Director/Sr. Director—Immunology Research Cutaneous Biology

Key Responsibilities

• Provide scientific direction for cutaneous biology discovery research for skin and hair disorders
• Lead the design and execution of research projects focused on skin/hair follicle biology
• Contribute to external innovation and business development (BD) due diligence activities pertaining to skin and hair biology that drive our decision making around BD opportunities
• Help identify novel targets based on human causal biology and validate their contribution to skin quality and hair disorders using relevant in vitro, ex vivo, and in vivo models
• Guide the design, optimization, and implementation of preclinical models that capture translational biology, integrating insights from human tissue profiling data
• Design and implement flow schemes to characterize potential therapeutics for effects on cutaneous biology, leveraging both internal and external resources
• Partner with the Immunology in vivo pharmacology team to execute critical experiments
• Work with a cross-functional team to generate comprehensive data packages that advance novel therapeutic approaches and support Go/No Go decision-making

Required Qualifications

• PhD, PharmD in immunology, molecular biology, or related scientific discipline
• 10+ years of relevant experience in biotech or pharma