• Job Description

  Req#: 374413

  Are you a seasoned Virologist willing to work at a high level of complexity, requiring a combination of analytical capacity, scientific knowledge, and leadership in cross-functional teams? If so, this Vaccines Discovery Project Leader Herpes viruses opportunity could be an exciting opportunity to consider.

  The Discovery Project Leader (DPL) works on a Director level and is accountable for driving the evaluation of potential new infectious disease vaccines and/or monoclonal viral targets, with subject matter expertise on herpes viruses, for addressing scientific knowledge gaps through research program to substantially de-risk later investment and for delivering promising candidates to the development stage.

  This role will provide YOU the opportunity to lead key activities to progress YOUR career, these responsibilities include some of the following…

  • Accountable for delivering new projects to the development pipeline

  • Accountable for delivering new solutions to support life cycle of existing assets

  • Lead one or more matrix cross-functional teams to evaluate medical need, value proposition and feasibility and to design and execute a research program to address key scientific knowledge gaps

  • Produce Go/No-go recommendations on Discovery programs to governing bodies

  • Ensure high-quality scientific strategy in collaboration with team members

  • Establish key external collaborations to enhance the quality of the programs in partnership with External R&D and BD

  • Apply rigor and discipline to develop and implement harmonized processes and to ensure knowledge management of evaluation content and decisions

  Why You?

  Basic Qualifications:

  We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals:

  • PhD, MD or DVM and postdoctoral training

  • Minimum 5 years of industry experience in Vaccinology, Structural vaccinology, Infectious Diseases, Virology (Herpes viruses)

  • Minimum 5 years of experience across these areas; Experience in the field of infectious diseases (virology, Experience with preclinical R&D, Clinical development, Regulatory processes, process development, intellectual property rights, business development and commercial strategies.

  Preferred Qualifications:

  If you have the following characteristics, it would be a plus:

  • Leadership capabilities and ability to think strategically

  • Experience in managing high level of complexity, requiring a combination of analytical capacity, scientific knowledge, and Leadership experience in cross-functional teams

  • Ability to work in a matrix organization

  • People management, communication and influencing skills

  • Knowledge of the vaccines business

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  GlaxoSmithKline plc is a British multinational pharmaceutical company headquartered in Brentford, England.

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