internal and external regulation and standards.\n\nEssential Requirements: \n\nA PhD in Oncology or equivalent experience in a relevant area of cancer biology\nExtensive experience within the pharmaceutical/biotech industry and the drug discovery process across different project stages and/or academic experience in oncology epigenetics\nExtensive knowledge of epigenetics\, ideally cancer epigenetics with a strong publication record in this area\nExperience in managing scientists and performance\, either as a team leader or within a matrix environment\nProven ability to be an effective within multidisciplinary teams\nExperience providing innovative solutions to complex problems with drug discovery projects.\nOutstanding oral presentation and written communication skills
URL:https://ces.b2sg.org/event/4apr19/
LOCATION:AstraZeneca\, Gaithersburg\, MD\, 20878\, United States
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