Director/Senior Director, Chemical Development

Location: Burlingame, CA

Role and Responsibilities

• Manages the activities of a chemical development group in the research, evaluation, and development and scale-up of one or more of the organization's products, projects, and processes.
• Must have thorough knowledge and experience with analytical instrumentation (e.g. HPLC, LCMS, NMR), as well as process development and scale-up of small molecules across early to late stage.
• Lead chemical development teams on small molecule drug development and scale-up programs both internally and externally.
• Conducts and collaborates with others on the principles of chemical development and scale-up.
• Author and contribute to writing CMC section of regulatory documents (IND/IMPD/NDA/MAA).
• Writes and reviews manuscripts for publication.
• Develops strategies to ensure effective achievement of scientific objectives.
• Monitors and evaluates completion of tasks and projects.
• Develops budgets for capital expenditures and labor.
• Selects, develops and evaluates personnel to ensure the efficient operation of the function.
• Develops corporate and/or organizational policies and authorizes their implementation.
• Develops innovative concepts and promotes new ideas that support the company’s objectives and timelines.
• Provides direction to senior managers in various areas and groups.
• Consistently works with abstract ideas or situations across functional areas of the business and identifies and evaluates fundamental issues, providing strategy and direction.
• Requires in-depth knowledge and understanding of the functional area, business strategies and company goals.
• Interacts internally and externally with executive level management, requiring negotiation of extremely critical matters.
• Creates and implements department-related policies that affect the company as a whole, while ensuring compliance issues are met.
• Makes final decisions on administrative or operational matters and ensures operations effective achievement of objectives.
• Ensures that budgets and schedules meet corporate timelines.
• Directs and controls the activities of a broad functional area through partnership with cross-functional department managers within the company.
• Directs and controls the planning, staffing and budgeting while managing expense priorities and recommending and implementing changes to methods.

Qualifications

• PhD in Chemistry plus 15+ years of related experience or equivalent.
• Must possess expert knowledge of scientific principles and concepts.
• Must show demonstrated success in technical proficiency, collaboration with others and independent thought.
• Successful candidate should have a reputation as an emerging leader in the field with sustained performance and accomplishments.

Preferred Skills:

• Excellent teamwork and collaboration skills 
• Proficient with Microsoft Office.
• Able to build effective working relationships throughout the organization internally and externally to achieve goals.
• Flexibility and willingness to solve problems that fall outside of immediate area of expertise
• Clear and concise verbal and written communication skills and strong organizational skills, with an exceptional attention to detail.
• Work independently in an interdisciplinary, fast-paced, often changing environment.
• Committed to the values of integrity, accountability, transparency, and drive.

Salary range:  $170,000 - $230,000 annually

If you are interested, please submit your resume to careers@corvuspharma.com