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Gilead Sciences Director – Protein Therapeutics
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At Gilead, we’re creating a healthier world for all people. For more than 35 years, we’ve tackled diseases such as HIV, viral hepatitis, COVID-19 and cancer – working relentlessly to develop therapies that help improve lives and to ensure access to these therapies across the globe. We continue to fight against the world’s biggest health challenges, and our mission requires collaboration, determination and a relentless drive to make a difference.   Every member of Gilead’s team plays a critical role in the discovery and development of life-changing scientific innovations. Our employees are our greatest asset as we work to achieve our bold ambitions, and we’re looking for the next wave of passionate and ambitious people ready to make a direct impact.   We believe every employee deserves a great leader. People Leaders are the cornerstone to the employee experience at Gilead and Kite. As a people leader now or in the future, you are the key driver in evolving our culture and creating an environment where every employee feels included, developed and empowered to fulfil their aspirations. Join Gilead and help create possible, together. Job Description   The Protein Therapeutics team in Oxford UK is seeking an experienced and innovative leader to contribute to the engineering of large molecule drug candidates including antibodies, multispecifics or immune cell engagers, and immunocytokines, as well as to the development of new, cutting-edge capabilities at the site. The successful candidate will lead a Biologics Engineering team and oversee biologic projects primarily focused on Inflammation. The core responsibilities include biologics design and optimization to enable discovery projects from conceptualization to drug candidate nomination, and advancement of engineering technologies to enable large molecule drug development. Gilead Sciences Inc. is a highly matrixed organization. Effective collaboration across multiple functions, including those located in Foster City, CA is a crucial attribute of this role.   Essential Duties and Job Functions:   Lead a team of protein engineers to discover and optimize innovative protein therapeutics to address unmet medical needs through differentiated mechanisms of action Represent Protein Therapeutics on interdisciplinary project teams and deliver large molecule drug candidates matching the Target Product Profile specifications Drive rapid optimization of novel antibody and protein therapeutics through iterative design, build, test, and learn cycles Independently carry out lead sequence and format optimizations utilizing rational and in silico design approaches Communicate transparently and timely to key stakeholders to build strong partnership and collaboration experiences Supervise and mentor scientists to support their continued career development Thrive in a fast paced, data-driven, and scientifically rigorous environment Maintain compliance with company policies and record keeping Knowledge, Experience and Skills:   Basic qualifications: Ph.D. in molecular and cell biology, structural biology, or equivalent degrees in a highly related discipline   Preferred qualifications: Ph.D. and postdoctoral trainings plus significant industry experience   Broad understanding of industry and competitive landscape Significant experience in an industry setting and a record of accomplishments reflected by presentations, high impact publications, or issued patents with demonstrable protein engineering expertise Extensive experience advancing protein therapeutics from discovery to development and stays abreast with emerging protein engineering platforms and technologies Expertise in structure-based protein engineering and design of multispecifics, immunocytokines, Fc engineering, and fusion proteins Skilled practitioner in antibody engineering, including humanization, sequence liability remediation, and/or biophysical property improvement Project leadership and core team membership experience in pharmaceutical industry R&D environment across multiple therapeutic areas, with a deep understanding of lead identification and optimization through preclinical development of therapeutic candidates Proficient in various molecular biology and recombinant protein techniques, as well as experience (preferred) or familiarity with mammalian cell culture, protein expression, purification, and characterization; familiarity in antibody discovery platforms is a plus Experience with computational design tools preferred (e.g. MOE) and biologic informatics system (e.g., Genedata Biologics and Screener) Team leader and player who is articulate and precise, with emotional intelligence, professional maturity and strong leadership and problem-solving skills.   Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) It is the policy of Gilead Sciences, Inc. and its subsidiaries and affiliates (collectively "Gilead" or the "Company") to recruit select and employ the most qualified persons available for positions throughout the Company.  Except if otherwise provided by applicable law, all  employment actions relating to issues such as compensation, benefits, transfers, layoffs, returns from layoffs, company-sponsored training, education assistance, social and recreational programs are administered on a non-discriminatory basis (i.e. without regard to protected characteristics or prohibited grounds, which may include an individual’s gender, race, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, creed, physical or mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, medical condition, veteran status, and age, unless such protection is prohibited by federal, state, municipal, provincial, local or other applicable laws).  Gilead also prohibits discrimination based on any other characteristics protected by applicable laws. For Current Gilead Employees and Contractors: Please apply via the Internal Career Opportunities portal in Workday.

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