Senior Scientist, Cellular & Translational Sciences, OneLab

Titre : Senior Scientist, Cellular & Translational Sciences, OneLab Société: Ipsen Innovation (SAS) A propos d'Ipsen: Ipsen est un groupe biopharmaceutique mondial de taille moyenne, spécialisé dans les médicaments transformateurs dans trois aires thérapeutiques : l'oncologie, les maladies rares et les neurosciences. Forts de près de 100 ans d'expérience en développement, avec des Hubs mondiaux aux États-Unis, en France et au Royaume-Uni, nous focalisons nos efforts là où les besoins médicaux non satisfaits sont importants, grâce à la recherche et à l'innovation.

Nos équipes passionnées, présentes dans plus de 40 pays, se concentrent sur l'essentiel et s'efforcent chaque jour d'apporter des médicaments aux patients dans 88 pays. Nous construisons un environnement de travail qui met en avant un leadership centré sur l'humain et favorise une culture de collaboration, d'excellence et d'impact. Au sein d’Ipsen, chaque individu est encouragé à être soi-même, à grandir et à s’épanouir aux côtés du succès de l'entreprise. Rejoignez-nous dans notre démarche vers une croissance durable, en créant un impact réel sur les patients et la société.

Pour plus d'informations, visitez notre site web à l'adresse https://www.ipsen.com et suivez nos dernières actualités sur LinkedIn et Instagram . Description de l'emploi : WHAT - Summary & Purpose of the Position The Senior Scientist, Cellular & Translational Sciences, OneLab is a senior laboratory-based scientific leader responsible for advancing Ipsen’s R&D portfolio across therapeutic areas, including Oncology, Rare Diseases and Neuroscience, through the development and application of cutting-edge cellular characterization, functional and translational approaches.

The role provides scientific and operational leadership for preclinical and translational laboratory activities, with particular expertise in high-dimensional flow cytometry, cellular profiling and functional cellular assays. The position drives the generation of decision-enabling data supporting target validation, candidate selection, mechanism-of-action and pharmacodynamic studies, biomarker discovery and clinical translation.

As a recognized subject matter expert in flow cytometry and cellular profiling, the individual will lead the development of innovative experimental strategies applicable across therapeutic areas, oversee laboratory capabilities, manage scientists and/or postdoctoral researchers, and contribute to portfolio decisions through deep scientific expertise and cross-functional collaboration. WHAT -

