Pleased to meet you, we are Galapagos, a dynamic growing Biotech company with offices across Europe and in US, headquartered in Mechelen, Belgium.
We are in the business of changing lives. Focusing on high unmet medical needs, we synergize compelling science, technology, and collaborative approaches to create a deep pipeline of best-in-class small molecules, CAR-T therapies and biologics in oncology and immunology. With capabilities from lab to patient, including a decentralized, point-of-care CAR-T manufacturing network, we are committed to challenging the status quo and delivering results for our patients, employees and shareholders.
We pioneer for patients. We need thought leaders and rapid thinkers, entrepreneurs in spirit and status quo-fighters. Collaborative innovators and perseverant idealists. We need the best-in-class. In other words, we need you : The ‘make-it-happener’.
We are looking for Principal Scientist - Oncology Discovery
This is a highly interesting opportunity for an experienced cancer scientist to drive oncology projects from target validation to clinical candidate nomination.
Scope of the job
From developing new strategies to running actual projects, all our goals and actions are measured against a strong patient-centric approach. The Principal Scientist nurtures this mindset and drives an oncology drug discovery project from target validation to clinical candidate identification. Our ultimate goal is to discover and deliver transformative precision medicines to cancer patients. The nature of the work is explorative and vibrant, and we closely collaborate with a large variety of external and internal stakeholders.
Your role
This position reports to a Team Leader Oncology Discovery