Responsibilities:
Develop and lead the autoimmune research group and work together within the China Research as well as across the business.
Lead preclinical programs for autoimmune diseases as well as develop targeted therapies utilizing the company's core platforms.
Defining the objectives, strategies, responsibilities, and tasks for the group members
Oversee the design and execution of in-vivo studies in numerous autoimmune disease models either on an internal basis or with external partners.
Lead the efforts to develop novel assays and/or animal models to validate therapeutic modalities.
Lead, mentor, and train team members; Provide effective leadership including individual performance goal setting, managing the development of entire team and all individuals, recognize and reward employee contributions, planning and facilitating team activities, responsible for hiring and selecting new personnel and motivating members of the functional area.
Identify possible therapeutic targets, contribute to portfolio strategy and work with multifunctional teams for execution of that strategy.
Interpret and analyze data as well as present findings to internal stakeholders and external collaborators.
Qualifications:
PhD in immunology or similar field with at least 3-5 years of post-doctoral experience and 5+ years in industry
Deep knowledge in T, B and DC biology and MoA of autoimmune diseases
Experience in human and mouse immunology as well as animal models of autoimmune diseases.
Previous experience with people management is required
Experience with directing programs from discovery to IND
Excellent organizational, written and oral communication skills, efficient time management and demonstrate high degree of flexibility