Associate Director - Oxford, United Kingdom - Alethiomics Ltd

Description

Company description

Alethiomics Ltd is a discovery stage biotech company harnessing the power of single cell multi-omic technology to discover and develop life changing treatments for patients with blood cancer.

A spin-out from the University of Oxford, Alethiomics was co-founded in 2021 by Prof. Adam Mead and Prof Bethan Psaila, both academic clinicians and expert haematologists. The company is supported by life sciences investor Oxford Science Enterprises.

We offer a competitive salary, bonus, pension and share schemes.


Job description

Required education & experience

• PhD degree in relevant field (e.g. Biochemistry, Pharmacology, Biotechnology, Molecular Biology)
• 5 years of experience in biologics drug discovery in an industrial selling
• Experience in the development of antibodydrug conjugates is highly desired
• Strong interpersonal, collaborative and presentation skills, ideally with experience managing small teams internally and external contractors
• Experience of line management including setting goals and research plans against objectives
• Experience in one or more of the following:

Antibody discovery & optimization, in vivo assessment of drug efficacy, antibody linker design, toxic payload selection, PK/PD assay development, organoid or other ex-vivo patient-derived model systems, cancer cell biology, safety and toxicity assessment


Reporting lines

• Function reports to CSO

Main areas of responsibility

• Utilise expertise in molecular biology, antibody engineering, assay development and screening to facilitate drug discovery and for understanding mechanism of action
• Contribute to the selection and validation of drug targets to enhance our project portfolio
• Documentation of work in plans and reports to support patents, and publications

Areas of support

• Work with external vendors and CROs to source and deliver against drug discovery objectives

Salary:
From £60,000.00 per year


Benefits:

• Company pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee stock ownership plan

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Supplemental pay types:

• Bonus scheme
• Yearly bonus

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Oxford: reliably commute or be willing to relocate with an employerprovided relocation package (required)

Application question(s):

• Have you had experience of line management?

Education:

• Bachelor's (required)

Experience:

Drug Discovery: 3 years (required)


Work Location:
In person


Reference ID:
AD2023

Expected start date: 01/09/2023