RESPONSIBILITIES

• Contributing to the development of Cancer Immunology Research TA strategies, especially target identification and validation
• Identifying translational biomarkers to enable rapid clinical progression around testing novel therapeutic concepts
• Integrates genomics data and bioinformatics tools to drive innovation in the TA portfolio by working on collaborations internally and externally
• Interface with Comp Bio experts, IT and other functions globally to ensure the TA bioinformatics needs are met
• Influencing the strategic direction/plan for Comp Bio and managing the US department operating budget

REQUIREMENTS

• PhD from an accredited institution with minimum eight (8) years' experience in biochemistry/immunology/molecular biology and/or genomics with technical expertise in informatics, with strong insights into immunology and cancer immunology preferred
• At least 5 years' leadership experience as well as working in global matrix organisations
• Recognized expertise through publications and presentations in the area of computational biology with knowledge of target discovery, biomarker discovery and development
• Strong Industry experience preferred with additional academic experience accepted.
• Candidate needs to have demonstrated achievement in impacting pipeline and or development of scientific strategies via Computational Biology
• Deep scientific knowledge in a discipline such as Biochemistry, Pharmacology and Informatics including application to computational biology and ability to apply this to the design and development of NTCs and Biomarker discovery; must have a proven track record of applying computational biology from a very early project stage through PoCP.

HOW TO APPLY