Director, Research Programs

Eikon Therapeutics is a new biopharmaceutical company employing revolutionary technology at the intersection of chemistry, engineering, computation, and biology to discover novel treatments for life-threatening diseases. Eikon’s discovery platform is built on groundbreaking innovations from its founders (Nobel Prize, 2014), culminating in the creation of microscopes which enable real time, molecular-resolution measurements of protein movement in living cells, thereby unlocking otherwise intractable classes of proteins as drug targets.

Position

The Director of Research Programs is central to the interface of our drug discovery programs, external collaboration, partnerships, and presentations. Collaborating closely with biologists, chemists, pharmacologists, and engineers; they will build research proposals with collaborators, work with project teams to build presentations and project summaries, guide scientific publication efforts and define strategy around scientific programs that have an external interface. As an integral member of our growing research team, they make a direct impact on our drug discovery pipeline and our technology platforms to benefit patients. 

About You

You’re a scientific leader with the ability to communicate complex projects both internally and with diverse external audiences. You can work cross-functionally to motivate teams to drive towards delivering clear and complete project narratives. You are curious, love challenges, and enjoy pushing the edge of technology to solve important problems with creative solutions.  You’re collaborative by nature, resourceful, open-minded, data-driven, and can operate with a sense of urgency. 

What You’ll Do

• Lead the intake and proposal development of research collaborations
• Work with project teams to build clear presentations for drug discovery programs for external meetings
• Oversee our publication process and strategy, work with authors to define story lines, figure outlines and support editorial interactions
• Refine or craft platform presentations for external use, partner with research and engineering teams to expand knowledge of our platform capabilities with appropriate experimental results
• Partner with corporate communications for research-related communications
• Work with research team on preparing study reports and research-related regulatory documents to support clinical development

Qualifications 

• Ph.D. in Biology, Chemistry, or related discipline.
• 10 years of post-graduate experience in microscopy research and/or drug discovery research.
• Expertise with live-cell miscopy, small molecule drug discovery and development, and mechanistic biology.
• Experience interfacing with academic collaborators, pharma partners, investors, and board members
• Strong leadership skills with ability to foster a collaborative environment, maintaining close working relationships.
• Excellent problem-solving abilities and the ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic research environment.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to convey complex scientific concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

At Eikon, employee compensation also includes bonus and equity compensation, in addition to several generous benefit programs, including:

• 401k plan with company matching
• Medical (premiums covered by Eikon at 95%), dental and vision insurance (premiums covered by Eikon at 100%)
• Mental health and wellness benefits
• Weeklong summer and winter holiday shutdowns
• Generous paid time off and holiday policies
• Life/AD&D Insurance (premiums covered by Eikon at 100%) and optional supplemental employee-paid life/AD&D policies
• Enhanced parental leave benefit
• Daily subsidized lunch program when on-site

The expected salary range for this role is $203,000 to $233,000 depending on skills, competency, and the market demand for your expertise.

Salary : $203,000 - $233,000