Group Leader, BeOne Institute

BeOne continues to grow at a rapid pace with challenging and exciting opportunities for experienced professionals. When considering candidates, we look for scientific and business professionals who are highly motivated, collaborative, and most importantly, share our passionate interest in fighting cancer.

Candidates must be able to work onsite in San Carlos, California
General Description: At BeOne Institute, we extend BeOne’s execution strength with a dedicated innovation engine, bringing agility and scientific depth to transform uncertainty into actionable and high-impact therapeutic opportunities. We operate according to three core principles:

Bold Exploration: we pursue novel and high-potential ideas through rapid, iterative innovation cycles.

Strategic Alignment: we prioritize disease areas that align closely with BeOne’s R&D priorities and long-term vision.

Pipeline Impact: we translate insights into tangible assets and advance emerging platforms into impactful programs.

As a Group Leader at BeOne Institute, you will lead a high-performing research team to advance breakthrough discoveries. You will set and execute a forward-looking research strategy aligned with our mission, foster a collaborative environment where innovative ideas are translated into transformative medicines and explore emerging scientific approaches—including AI-enabled discovery, chemical biology, and multiomic technologies—to identify novel therapeutic opportunities and drive future pipeline innovation.

Essential Functions of the Job:
Job Responsibilities Champion the evaluation and application of emerging technologies and data-driven approaches, including AI, genomicsand multiomic analysis, chemical biology, and large-scale biological data analytics, to generate new biological insights and accelerate therapeutic discovery. Drive scientific excellence and delivery by establishing clear program goals and milestones. Communicate progress through regular updates while proactively identifying challenges and proposing solutions. Build and develop a high-performing team and fostering team members’ professional growth, technical expertise, and scientific independence.

Lead cross-disciplinary or cross-functional collaborations and drive innovation within and beyond the Institute.

Requirements

• Ph.D., M.D., or equivalent advanced degree with deep expertise in one or more of the following areas: cancer biology, cancer immunology, immunology, protein engineering, AI-driven protein design, chemical biology, computational biology, multiomic sciences or a related life sciences discipline.

Substantial post-degree professional experience in academia and/or industry, with a strong track record of contributions to drug discovery or impactful scientific achievements. Ability to operate effectively in a highly collaborative, fast-paced, and interdisciplinary research environment, and to integrate multi-disciplinary approaches to solve complex biological problems.

Scientific leadership to build and sustain collaborative relationships across functional and disciplinary boundaries.

Experience of providing scientific guidance and mentorship in a collaborative team environment. Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to clearly articulate complex scientific concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
Supervisory Responsibilities: Yes Education Required: A Ph.D., M.D., or equivalent with 5+ years of experience or equivalent Travel: No

Global Competencies

When we exhibit our values of Patients First, Driving Excellence, Bold Ingenuity and Collaborative Spirit, through our twelve global competencies below, we help get more affordable medicines to more patients around the world.

• Fosters Teamwork
• Provides and…