Key Recruit
Vice President of Research
Filled on 12/1/2009
| Date Posted: | 7/29/2009 |
| Job Id: | 1683 |
| Company: | Celtaxsys was founded with a focus on chemokine-mediated immune cell migration. Originally organized around technology licensed from the Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Celtaxsys has grown beyond this license to develop a unique discovery platform that has identified and characterized novel mechanisms of immune cell migration that are unrelated to chemokines themselves. Celtaxsys is defining new biology in the area of immune cell chemotaxis. ........................cells, inflammation, biotechnology, biology, immune, immune cell chemotaxis, external stimuli, eukaryotic organisms, prokaryotic, proteins, human neutrophil, chemoattractive, cancer, Molecular Biology, laboratory, chemokines, inflammatory, leukocyte migration, disease, t cells, Chemorepulsion, human immune cells, chemical and biological agents, cancer |
| Location: | Georgia |
| Reports To: | CEO |
| Salary: | Compensatory with Exp. Plus Equity. |
| Education: | PhD or MD or internationally recognized equivalent. |
| Requirements: | Strong background in Immunology or Cell Biology. 10-15 years of research experience within the pharmaceutical and biotech industry. Management experience required. Must have had leadership roles that have been involved in preclinical and IND work. Immunologist would be most useful but willing to look at others. Experience with repurposed molecules, inflammation and combination products useful. Must be able to build a team. |
| Duties: | This position is responsible for the overall leadership and strategy and development of compounds in a therapeutic area and acts as the development and scientific expert to internal and external audiences. Design and execution of in vivo inflammation studies. Development and implementation of pre-IND program. Management of research associates. Works closely and communicates frequently with Senior Management, Consultants and Scientific Advisors. |