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Vice President, Portfolio Chemistry

Revolution Medicines · Redwood City, California, United States · On-site

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About Revolution Medicines

Backed by GV.

About the role

The Vice President, Portfolio Chemistry will report to the Senior Vice President, Medicinal Chemistry and Screening Sciences, and lead Revolution Medicines' multidisciplinary Portfolio Chemistry organization, with responsibility for Medicinal Chemistry and chemistry leadership across the discovery portfolio. This executive will provide strategic and scientific leadership for the advancement of oncology programs from validated hit series through development candidate nomination. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

What they're looking for

  • Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry
  • Minimum 16+ years of industrial drug discovery experience with extensive medicinal chemistry leadership
  • Demonstrated success advancing multiple programs from hit validation through development candidate nomination and ideally IND-enabling studies
  • Proven leadership of multidisciplinary chemistry organizations supporting multiple concurrent discovery programs
  • Deep expertise in medicinal chemistry, structure-based drug design, optimization strategies, and candidate selection
  • Experience integrating computational chemistry, AI/ML technologies, and digital drug discovery into medicinal chemistry workflows
More about this role

Revolution Medicines is a global, commercial-state oncology company dedicated to discovering, developing and delivering innovative medicines for patients with RAS-addicted cancers. Leveraging its differentiated RAS(ON) tri-complex inhibitor platform, the company is advancing a broad, integrated portfolio of oral RAS(ON) inhibitors designed to directly target the active, cancer-driving state of RAS. Founded on rigorous scientific inquiry and a willingness to challenge long-held assumptions, Revolution Medicines is committed to changing the trajectory of disease for patients with RAS-addicted cancers worldwide.

Our people are united by a shared way of working: follow the science, challenge assumptions, act with urgency and hold ourselves to a high standard of rigor—all in service of patients.

The Vice President, Portfolio Chemistry will report to the Senior Vice President, Medicinal Chemistry and Screening Sciences, and lead Revolution Medicines' multidisciplinary Portfolio Chemistry organization, with responsibility for Medicinal Chemistry and chemistry leadership across the discovery portfolio. This executive will provide strategic and scientific leadership for the advancement of...

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Medicinal Chemistry & Screening Sciences

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