Job Description

Hirundo Biosciences is looking for a highly skilled and motivated In vivo Pharmacology Lead to join its Discovery team 💊

Eager to make a difference in women’s health?
👉 See details below and send your CV

Hirundo Biosciences – a wholly owned subsidiary of Gedeon Richter Plc. – is looking
for an In vivo Pharmacology Lead (m/f) to join its Discovery Research platform,
based in Liège, Belgium.
This position requires extensive experience in animal model development,
translational pharmacology and CRO management and is a unique opportunity for
the successful candidate to play a key role in the pharmacological characterization
of new drug candidates in the field of women’s health. The In vivo Pharmacology
Lead will report to the Head of Translational Science.
Passionate about bringing new transformative medicines to patients and eager to
make a difference in women’s health? Send your CV and application letter to gerardc@gedeonrichter.com and hendrickxca@gedeonrichter.com

Key Responsibilities

• Establish in vivo pharmacology strategy for drug discovery projects to support
  identification of lead and clinical candidates.
• Set up new collaborations with state-of-the-art researchers and CROs to
  establish new relevant disease models.
• Design, plan and coordinate outsourced in vivo animal pharmacology studies
  to characterize and assess the therapeutic potential of drug molecules in
  diverse indications within women’s health.
• Analyze and interpret experimental data, author protocols and reports as
  required and present data.
• Act as in vivo subject matter expert and represent in vivo pharmacology and at
  cross-functional project team meetings and at external meetings with partners
  and stakeholders.
• Identify relevant in vivo models and methodologies to translate the in vitro
  biology/mode of action into in vivo efficacy studies.
• Lead research efforts for in vivo PK/PD and mechanism of action studies to
  support target validation, candidate selection and biomarker research
  discovery.
• Define new academic research programs and identify adequate academic
  partner laboratories in line with the goals of the company and the key scientific
  objectives for the research. Provide oversight of research activities.
• Write research grant proposals and participate in external scientific
  communications.
  Profile
• PhD degree in Pharmacology, Biomedical Sciences or related discipline.
• Minimum of 8 years of experience in in vivo pharmacology in biotech/pharma
  settings.
• Proven hands-on experience in preclinical efficacy studies, PK/PD studies,
  animal model development and CRO management.
• Ability to organize, critically analyze, interpret results and come forward with
  recommendations.
• Demonstrated ability to lead multiple projects and to prioritize activities to
  challenging deliverables.
• Creative, able to bring new ideas and ability to innovate.