Head of Discovery, Biologics

our client is a global leading CRDMO, offering discovery, development, and manufacturing services for both small molecules and Biologics. On small molecules services, APSL has a demonstrated track record for end-to-end services, and has a good customer base to make the business sustainable. Large molecules services were added recently and the company is in the process of building its base. Business is heavily dependent on a couple of relationships build through personal connections of the leadership team. Our aspiration is to become a leading end-to-end service provider for antibodies including monoclonal, bispecific, and complex immune-fusion molecules.

Position: Head of Discovery, Biologics.

Reporting to: Global Head of Discovery

Desired Profile:

• PhD in biological sciences or related area with at least 10-15 years of industry experience in Biologics post-PhD.
• Demonstrated track record of leadership experience in Biologics field, in leading teams and driving results, ADC discovery is required.
• Flexibility to travel to Hyderabad and work closely with the team is a must. experienced of working in China is plus.

1. Provide leadership to the scientific team in planning the execution:
2. Help in structuring the work and present the solution to the customer in order to win high value opportunities.
3. Guide the team in execution and engage in problem solving. Drive innovation and out of the box thinking in delivering solutions to the customer.
4. Plan resources and stay ahead of demand.
5. Collaborate with cross functional teams to solve for bottlenecks in execution to ensure smooth delivery of projects to ensure customer satisfaction.
6. Build capabilities:
7. Identify and build platform capabilities (for eg; antibody discovery platform, development of production cell line, etc.)
8. Build a talent pipeline to enable high quality and timely execution.
9. Support investment decisions on building lab infrastructure.
10. Onboarding new customers
11. Work closely with the Business Development team in onboarding new customers- driving confidence on the team’s ability to deliver.
12. Participate in conferences and present scientific solutions that will aid in building APSL’s brand image
13. Work closely with the Marketing team in building appropriate collateral.
14. Business responsibilities:
15. Own the P&L of the business and ensure short-term and long-term delivery.

Why Join Us?

• Work with a global leader in ADC research and development and innovative products.
• Competitive compensation, performance incentives, and career development opportunities.

How to Apply

Interested candidates are invited to send their resume and a cover letter to ellenlan@kingfisherchina.com