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Core Competencies
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Demonstrates expertise in scientific leadership and project management, with a strong ability to translate scientific insights into business decisions. Capable of developing and mentoring earlier-career scientists while maintaining a high standard of scientific accuracy and quality in deliverables.
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Ph.D. Degree In Relevant Scientific Area6+ Years Post-Ph.D./Postdoctoral ExperienceExpert-Level Insight In Unfamiliar Scientific DomainsStrong Scientific Judgment And ReasoningExcellent Interpersonal And Communication Skills
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Soft Skills
LeadershipMentoringAccountabilityCommunicationInterpersonal Skills
Industry Keywords
Scientific AuthorityProject ManagementExternal PresentationsScientific JudgmentProduct DevelopmentEngineering CollaborationCommercial FunctionsScientific NetworkPerformance AssessmentTimely Deliverables
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Serve as a scientific authority and leader for the science team
- Own scientific projects and areas end to end, defining scope, scientific requirements, and high-quality deliverables with minimal direction
- Represent Drug Hunter’s scientific strengths to expert audiences externally
- Produce expert-level insight in unfamiliar scientific domains and critically review adjacent-field work
- Make independent decisions on deliverable requirements, publishable scientific claims, and relevance
- Deliver external presentations and talks and answer expert questions in real time
- Partner with product development, engineering, and commercial functions to shape plans and roadmaps
- Translate scientific judgment and insight into business decisions
- Develop earlier-career scientists through structured review, feedback, and example
- Lead projects, set direction, unblock activities, and take accountability for team output
- Potentially manage 1–2 direct reports, including hiring, development plans, feedback, performance assessment, workload, and growth
- Replan project areas when priorities or rationale shift and propose new plans
- Take on novel responsibilities to advance team and company objectives
Requirements
What you’ll need- Ph.D. degree in a relevant scientific area
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Fluency in English
- Typically 6+ years of post-Ph.D./postdoctoral experience, ideally in relevant industry settings
- Recognized internal authority in at least one scientific area or discipline, with credible working coverage of adjacent areas
- Able to enter unfamiliar scientific domains and produce expert-level insight within days and critically review works from adjacent fields
- Demonstrates strong scientific judgment and reasoning
- Easily catches subtle scientific and technical errors and issues
- Completes assigned work in areas of authority in a timely manner with high quality and scientific accuracy
- Confidently delivers external presentations, talks, and fields expert questions in areas of authority
- Operates as a scientific partner to product development, engineering, and commercial functions
- Translates scientific judgment and insight into business decisions
- Maintains an external scientific network and reputation
- Actively develops earlier-career scientists and contributors
- Leads projects staffed with other scientists
- Able to take accountability and ownership of project areas, defining scope and priorities and delivering results without direction on “how”
- Able to replan areas of responsibility when priorities or rationale shift
- Able to move into new domains, formats, or programs routinely
- Able to take on novel responsibilities as needed
Benefits
Comp & perks- Competitive salary, variable compensation, and equity
- Broad range of medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans for employees and their dependents, including generous coverage for a platinum PPO healthcare plan
- Short-term disability and long-term disability insurance
- Cancer and critical illness coverage
- Up to 12 weeks paid parental leave (after 1 yr tenure) and childcare FSA plan
- 401(k) + employer match (3-5%)
- Home office set up stipend for fully remote employees
- Learning and development support
- Generous and flexible vacation and leave policies