Director, Antibody Discovery

Job description

Position Summary: Quotient is seeking a Director or Senior Director of Antibody Discovery. This role will define and lead Quotient’s antibody discovery strategy; leading the delivery of therapeutic antibody projects in addition to Quotient’s antibody drug discovery platform build through the deployment of cutting-edge technologies. This role will require close involvement in the end-to-end process of translating Somatic Genomics screening outputs (i.e. candidate genes and potential drug targets) into initiation of drug discovery programs. This role will also involve senior project leadership, steering drug discovery matrix teams from early conception through to key inflection points such as development candidate nomination and IND submission. Responsibilities: Qualifications: Essential - Provide balanced expert advice on the feasibility of antibody tractable targets and the conception of high-value drug molecules - Present antibody discovery strategies to internal R&D committees to justify capital commitment in new programs - Drive decision making on construct design, format and developability for new antibody programs according to Target Product Profile specifications - Independen...