Associate Director, Analytical Development – Small Molecule

About this role

<div class="content-intro"><p>Centessa Pharmaceuticals, a wholly subsidiary of Eli Lilly and Company is advancing a portfolio of high conviction programs with strong biological validation.  Our asset-centric model offers a unique R&D logic that has been applied by single asset companies to improve productivity. This operating model has minimal centralized infrastructure, reduced hierarchy, and exclusive focus on data driven capital allocation. Our teams are uniquely incentivized to expeditiously interrogate key scientific hypotheses. We believe the asset-centric model can lead to improved success rates for programs with greater speed and modest costs.</p> <p> </p></div><p><strong>Description of Role</strong></p> <p><span class="TextRun SCXW165481639 BCX0" lang="EN-US" data-contrast="none"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW165481639 BCX0" data-ccp-charstyle="Strong">Centessa continues to expand its CMC group and currently seeks a</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW165481639 BCX0" data-ccp-charstyle="Strong">n</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW165481639 BCX0" data-ccp-charstyle="Strong"> </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW165481639 BCX0" data-ccp-charstyle="Strong">Associate </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW165481639 BCX0" data-ccp-charstyle="Strong">Director of </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW165481639 BCX0" data-ccp-charstyle="Strong">Analytical R&D within the CMC</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW165481639 BCX0" data-ccp-charstyle="Strong"> </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW165481639 BCX0" data-ccp-charstyle="Strong">group</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW165481639 BCX0" data-ccp-charstyle="Strong">. The successful candidate will have hands-on experience</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW165481639 BCX0" lang="EN-US" data-contrast="none"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW165481639 BCX0"> lead</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW165481639 BCX0">ing</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW165481639 BCX0"> the execution of</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW165481639 BCX0" lang="EN-US" data-contrast="none"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW165481639 BCX0"> small molecule</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW165481639 BCX0" lang="EN-US" data-contrast="none"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW165481639 BCX0"> analytical activities across</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW165481639 BCX0" lang="EN-US" data-contrast="none"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW165481639 BCX0" data-ccp-charstyle="Strong"> early to </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW165481639 BCX0" data-ccp-charstyle="Strong">late-stage development. This </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW165481639 BCX0" data-ccp-charstyle="Strong">position</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW165481639 BCX0" data-ccp-charstyle="Strong"> will oversee work with various vendors and oversee </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW165481639 BCX0" data-ccp-charstyle="Strong">analytical functions across programs</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW165481639 BCX0" data-ccp-charstyle="Strong">.  </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW165481639 BCX0" data-ccp-charstyle="Strong">Comprehensive working knowledge of cGMP and regulatory guidance as they relate to development, testing, characterization, and shelf-life management of biologics is paramount</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW165481639 BCX0" data-ccp-charstyle="Strong">.  </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW165481639 BCX0" data-ccp-charstyle="Strong">This position will be accountable for design, execution, and reporting of analytical data at external CDMOs to meet company deliverables and timelines</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW165481639 BCX0" data-ccp-charstyle="Strong">.  </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW165481639 BCX0" data-ccp-charstyle="Strong">Travel to vendors both domestically and internationally will be </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW165481639 BCX0" data-ccp-charstyle="Strong">required</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW165481639 BCX0" data-ccp-charstyle="Strong">.</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW165481639 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"335557856":16777215,"335559739":240}"> </span></p> <p><strong>Key Responsibilities</strong></p> <ul> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="3"…