Drug Developer with chemistry experience

Part of the Clarenta Group, Leads to Development provides specialist expertise in preclinical, manufacturing, regulatory and other non-clinical aspects of drug development to the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industry.

As an internationally renowned drug development consultancy and management company, based in modern, bright and comfortable offices in Paris, we work with clients across Europe and the US.

We provide consultancy and hands-on management of the manufacturing and of all non-clinical development activities that form our clients’ new drug development programmes, advancing them from the bench to and through the clinic. Covering a wide variety of product types and indications, we use a team approach to provide strategic and regulatory advice, write development plans, and undertake proactive project management. We also write key regulatory documents to support the products’ clinical trial applications, as well as providing regulatory and manufacturing expertise during the clinical phase, along with clinical trial oversight.

For the last 17 years we have surpassed the expectations of our clients by delivering increased product development efficiency, minimised project risk and added product value for over 190 projects.

We currently wish to expand our team and recruit a new drug developer with a background in organic or medicinal chemistry and 1-5 years’ experience.

Development of new medicinal products

As a drug developer at Leads To Development you will benefit from a unique opportunity to use your scientific expertise to contribute to/and run multiple drug development projects for a wide range of innovative therapies across many different disease indications. Working as part of a young dynamic team, you will interact with clients, service providers and regulatory authorities nationally and internationally to plan and manage drug development projects. You will also play a key role in writing regulatory documents such as clinical trial applications. We are particularly seeking candidates with a background in chemistry and an interest in managing CMC (manufacture) aspects of drug development.

This is an office-based role requiring scientific insight and regulatory rigour as well as outstanding problem-solving and communication skills.

Key duties and responsibilities:

The duties will be varied and dependent on the level of experience of the successful candidate, but will principally comprise:

• Project leadership and management of preclinical and clinical development programmes
• Client liaison
• Preparing development plans
• Writing Requests For Proposals, selecting and negotiating with service providers for out-sourced manufacturing and laboratory-based activities
• Management and monitoring of out-sourced activities, including drug substance and drug product manufacturing
• Critical review and analysis of scientific data
• Writing regulatory documents for clinical trial applications and other regulatory filings

• You hold an MSc or a PhD or equivalent in Chemistry, Pharmacy or another appropriate scientific discipline.
• You have 1-5 years experience in a drug development environment
• You have excellent English oral, written and presentation skills
• You are a confident and effective communicator, able to manage multiple activities to agreed deadlines
• You collate and process information in an intuitive, analytical, meticulous and conceptual manner; your problem-solving skills are outstanding
• You are motivated by teamwork, and responsibility, and enjoy gaining new skills and knowledge
• You are dynamic, proactive, determined, and objective

This will be a permanent position with excellent opportunities for growth and promotion. It is based in Paris (France), with a competitive salary and a performance-based profit-sharing scheme.