DMPK Scientists at Sygnature Discovery play an essential role in supporting client projects. This growing department is looking for a talented DMPK Associate Director to push and lead our capabilities even further.

As a DMPK Associate Director, you will join a dynamic department actively discovering new drugs for a broad range of projects, molecular targets and therapeutic indications.

Associate Director responsibilities:

• You will represent DMPK as the subject matter expert on Sygnature Discovery’s client project teams creating relationships with internal colleagues and clients.
• Co-ordinating with Bioscience and Chemistry you will provide scientific and managerial leadership to their team in prioritizing and executing on key deliverables and project needs guiding programs through lead optimisation.
• You will support the recruitment and retaining of key talent to maintain a high-performing team and be involved in the strategic direction of DMPK at Sygnature.
• You will contribute to Sygnature Discovery’s DMPK recruitment needs, capital budget and implementation plans
• You will need to support business development activities

Experience / Requirements:

• B.Sc., M.Sc. and/or Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chemistry, Biochemistry or related disciplines with thorough knowledge of absorption, distribution, drug metabolism and pharmacokinetics
• Broad experience in working with cross functional project teams to support drug discovery and/or pre-clinical development
• Extensive experience of biotech and/or pharmaceutical industry experience in discovery DMPK
• Demonstrated leadership and project management skills
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills

Benefits;

All our benefits are tailored to enhancing your experience at Sygnature as it is important to us that you share in our success. You will receive an excellent training and benefits package, including a highly competitive salary which is reviewed annually, a bonus scheme, a well-regarded pension scheme, and private medical insurance. We also recognise that the environment you work in is a priority, so we have built a supportive culture in a company that values its employees and supports them to achieve to the best of their potential.

Sygnature Discovery is a highly respected, successful and award-winning provider of fully integrated drug discovery research programmes to the global pharmaceutical industry. Founded in 2004 with a workforce of six, we now employ over 400 scientists, mainly operating from our purpose-built facilities in BioCity, Nottingham. We also have operations at Alderley Park, Cheshire. We undertake hit identification, hit-to-lead and lead optimisation projects and complete drug discovery programmes. For further details please visit www.sygnaturediscovery.com.

If you are interested in joining a successful and engaged company that places its people at the heart of its business, please apply through the link above including the following;

1)      Your CV,

2)      a covering letter that briefly outlines your suitability for the role and your current notice period (if applicable), and

3)      confirmation of your status of eligibility to work in the UK (we are able to consider sponsoring potential employees with relevant levels of qualifications and experience under a skilled worker visa).

Your application will be submitted through our trusted partners, LogicMelon, although only employees of Sygnature Discovery will review your application and personal data.

We will be interviewing on an ongoing basis, so please submit your application as soon as possible. We look forward to hearing from you.

If you have any questions or need further information, please contact the Careers team at careers@sygnaturediscovery.com. Please do not submit your application to this email address.