Our client is a late-stage clinical biotechnology company. They have asked us to assist them in a search for a Head of Oncology Toxicology.  

Major tasks and responsibilities include:

• Inspires scientific leadership and set a leading strategy for Oncology Safety.
• Is responsible for all non-clinical safety aspects.
• Manages individual performance as well as significant budget and resources.
• Contributes to the internal global innovative safety strategy.
• Identifies internal and external industry trends and anticipate future changes that impact the success of non-clinical safety support to the oncology portfolio.
• Advances safety science through groundbreaking capabilities, application of data science and AI.
• Supports and collaborates with the Head of Safety Sciences in scientific and managerial responsibilities.
• Identifies internal and external industry trends and anticipates future changes that impact on oncology safety science.
• Promotes inclusion and diversity agendas to build successful teams within and across departments, supporting talent development and create a great place work.

We seek candidates with the following qualifications:

• A PhD (Toxicology, Pharmacology, Biology or, Pathology), DVM or Medical degree is required.
• Requires 10-15 years of experience.
• Must have strong leadership skills and line management experience with a positive team engaging attitude and a track record in the leadership, management and talent development of individuals and teams.
• A track record of leading impact on drug R&D within pharmaceutical industry with a strong focus on safety assessment is required.
• Must have experience of research and project impact relevant to oncology spanning small molecule, large molecule, and biologic therapeutics.
• Demonstrated project safety impact from target selection through clinical development is required.
• Must have a track record of scientific innovation: leading cutting-edge, and new to the industry science.
• Must have leadership experience in non-clinical safety vs oncology drug discovery and development from the pharmaceutical industry or biotech sector.
• A strong track record of publishing in high impact journals is required.
• Must have experience of leading external collaborations and external partnerships.
• Must be comfortable financial and scientific/technical information.

 
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