# Chief Scientist, Modern Drug Discovery

**Company**: IQVIA
**Experience**: executive
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Research
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

IQVIA Discovery Sciences is seeking an exceptional Chief Scientist, Modern Drug Discovery to shape and deliver our scientific vision for the next generation of drug discovery services.

This is a high-impact leadership role for a recognised discovery expert who can combine scientific excellence in drug discovery with a passion for AI-enabled innovation, computational science, automation, and translational biology. Working alongside a highly accomplished scientific leadership team, you will help define the talent, capabilities, technologies, and partnerships that will keep IQVIA at the forefront of modern drug discovery.

**Responsibilities**

- Define and execute a forward-looking scientific strategy aligned to evolving client and industry needs.

- Drive the adoption of AI-assisted design, predictive modelling, automation, computational sciences, and translational approaches.

- Provide scientific leadership across a diverse discovery portfolio, ensuring excellence, rigour, and translational relevance.

- Support strategic client engagements, proposals, partnerships, and business growth opportunities.

- Act as a senior scientific ambassador with clients, collaborators, and industry stakeholders.

- Mentor and inspire multidisciplinary teams across biology, chemistry, protein design, pharmacology, translational, and computational sciences.

**Requirements**

- PhD or DPhil in a relevant life sciences discipline.

- Significant senior leadership experience (10 years+ in leadership roles) within pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry. Experience of CRO environments is an advantage but not essential.

- Proven success advancing discovery programmes from concept through to clinic.

- Strong expertise in translational biology and pharmacology with strong track record in at least one major therapeutic modality.

- Experience applying AI, computational approaches, and data-driven decision-making within discovery settings.

- A collaborative leader who combines scientific credibility with commercial awareness and client focus.

**Benefits**

No specific benefits mentioned.

If you're a visionary scientific leader ready to influence the future of drug discovery, we'd love to hear from you.

## Skills

### Required
- AI
- computational science
- automation
- translational biology
- pharmacology
- biotechnology

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