Summary
About the Role
Your responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
Significant contributor or leader of drug discovery project teams who is able to conceive and design in vivo experiments with rodents in support of a portfolio of drug discovery programs. Critical design elements include dosing novel therapeutics; pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic analyses; in-life activities including blood and urine collection, ultrasound, metabolic, and similar non-lethal readouts; and harvesting of tissues for analysis of efficacy using molecular biology, cell biology, and histology assessments.
Lead from the bench in the execution, interpretation, and extracting of next step recommendations for in vivo and ex vivo experiments, primarily of kidney disease, but will likely include work in other therapeutic areas.
Crisp and compelling communication of project/team strategy, scientific vision, and data to key stakeholders.
Enabling partnerships with individuals across Biomedical Research Disease Areas and platform functions.
Leading and/or influencing multi-disciplinary project team(s) to decision milestones.
Managing, training, and developing a team of research scientists in the pharmacology discipline.
Essential Requirements:
Ph.D or MD/Ph.D or equivalent training.
At least 3 years of postdoctoral experience in industry or equivalent.
Pharmacology expertise in renal biology (preferred) and/or general drug discovery.
Hands-on experience in executing complex pre-clinical animal model studies, including designing and executing fit-for-purpose drug discovery flow charts and enabling deep mechanistic and pharmacological characterization of lead candidates.
Team oriented and collaborative work ethic.
Demonstrated ability to coach and empower others including development of early career scientists.
Excellent oral and written communication skills in English, German desirable.
Desirable Characteristics:
Experience in complex cellular models and/or ex vivo systems.
Experience with leadership, strategic oversight, and project management of successful project team(s).
Why Novartis:
Our purpose is to reimagine medicine to improve and extend people’s lives and our vision is to become the most valued and trusted medicines company in the world. How can we achieve this? With our people. It is our associates that drive us each day to reach our ambitions. Be a part of this mission and join us!
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*Restrictions on working flexibility may apply to this position and can be discussed at interview as required
Accessibility and accommodation
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