Director, Translational Sciences - Inflammation & Auto Immunity

A global biopharmaceutical company on a mission to Solve On, Incyte follows science to find solutions for patients with unmet medical needs. Through the discovery, development, and commercialization of proprietary therapeutics, Incyte has established a portfolio of first-in-class medicines for patients and a strong pipeline of products in Hematology, Oncology and Inflammation and Autoimmunity

Headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware, Incyte has operations in North America, Europe, and Asia.
 

Job Summary (Primary Function): 

The successful candidate will help to formulate and implement translational science strategies for delivering the Dermatology, Inflammation and Auto-Immunity (IAI) pipeline. Contributes to making a transformational impact on the lives of patients in need. A passion for applying state of the art technologies generating deep scientific insights to develop novel therapeutics is a key requirement for the role.

Essential Functions:

• Collaborate with drug discovery and clinical development teams to develop fit-for-purpose translational strategies and drive decision-making in clinical development.
• Deliver robust translational data in support of our growing dermatology and inflammation pipeline. 
• Responsible for the review, analysis, and interpretation of data from a variety of sources and continual evaluation of the potential impact of research findings on drug development programs
• Represent Translational Sciences in dermatology by providing scientific expertise, strategic direction and leadership to matrix partners and external experts.
• Document and communicate insights to the development team and the medical community through written and oral presentations.
• Identify and communicate insights from clinical research to Discovery sciences to help deliver the next generation of novel therapeutics
• Independent contributor, delivering translational strategies while fostering collegial team interactions 

Qualifications (Minimal acceptable level of education, work experience, and competency):

• Scientific background in immunology, cell biology or similar discipline (MD/PhD or PhD with 5+ years drug development experience)
• Proven track record of success in delivering biomarker strategies, analysis plans and delivering results to key stakeholders in support of clinical drug development efforts
• Proficiency with using multi-omics data sets to drive strategic decisions in a matrix team settings
• Experience with development of clinical trial documents including clinical trial protocols, statistical analysis plans, informed consents and investigator brochures.
• Ability to balance execution of multiple tasks to accomplish program goals
• Ability to manage external research activities through CROs and collaborators.
• Motivated team player, able to perform with a high degree of independence
• Creative, highly innovative scientist with a passion for delivering quality medicines to patients
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• An interest in working in and creating an environment of scientific curiosity and open exchange of ideas.

Disclaimer:  The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employees assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications.  Management reserves the right to change or modify such duties as required.

Incyte Corporation is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

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