Overview
We are seeking an experienced and highly motivated neuroscientist with strong drug discovery expertise to join our Discovery Psychiatry team. The successful candidate will apply drug discovery principles into exploratory through late-stage discovery programs and integrate knowledge across in vitro and in vivo electrophysiological approaches. Candidate must have a strong understanding of neural circuits, multimodal neurophysiological methodologies and translational utility. This role is an exciting opportunity to support psychiatry research from target validation, compound profiling, through clinical development in a dynamic, collaborative drug discovery environment.
Key Responsibilities
Establish Drug Discovery framework in Psychiatry portfolio
Contribute to the development and implementation of research workflows that integrate complex multimodal datasets
Ensure alignment of development and discovery with broader cross-functional program team goals
Support strategic decision-making in psychiatry drug discovery
Provide scientific guidance and mentoring to junior scientists and research associates