Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark
• An effective project manager with extensive lateral leadership experience in biotechnology and pharmaceutical industry • A biomedical scientist with a focus in maintaining the balance between R&D standards and business needs • A goal-oriented team player with an international profile of studying and working in different countries in North America, Europe and Asia
• Providing program direction for planning, organizing, developing and integrating projects across multiple functional areas within pharmaceutical contract manufacturing in cGMP environment. • Closely monitoring/controlling project progression to ensure project is completed on schedule and within budget. Reporting project status and effectively communicating with all key stakeholders. • Supporting technical team to investigate any project challenges by risk assessment and implementation of corrective measures, as well as providing recommendations for future improvements. • Serving as liaison with client contacts, managing communication and organizing projects team meetings.
• Research leadership with project management responsibility to drive progression of multiple innovation projects in peptide drug development for the maturation of Gubra’s pipeline within metabolic disease areas. • Leading cross-functional teams in a matrix structure with effective communication and coordination, as well as engaging with a wide range of stakeholders including internal R&D and external collaboration to ensure timely achievement of ambitious milestones. • Contributing to business strategy and processes of partnering with academia, biotech/pharma and nonprofit organizations, as well as supporting the continuous optimization of the project infrastructure.
• R&D project leader in product development leading cross-functional projects with responsibilities in both internal development & external joint effort to bring forth bench-side concepts to marketed products. • Active in supporting international sales campaigns by providing internal training to global sales and technical support team, and running international seminar tours. Contributing scientific and strategic input for marketing of life science products in RNA research field. • Development of life science research tools for functional analysis of gene expression, which utilize various modes of antisense oligonucleotide platform for modulation of both coding and noncoding RNA species ranging from microRNA to mRNA and lncRNA for in vitro and in vivo applications. • Responsible for external collaborations supported by internal R&D and S&M or public grants, acting as the contact point as well as offering scientific expertise. • Established and manage in-house cell culture laboratory for functional analysis. Responsibilities include protocol development and experimental design, data analysis and reporting, and management of technical resources to ensure high quality data delivery and compliance.
• Pharmacogenomic study of chemotherapeutic drugs to identify genetic contribution to variation in drug response and toxicity. Single Nucleotide Polymorphism (SNP) genotyping and correlation to clinical pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic data. • Translational research in stem cell therapy for monogenic diseases by utilizing Zinc Finger Nucleases (ZFNs) and Transcription Activator-Like Effector Nucleases (TALENs) for mutation correction in induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) derived from patients. • Establishing a cell bank of primary patient-derived Epstein-Bar Virus (EBV) immortalized lymphoblastoid cell lines for research use, and developing in-vitro cytotoxicity assay platform for drug screening. • Mentoring of young research scientists; conducting institutional open-house seminars. • Laboratory coordination responsibilities include managing equipment maintenance, liaisoning with scientific vendors for technology update, and organizing journal club meetings.