This Director of Biologics Discovery will lead biologics discovery project(s) from antibody discovery to IND filing. This role will have a unique opportunity to work with our global biologics discovery team members and also CROs around the globe to develop biologics drugs including naked antibodies/ADC/fusion proteins for cancer. He or she will provide scientific and technical expertise in efforts to understand mechanism of action (MOA) and biology rationale to guide advancing our first-in-class & best-in-class cancer therapeutics to the clinic and will support the BD team in evaluating in-license and partnership opportunities. This role reports to the SVP, Biologics Discovery and will be based in our office in San Diego, California.Serve as a scientific leader on biologics programs, collaborating with cross-functional teams to advance biologics candidates toward human clinical trials.Review, edit, and approve technical reports, contribute to IND package preparation, draft publications, and present scientific findings at internal and external meetings.Lead scientific efforts for target identification and validation in biologics discovery.Oversee internal and external teams in designing and executing experiments to evaluate the mode of action and therapeutic potential of biologics drug candidates.Identify and incorporate cutting-edge technologies to enhance the assessment of biologics' mechanisms of action.Ensure the timely delivery of comprehensive data sets to support critical decision-making processes.Maintain high-quality research standards externally at CROs, providing flexible guidance to ensure productivity.Support the identification and prioritization of impactful research activities.Collaborate with the business development team to identify high-value in-licensing and collaboration opportunities within the oncology domain.
