Senior Discovery Expert Therapeutic Biologics (W/M/D)- CDI

Pierre Fabre is the 2nd largest dermo-cosmetics laboratory in the world, the 2nd largest private French pharmaceutical group and the market leader in France for products sold over the counter in pharmacies.

Its portfolio includes several medical franchises and international brands including Pierre Fabre Oncologie, Pierre Fabre Dermatologie, Eau Thermale Avène, Klorane, Ducray, René Furterer, A-Derma, Naturactive, Pierre Fabre Oral Care. 

Established in the Occitanie region since its creation, and manufacturing over 95% of its products in France, the Group employs some 10,000 people worldwide. Its products are distributed in about 130 countries. 86% of the Pierre Fabre Group is held by the Pierre Fabre Foundation, a government-recognized public-interest foundation, while a smaller share is owned by its employees via an employee stock ownership plan. 

In 2019, Ecocert Environment assessed the Group’s corporate social and environmental responsibility approach in accordance with the ISO 26000 sustainable development standard and awarded it the “Excellence” level.

Pierre Fabre is recognized as one of the "World's Best Employers 2021" by Forbes. Our group is ranked in the Top 3 in the cosmetics industry and in the Top 10 in the pharmaceutical industry worldwide. 

Your mission

Pierre Fabre Group is committed to Medical Care R&D to bring novel, innovative therapeutic opportunities to patients in need. Oncology is a major priority and constitutes a strategic focus for the Pierre Fabre Group.

The internal R&D pipeline, supplemented with future external opportunities, will be central in shaping the future orientation of Pierre Fabre Medical Care.

We are seeking a talented and highly motivated Senior Discovery Expert Therapeutic Biologics to join our growing oncology drug discovery group supervised by the Head of Drug Discovery.

The candidate will contribute, with internal and external partners, to project proposals and innovative approaches in the field of antibody/biologics discovery to deliver high quality optimized drug candidates.

The location of the position will be Toulouse, with high flexibility in terms of commuting from France/Europe and home office.

Ph.D. in Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Immunology, or related field with 15+ years of drug discovery experience in a pharmaceutical or biotechnology environment

• Ability to evaluate, lead and manage innovative approaches for therapeutic biologic development

• Thorough understanding of the biologics drug discovery process from target identification and validation to preclinical proof-of-concept and transition to clinical development

• Extensive experience with cutting-edge antibody design (mono and multi-specific, innovative formats) and discovery technologies

• In-depth knowledge and technical expertise of a broad spectrum of therapeutic modalities in biologics, including in Antibody-Drug-Conjugates

• Excellent English written and oral, presentation and communication skills

• Great leadership skills and experience working in dynamic multidisciplinary environment

• Self-motivated and collaborative with ability to work on multiple projects with multi-disciplinary teams and external partner

We are convinced that diversity is a source of fulfillment, social balance and complementarity for our employees, which is why our offers are open to all, without restriction.