Neuroscience Physician Scientist, Psychiatry

Company: Novartis Group
Location: Cambridge
Posted on: February 19, 2021

Job Description:

Neuroscience Physician Scientist, Psychiatry Job Description 10% or more of the world's population is affected by psychiatric illnesses such as depressive conditions, bipolar illness and schizophrenia. There are no cures for these conditions, and current treatments have limited benefits, though they are used widely due to those benefits. There is major room for improvement in psychiatry, and drug development in this field has slowed down notably in the last two decades.

At Novartis, this major need is seen as an opportunity to make an impact that might not happen otherwise. If you share this desire to make an impact, we invite you to apply to join a psychiatry program aimed not just at developing new drugs, but transforming the field of psychiatry. We are looking for leaders who bring a creative approach to new thinking in psychiatry, such as moving beyond DSM definitions of indications, and going beyond symptomatic drug efforts and towards disease modification.

We believe we need to challenge conventional drug discovery in psychiatry and lead the profession in new directions.

The Translational Medicine (TM ) Discovery & Profiling (TMDP) group is a team of physicians and clinical researchers who drive that innovation science from discovery to the patient through the selection, profiling and effective development of medicines.

In the role of Neuroscience-Psychiatry TM Expert you will develop high value decision-strategies for the Translational Medicine component of drug development projects through the proof-of-concept phase.

Your main accountabilities will include but not be limited to:

--- Lead project teams that develop and implement strategies in early drug discovery and profiling programs for First-in-Human safety (phase 1) and clinical Proof of Concept efficacy (phase 2a) studies.
--- Collaborate with preclinical research scientists to identify, develop, and implement strategy for support of early drug discovery objectives. This includes assessment of medical need, proposal of clinical development pathways, and review of preclinical data for clinical implications, and other relevant activities.
--- Lead project teams that provide investigational brochures (IB) and other regulatory requirements for health authorities
--- Work closely with biomarker expert to develop and implement compound related biomarker strategies in implementation.
--- Provide scientific expert assessments and support for in-licensing opportunities, including due diligences
--- Drive success of late global drug development programs (phase 2b) when appropriate by developing and implementing strategies that lead to clinical pharmacology, design of mechanistic studies and profiling packages that meet regulatory requirements and support differentiated and competitive drug labeling

Position can be located in Cambridge, MA or Basel, Switzerland EEO Statement The Novartis Group of Companies are Equal Opportunity Employers and take pride in maintaining a diverse environment. We do not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion or other employment practices for reasons of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status. We are committed to building diverse teams, representative of the patients and communities we serve, and we strive to create an inclusive workplace that cultivates bold innovation through collaboration and empowers our people to unleash their full potential. What you will bring to the role:

--- Medical Degree and additional PhD/post-doctoral equivalent research
--- Specialized further training (board certification) and / or clinical research experience in psychiatry preferred
--- Advanced / business-level / fluent English (oral and written)
--- Recognized for medical expertise: demonstrated excellence and clinical / patient expertise in psychiatry
--- Recognized for scientific expertise: respected by colleagues internally and externally, you've made significant contributions to your field and created / established new concepts; record of high quality publications in international scientific journals.
--- Previous relevant & significant clinical study experience: either from pharma/biotech leading early phase clinical trials; a senior role within a CRO responsible for leading the medical relationship with Sponsors; from a relevant academic medical center with PI & co-PI clinical trial experience. You are used to working independently and within teams including scientists and non-scientists on study planning and execution, demonstrating competence in a broad range of project and more strategic planning skills
--- Excellent written and oral communication/presentation skills, used to distilling and effectively conveying significant messages to different audiences

Position offered will be commensurate with level of experience.

Why consider Novartis?
799 million. That's how many lives our products touched in 2019. And while we're proud of that fact, in this world of digital and technological transformation, we must also ask ourselves this: how can we continue to improve and extend even more people's lives?

We believe the answers are found when curious, courageous and collaborative people like you are brought together in an inspiring environment. Where you're given opportunities to explore the power of digital and data. Where you're empowered to risk failure by taking smart risks, and where you're surrounded by people who share your determination to tackle the world's toughest medical challenges.

Imagine what you could do at Novartis!

Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:

Novartis embraces diversity, equal opportunity and inclusion. We are committed to building diverse teams, representative of the patients and communities we serve, and we strive to create an inclusive workplace that cultivates bold innovation through collaboration, and empowers our people to unleash their full potential.

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