Scientific Director/Sr. Scientific Director Peptide Chemistry

Who We Are:

At Neurocrine Biosciences, we pride ourselves on having a strong, inclusive, and positive culture based on our shared purpose and values. We know what it takes to be great, and we are as passionate about our people as we are about our purpose - to relieve suffering for people with great needs.

What We Do:

Neurocrine Biosciences is a leading neuroscience-focused, biopharmaceutical company with a simple purpose: to relieve suffering for people with great needs. We are dedicated to discovering and developing life-changing treatments for patients with under-addressed neurological, neuroendocrine and neuropsychiatric disorders. The company's diverse portfolio includes FDA-approved treatments for tardive dyskinesia, chorea associated with Huntington's disease, classic congenital adrenal hyperplasia, endometriosis* and uterine fibroids,* as well as a robust pipeline including multiple compounds in mid- to late-phase clinical development across our core therapeutic areas. For three decades, we have applied our unique insight into neuroscience and the interconnections between brain and body systems to treat complex conditions. We relentlessly pursue medicines to ease the burden of debilitating diseases and disorders because you deserve brave science. For more information, visit neurocrine.com, and follow the company on LinkedIn, X and Facebook. (*in collaboration with AbbVie)

About the Role:

The ideal candidate is a highly motivated and accomplished peptide chemist with a proven track record of success in delivering multiple peptide-based candidate molecules to the clinical development candidate stage. They will be a leader in the field of peptide chemistry and a people leader with a passion for mentoring and empowering their peptide medicinal chemistry team. The candidate will lead people, projects in a fast-paced environment and play a key role in providing strategic direction for next-generation peptide therapeutics. Finally, the candidate will influence how to grow capabilities and technologies within Research.

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Your Contributions (include, but are not limited to):

Your Contributions (include, but are not limited to):

• Direct a team of peptide chemists tasked with designing, synthesizing and characterizing novel peptides for eventual development candidate nomination

• Provide strategic direction and oversight on multiple projects including the chemistry strategy, overall goals and timelines

• Participate in and/or lead multiple discovery projects and project teams

• Drive the development and incorporation of novel technologies and methods into the Peptide Chemistry team

• Collaborate seamlessly with the adjacent Bioconjugation team as well as the Antibody, Small Molecule and Oligonucleotide teams to achieve maximal synergy between the groups and platforms

• Collaborate closely with the broader research team by communicating results, sharing insights, making plans, and setting goals in an open and collaborative way to enable project success

• Anticipates potential issues and provides contingencies and resolutions to continuously improve that process

• Develops their team to ensure professional growth

• Monitors and evaluates completion of work and projects of their direct reports to ensure a high-functioning team, and takes necessary action as needed

• Performs other duties as assigned

Requirements: