Uro-oncology Principal Discovery Scientist

Ferring Pharmaceuticals

Kastrup, Denmark

As a principal scientist, you will work on a projects that builds on the success of Adstiladrin®, which itself has changed the paradigm for treatment of NMIBC by using a non-replicating adenoviral delivery system to target gene expression to the tumor site. You will help drive our efforts to develop the next generation of gene delivery systems by selecting relevant transgenes for delivery, developing constructs to meet current regulatory guidelines, and demonstrating efficacy in relevant in vitro and in vivo models.

Your day at Ferring

Drawing on previous experience and working closely with the Medical Therapeutic Area, your primary tasks will be:

Design and generate new gene delivery constructs, identifying novel approaches and improvements to existing technologies
Identify and evaluate external projects, in-licensing opportunities and delivery technologies
Stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration

Behind our innovation - there’s you

You are entrepreneurial, innovative, and understand the drug discovery process. You have a background in immune-oncology and experience of gene delivery in a pharma industry setting would be an advantage. With your strong collaboration and communication skills, you can gather insight from colleagues across the organization and will become an internal subject matter expert.

Additionally, you have:

A relevant scientific background (preferably a PhD)
10+ years of experience with drug discovery
Extensive experience within the field of oncology/immuno-oncology
Experience with gene delivery in a therapeutic setting (taking the gene delivery vector into the clinic)
A strong understanding of tissue-directed transgene expression and recombinant viral vectors

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