Director, Discovery Process Chemistry

Director, Discovery Process Chemistry, WestPoint,PA

• Lead the West Point Discovery Process Chemistry (DPC) team; manage a portfolio of preclinical projects and approximately 7–10 discovery process chemists.
• Recruit, appraise, develop, and recommend personnel actions (within company policy).
• Oversee new route design, synthetic methodology development, and support of API campaigns for discovery and preclinical efforts; transfer technical information to support API preparation internally and with external partners.
• Plan resources, assess risks, manage drug substance supply/demand, and oversee budgets.
• Enable rapid transition of compounds from discovery into development via close collaboration with discovery and preclinical colleagues.
• Serve on a discovery review committee core team for therapeutic‑area discovery portfolio oversight and candidate selection for preclinical development.
• Establish and maintain external contacts; engage with the local academic community.

• Ph.D. in Chemistry or related biopharmaceutical science plus 5+ years’ industry experience in drug discovery and/or early drug development.

• Leading cross‑functional groups; employee development/retention; strong communication and collaboration.
• Deep understanding of medicinal chemistry SAR, physical properties, and preclinical safety workflows.
• Subject matter expertise in Discovery/Process/Medicinal Chemistry (early clinical development).
• Deliver results on tight deadlines; select and prioritize project portfolios.
• Internationally recognized with peer‑reviewed publications and external presentations.
• Skills:
  
  Bioanalytical Analysis;
  Chemical Biology;
  Data Analysis;
  Medicinal/Chemistry;
  Mentoring;
  People Leadership;
  Project Leadership;
  Strategic Thinking;
  Catalysis;
  Peptide Chemistry;
  Professional Networking.

• Eligible for annual bonus and long‑term incentive (if applicable).
• Salary range: $–$; comprehensive benefits (medical/dental/vision, 401(k), paid time off).

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