Diabetes Team Lead 5

Diabetes Team Lead 5-BIO003794

Description

Merck is a global health care leader with a diversified portfolio of prescription medicines, vaccines and consumer health products, as well as animal health products. Today, we are building a new kind of healthcare company - one that is ready to help create a healthier future for all of us.

Our ability to excel depends on the integrity, knowledge, imagination, skill, diversity and teamwork of people like you. To this end, we strive to create an environment of mutual respect, encouragement and teamwork. As part of our global team, you'll have the opportunity to collaborate with talented and dedicated colleagues while developing and expanding your career.

The Merck Diabetes and Endocrinology Department is searching for a dynamic leader with proven experience in drug discovery and development. The candidate will have at least 10 years of experience in the area of metabolic diseases, especially Type 2 Diabetes and its related co-morbidities. The candidate will be an experienced people leader who manages well across a complex multidisciplinary organization and who can lead drug development programs from target identification to the clinic. The candidate will have an in depth understanding of appropriate models with which to develop new drugs. He/she will have a deep understanding of whole body physiology as it pertains to Type 2 Diabetes and metabolic disease in general. The ideal candidate will have experience in small and large molecule drug development, with expertise in peptide drug development. Experience with insulin and insulin analogs is a plus, particularly in the development of novel potentially breakthrough insulins such as glucose-responsive, novel basal, or oral insulins.

The Scientific Lead will:

* Report to the D&E site lead as a member of the D&E leadership team

* Have the desire and ability to grow and to achieve more senior levels within the organization

* Contribute intellectually and strategically to multiple programs within the Department

* Interact cross-functionally with other therapeutic areas such as cardiovascular

* Be accountable for driving one or more drug discovery/development programs to ensure project delivery of milestones through proper allocation of resources and technologies

* Interact seamlessly across a complex multidisciplinary organization

* Play a major role in helping to guide Franchise strategy and foster innovation as it pertains to new areas of research

* Serve as a role model for enthusiasm, commitment, hard work and entrepreneurial thinking to the department

* Serve as a mentor for more junior colleagues

Qualifications

Education:

- Ph.D or MD or related discipline

Required:

- At least 10 years of experience the area of metabolic diseases, especially Type 2 Diabetes and its related co-morbidities.
* Must have experience in managing senior level scientists

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Job: Biology-Discovery

Job Title: Dir, Biology-Discovery

Primary Location: NA-US-NJ-Rahway

Employee Status: Regular

Number of Openings: 1