Senior Director, Head of Molecular Biomedicine, Research & Early Development

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LEO Pharma has embarked on an ambitious journey to become the world’s preferred dermatology care partner. You will enter LEO Pharma at the most exciting time. We are transforming our business and ways of working to meet the requirements of tomorrow and our corporate 2030 strategy.

Global Research and Development (R&D) is at the forefront of this journey – and that is why we need you.

We are looking for a Senior Director and Head of Molecular Biomedicine, who will take up the overall responsibility of supporting first in class or best in class drug candidates to the pipeline as well as late stage scientific pipeline support.

You will report directly to VP Head of Research & Early Development and will be a part of the leadership team of Research & Early Development. As part of the leadership team, you will act as a role model in building our capabilities even further, while at the same time ensuring efficiency and effectiveness -and challenging the status quo.

Leading the Molecular Biomedicine function to the next level


As a Senior Director you will head up a function of 35 employees who are divided into four departments within in vitro biology, target biology, protein technology and bioinformatics, lead by four leaders. In close collaboration with your leaders, you will be responsible for continuously developing and supporting the R&D pipeline and partner with various internal and external teams to deliver on our ambitious goals.

In your leadership role, you will be accountable for the following areas:

  • Set strategic direction, build and enhance capabilities within drug discovery to ensure implementation of our Drug Discovery strategy with focus on small molecules for oral delivery.

  • Lead the Molecular Biomedicine function through transformation and change by leading by example and setting the framework for a transparent, efficient and agile working environment.

  • Lead Molecular Biomedicine function to identify new promising biological targets and to build, validate and operate biological assay platform. Furthermore, to ensure that we have a biomarker strategy and platform to enable optimal positioning of clinical pipeline projects.

  • Drive R&D project decisions through the committee memberships below from early stage to human Proof of Concept stage gate projects concerning Molecular Biomedicine.

  • Support clinical stage projects with MoA studies.

  • Oversee and set direction for external/sourced FTEs in close collaboration with the leaders of the departments.

  • Be a thought leader by building and maintaining strong external network with key opinion leaders in the field capture external trends.

Experienced leadership profile with a strong scientific background within drug discovery


To be successful in this role, we envision that you hold a PhD in the areas of molecular biology, biochemistry other areas related to drug discovery such as biological chemistry or pharmacy. You have at least 10 years industrial experience in drug discovery and have a track record of bringing small molecule candidates to clinical testing.

You have a minimum of 8 years of experience leading high-performance teams and a strong track record of developing talents. You have an international mindset and outlook, and you are known for your open and positive mindset. You find it motivating to work with people development and helping others to perform and deliver on ambitious goals. You have an excellent ability to identify, prioritize and focus on key challenges and a strong drive for results. Additionally, you understand the importance of creating data driven, agile and innovative work processes, securing an inflow of internal and external innovation into the portfolio, in addition to progressing the portfolio with the highest speed and quality according to LEO Pharma’s overall ambitions.

You have solid stakeholder management and communication skills and you are able to communicate effectively with colleagues from a variety of scientific and business disciplines. Additionally, you can manage ambiguity effectively and have a good understanding of team dynamics and how to promote and support a constructive collaboration.

Join our mission to help more people achieve healthy skin


Hundreds of millions of people around the globe are suffering from an untreated skin disease. Helping these people to get a better life is what LEO Pharma is all about. By understanding their needs and wishes we will improve existing treatments and break new land to uncover the solutions of tomorrow.

By joining LEO Pharma you will get the opportunity to create results, develop yourself among highly skilled colleagues while taking on our quest to become the preferred dermatology care partner improving people’s lives around the world and at the same time create profitable growth.

Contact and application


If you have questions, please do not hesitate to contact Thorsten Thormann, VP Head of Research & Early Development, at +45 40 74 82 44.
. The deadline is 20 February 2022. We will be reviewing applications and conduct interviews on an ongoing basis.

About LEO Pharma


LEO Pharma helps people achieve healthy skin. By offering care solutions to patients in more than 100 countries globally, LEO Pharma supports people in managing their skin conditions. Founded in 1908 and owned by the LEO Foundation, the healthcare company has devoted decades of research and development to delivering products and solutions to people with skin conditions. LEO Pharma is headquartered in Denmark and employs around 6,000 people worldwide. For more information, visit www.leo-pharma.com.


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