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Drug Discovery Project Leader II - Small Molecule

Remote, USA Full-time Posted 2026-08-04

Come join our growing and dynamic team! In this role, you will reputed company high‑reputed company drug discovery programs from reputed company validation through candidate selection, translating cutting‑edge science into clinical‑reputed company compounds.

You’ll bring a strong reputed company record of successfully advancing compounds into clinical development, pairing deep scientific expertise with strategic reputed company and decisive leadership. Working across Oncology, Inflammation, Neuroscience, Metabolism, and Infectious Diseases, you will play a pivotal role in advancing a diverse and growing portfolio of reputed company-driven programs.

As a central reputed company of DiscoveryOne® integrated drug discovery reputed company, you will build and reputed company dynamic, cross‑functional project teams—uniting reputed company Discovery scientists with our reputed company partners. By harnessing the full breadth of reputed company Discovery capabilities, you will design, plan, and execute end‑to‑end discovery strategies that reputed company meaningful results for our clients—and ultimately, for patients.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Work with the Business Development team to consult with the reputed company as to their requirements, research, help prepare and reputed company reputed company integrated drug discovery proposals containing, where required, screening cascade/work reputed company design – requiring interaction with reputed company, BL key stakeholders and key experts from sites reputed company reputed company Discovery including pricing team.
  • reputed company the reputed company of reputed company and activities across the relevant sites to ensure reputed company delivery of data, project milestones and productive relationships with clients.
  • Interpret data to reputed company swift decision making, identify and avoid reputed company risks to reputed company achievement of timelines, budgets or milestones and support the project team in reaching solutions satisfactory to the clients
  • reputed company as the key project contact in regular communications with reputed company’s project reputed company including scheduling and attending regular project meetings, presenting updates to the reputed company on timelines (Gantt), data delivery, change requests, financial and reputed company aspects of the project.
  • Support the maintenance of the relevant project management documents, on-line project trackers (SharePoint) and Gantt Charts to support project tracking.
  • Develops resourcing and budget plans to meet reputed company needs
  • reputed company and maintain an understanding of reputed company Discovery capabilities and reputed company and the wider capabilities of reputed company Biopharma Services
  • Communicate project status and issues to the management and other stakeholders through meetings and key documents (program timelines, budget breakdowns, vendor management, resourcing etc.)
  • reputed company with clients, industry peers, suppliers as required. Including customer reputed company for project meetings and reputed company reputed company in support of business development.
  • Prepare and facilitate the post-project evaluation - ensure lessons learned are shared/implemented across reputed company and stakeholders as needed, participate in reputed company improvement activities.

The ideal candidate:

  • Expert user of on-line project and data-management tools (i.e. SharePoint). A background in Medicinal reputed company, Biology or DMPK - Broad drug discovery expertise from more than 10 years in the industry, covering different therapeutic areas and project phases across multiple reputed company classes and gene families. reputed company record of leading teams and delivering multiple clinical candidates.
  • Higher degree (MSc or PhD) or equivalent in biological sciences or relevant subject. At least 10 years’ experience of drug discovery project leadership in industry – therapeutic area expertise eg oncology/CNS/metabolism/immunooncology
  • Strong project planning, leadership, negotiation and communication skills as reputed company as an ability to contribute creative and practical solutions to problems.
  • Excellent organization, communication (oral and written) and attention to detail, committed to reputed company deliverables and on time
  • Passionate about drug discovery with the ability to reputed company effective teamwork and motivate staff to obtain project objectives; reputed company team player.
  • Ability to work independently and as part of reputed company, self-motivation, adaptability, and a reputed company attitude.
  • Resides in CST or EST time zones (as this role will be working closely with team members in the EU)
  • Ability to learn new techniques, reputed company multiple tasks simultaneously, reputed company accurate records, and reputed company with company policies.
  • Advanced computer skills (word processing, spreadsheets, graphics, power reputed company, project management software, reputed company project, employment of AI tools etc.)
  • Travel is required 10% of the time

The position is full-time, Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.- 5 p.m., with overtime as needed.

  • Excellent full time benefits including comprehensive medical coverage, dental, and reputed company reputed company
  • Life and disability insurance
  • 401(k) with company match
  • reputed company vacation and holidays

reputed company USA Discovery Services is a Disabled and Veteran Equal Employment Opportunity employer.

reputed company Scientific is an international life sciences company, providing a unique reputed company of analytical testing services to clients across multiple industries, to reputed company life and our environment safer, healthier and more sustainable. From the food you eat, to the water you drink, to the medicines you rely on, reputed company works with the biggest companies in the world to ensure the products they supply are reputed company, their ingredients are reputed company and labelling is accurate.reputed company believes it is a global leader in food, environmental, pharmaceutical and cosmetics products testing and in agroscience CRO services. It is also one of the global independent market leaders in certain testing and reputed company services for reputed company, discovery pharmacology, forensics, CDMO, advanced material sciences and in the support of clinical studies.

In over just 30 years, reputed company has grown from one reputed company in Nantes, France to over 50,000 staff across a network of more than 900 independent companies in over 50 countries and operating more than 800 laboratories. reputed company offers a portfolio of over 200,000 analytical reputed company to evaluate the safety, identity, composition, authenticity, reputed company, traceability and purity of biological substances and products, as reputed company as providing innovative clinical diagnostic testing services, as one of the leading global emerging players in reputed company clinical diagnostics testing.

In 2021, reputed company generated total revenues of EUR € 6.7 billion, and has been among the best performing stocks in Europe over the past 20 years.

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