Head of Medicinal Chemistry, Drug Design, London

Isomorphic Labs
London
Workplace: HybridFull timeFunction: Design (Product/UX/UI/Visual)Education: phdSkills: ["Leadership","Strategic thinking","Mentorship","Problem-solving"]

Senior scientific leader overseeing the London Medicinal Chemistry Drug Design portfolio, providing strategic direction, line management for ~25 chemists, and close collaboration with AI/ML teams to accelerate drug discovery toward clinical candidate nomination.

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Isomorphic Labs
Isomorphic Labs
4 months ago

Head of Medicinal Chemistry, Drug Design, London

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Job Summary

Senior scientific leader overseeing the London Medicinal Chemistry Drug Design portfolio, providing strategic direction, line management for ~25 chemists, and close collaboration with AI/ML teams to accelerate drug discovery toward clinical candidate nomination.
Location: London
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Design (Product/UX/UI/Visual)
Seniority: Sr. Director level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Provide scientific leadership and strategic direction for the Medicinal Chemistry team in London, delivering projects to clinical candidate nomination.
  • •Direct line management and strategic oversight for a growing team of ~25 Medicinal Chemists, setting goals and fostering a high-performance culture.
  • •Champion an AI-first approach and ensure chemists are empowered to apply AI tools in collaboration with AI/ML scientists.
  • •Collaborate with Chemistry, Computational Drug Design, Biology and Pre-Clinical Development to accelerate pace to the clinic.
  • •Represent the company externally and manage CRO resources to maintain high-quality, rapid delivery.

Key Requirements

  • •PhD in Synthetic Organic Chemistry, Medicinal Chemistry or a related technical field, or equivalent industrial experience.
Experience:PharmaBiotechDrug discovery
Education:PhD / Doctorate
Skills:LeadershipStrategic thinkingMentorshipProblem-solving
Languages:English
Tech Stack:AIAlphaFoldDrug designComputational drug design

Company Brief

Isomorphic Labs
Uses machine learning and computational biology to accelerate drug discovery and design novel therapeutics by modeling protein structures, mechanisms, and interactions to identify promising targets and candidates.
Industry: Biotech
Company Size: Medium (51 to 250 employees)
Growth: Growth Stage Startup
Headquarters: London, United Kingdom
Founded: 2021
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