Position Summary:
Alkermes has an exciting new leadership opportunity for a talented scientist to join our Research Organization as Sr. Director to lead the medicinal chemistry efforts to progress projects from target ideation through to candidate nomination for neurological disease indications. The desired candidate will be a recognized expert in successfully initiating and managing the medicinal chemistry activities inside a given portfolio. The candidate will be well-experienced in drug discovery fundamentals and have a proven track record for progressing projects to candidate delivery. Additionally, the candidate must have direct experience in working with both internal and external partners (e.g. academic labs, CROs, business partners from the biopharmaceutical industry) to facilitate medicinal chemistry activities inside projects. Exceptional cross-functional leadership and communication skills as well as experience in leading drug discovery teams are necessary attributes as is familiarity with neurological disorders.
Why join Team Alkermes?
Alkermes applies its deep neuroscience expertise to develop medicines designed to help people living with complex and difficult-to-treat psychiatric and neurological disorders. A fully-integrated, global biopharmaceutical company, headquartered in Ireland with U.S. locations in Massachusetts and Ohio, we are committed to pursuing great science, driven by deep compassion to make a real impact in the lives of patients. Alkermes has a portfolio of proprietary commercial products for the treatment of alcohol dependence, opioid dependence, schizophrenia and bipolar I disorder, and a pipeline of clinical and preclinical candidates in development for various neurological disorders, including narcolepsy.
Beyond our important mission of developing medicines to address unmet patient needs, we actively seek to foster a culture of diversity, inclusion and belonging throughout our business. We strive to ensure that all voices are respected and valued, recognizing that our diversity of thought, background and perspective makes us stronger. We are proud to have been recognized as an employer of choice by many national organizations, including being certified as a Great Place to Work in the U.S. in 2024, honored as a Healthiest Employer in both Ohio and Massachusetts in 2023, a Best Place for Working Parents in 2023, and to have received the Bell Seal at the Platinum level for Workplace Mental Health by Mental Health America for three consecutive years (2021-2023).
Alkermes, Inc. is an equal employment opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any qualified applicant or employee because of race, creed, color, age, national origin, ancestry, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender expression and identity, disability, genetic information, veteran status, military status, application for military service or any other characteristic protected by local, state or federal law. Alkermes also complies with all work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements of the Immigration and Nationality Act and IRCA. Alkermes is an E-Verify employer.
Degree Level: PhD
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