V.P Research & Discovery/ Chief Scientific Officer (CSO) Israel · Full time

Israel · Full time
Job Description

Compugen’s extraordinary multidisciplinary team is one of its greatest assets.

Our employees, coming from different backgrounds with diverse ways of thinking, work together in an atmosphere that cultivates excellence, creativity, and openness.

The cooperation of people from various disciplines involving different areas of expertise is fundamental to our ability to establish unique predictive drug discovery solutions, as well as to discover and develop novel therapeutic proteins and drug targets. This merging of talent from various disciplines continues to serve as a key growth driver and enables us to fulfill our mission and business goals.

The VP of Research & Discovery/CSO will provide scientific vision and leadership for the Computational Discovery and Research and Drug Discovery groups in alignment with the mission and goals of the Company, with an overall responsibility for establishing and executing the research and drug discovery strategy underlying the Company’s innovative portfolio of product candidates.

Lead a group of ~40 scientists and managers - computational and life science personnel
Establish research priorities, resourcing, and scientific outcomes to achieve the Company’s strategic goals and objectives
Responsible for early pipeline portfolio in accordance with the overall Company strategy.
Collaborate closely with the Chief Operating Officer (COO) and the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) to deliver high quality lead candidates for clinical development
Supervise the interactions with external academic, and contract research organizations (CRO)
Engage external research environment and establish collaborations consistent with internal strategies
Lead research-related external business development discussions, pharma collaborations and act as a spokesperson with the investment community discussions
Requirements
Ph.D. in Immunology, Molecular Biology, or a related field.
10-20+ years of experience in biotech/pharma with proven track record of scientific leadership.
Track record of taking drug candidates from concept to clinical testing
Experience leading large, multidisciplinary R&D teams in a dynamic environment.
Strategic thinker with excellent communication and leadership skills