& Technical Competencies Scientific Leadership

• Provide scientific leadership for cellular and translational laboratory activities across multiple research and development programs and therapeutic areas, including Oncology, Rare Diseases and Neuroscience.
• Generate mechanistic and translational scientific insights that inform drug discovery, candidate progression and development strategies.
• Partner with project and cross-functional teams to translate biological questions into robust experimental strategies and decision-enabling data.
• Identify, evaluate and implement emerging technologies and innovative approaches relevant to cellular biology, translational science and drug development.
• Contribute scientific expertise to portfolio and project decisions across different modalities, mechanisms of action and disease areas. Advanced Flow Cytometry & Cellular Profiling Expertise
• Act as Ipsen’s laboratory subject matter expert for advanced flow cytometry and cellular profiling applications across therapeutic areas.
• Design, implement and continuously improve complex multi-parameter and spectral flow cytometry panels.
• Develop cellular profiling strategies to characterize disease-relevant cell populations, cellular phenotypes, target expression, pathway modulation and pharmacological responses.
• Develop and qualify robust assays enabling characterization of cell identity, activation state, functional responses, target engagement, pharmacodynamic effects and mechanisms of action.
• Establish best practices for assay design, panel optimization, data quality, reproducibility and quantitative data analysis.
• Drive innovation in single-cell, high-content and multimodal cellular profiling technologies.
• Provide scientific guidance on the interpretation and biological relevance of complex cellular datasets.
• Establish and maintain efficient technology-transfer processes for internally developed assays to external partners and CROs, ensuring reproducibility, quality and compliance. Laboratory Leadership
• Lead laboratory activities for advanced flow cytometry supporting research objectives.
• Ensure scientific excellence, data integrity and compliance with laboratory standards.
• Oversee study design, execution, data analysis and reporting of pharmacological reports.
• Develop laboratory capabilities and contribute to strategic investment and technology roadmaps.
• Manage external laboratories and CRO collaborations when required. People Management
• Directly manage laboratory scientist(s) and/or postdoctoral researcher(s).’
• Establish objectives, priorities and development plans for team members.
• Coach and mentor scientists to foster scientific excellence and innovation.
• Create a collaborative and high-performing laboratory environment. HOW - Behavioural Competencies Required Cultivate Innovation Questions status-quo and adopt new approaches; Has vision, bring ideas and possibilities and turn it into actions; Thinks outside the box, reframes problems in different lights; Encourages/considers/integrates different perspectives/ideas Innovation is central to the position rather than incidental. The role is expected to identify emerging technologies, develop innovative immunoprofiling strategies and actively advance single-cell and high-content approaches. This makes the ability to challenge existing approaches and translate new ideas into action especially important for future success.“Identify emerging technologies and innovative approaches relevant to immuno-oncology and translational science.” “Drive innovation in single-cell and high-content immune profiling technologies.” “As a recognized subject matter expert in flow cytometry, the individual will lead the development of innovative immunoprofiling strategies, oversee laboratory capabilities, manage a team of scientists and/or postdoctoral researchers, and contribute to portfolio decisions through deep scientific expertise and cross-functional collaboration.” Excellence in execution
• Approaches priority setting and setting the stage through the lens of execution;
• Establishes clarity about the goals, accountabilities, timelines, and next steps; can identify/spot opportunities for real impact on patient and society;
• Able to be focused and performance-driven with clear KPIs
• Plans and aligns effectively (steps, resources, timelines etc.);
• Displays a commitment to best practice sharing and setting
• Promotes single point of accountabilities.The role combines scientific leadership with operational laboratory responsibility. Success requires converting scientific strategy into robust assays and studies, maintaining quality and reproducibility, and overseeing execution, analysis and reporting. These responsibilities align very closely with disciplined planning, prioritisation, clarity and best-practice execution. “Establish best practices for assay design, panel optimization, data quality, reproducibility and analysis.” “Ensure scientific excellence, data integrity and compliance with laboratory standards.” “Oversee study design, execution, data analysis and reporting of pharmacological reports.” Develops/ coaches Talent
• Able to identify and align career goals, and blend organizational objectives into a cohesive development plan for self and team;
• Able to coach
• Provides structured, actionable, regular and directional feedback and acts as a coach to empower people to own their own growth/development;
• Prepares their own succession plans;
• Displays a radically human-centered mindset; puts people first; focuses on doing good;
• Demonstrates ability to build team effectiveness. People development is an explicit part of this senior scientific leadership position. The individual is expected not simply to supervise scientists, but to establish development plans, coach and mentor them, and build an effective laboratory team. The competency therefore directly supports a significant continuing responsibility of the role. “Directly manage laboratory scientist(s) and/or postdoctoral researcher(s).” “Establish objectives, priorities and development plans for team members.” “Coach and mentor scientists to foster scientific excellence and innovation.” Collaborates
• Collaborates and communicates without boundaries, continuously removes organizational barriers;
• Focuses on continuous improvement; integrates and leverages key learnings, showcases resourcefulness, learning/experimenting at scale, demonstrates strong entrepreneurial behaviors and mindset. The position must operate beyond its immediate laboratory. Its scientific expertise feeds portfolio decisions, it works cross-functionally, and it manages relationships with external laboratories and CROs. Collaboration is therefore important for converting specialist laboratory expertise into broader R&D impact. “As a recognized subject matter expert in flow cytometry, the individual will lead the development of innovative immunoprofiling strategies, oversee laboratory capabilities, manage a team of scientists and/or postdoctoral researchers, and contribute to portfolio decisions through deep scientific expertise and cross-functional collaboration.” “Establish and maintain efficient technology transfer processes for internally developed assays to external partners and CROs, ensuring reproducibility, quality, and compliance.” “Manage external laboratories and CRO collaborations when required.” Manage Complexity
• Identifies contradictory information/demands/inputs to effectively solve problems;
• Develops and evaluates alternative scenario and solutions;
• Able to identify what truly matters and ruthlessly focus/ prioritize on making decisions with real impact. The scientific remit requires interpretation of complex biological and high-dimensional flow-cytometry information and using that evidence to inform consequential development decisions. Managing complexity is therefore particularly relevant to translating technically sophisticated experiments into clear scientific guidance and portfolio decisions. “The position drives the generation of decision-enabling data supporting target validation, candidate selection, mechanism-of-action studies, biomarker discovery, and clinical translation.” “Design, implement and continuously improve complex multi-parameter and spectral flow cytometry panels.” “Provide scientific guidance on flow cytometry data interpretation and biological significance.” HOW - Knowledge & Experience Knowledge & Experience (essential):
• Extensive experience in advanced flow cytometry and cellular biology, with recognized expertise in pharmaceutical, biotechnology or leading academic research environments.
• Demonstrated experience developing and applying complex multicolor and/or spectral flow cytometry assays.
• Strong understanding of cellular biology, pharmacology, disease mechanisms and translational science.
• Demonstrated ability to apply cellular technologies to answer mechanistic and drug-development questions.
• Proven track record of leading translational or preclinical research activities supporting drug discovery and/or development.
• Experience developing robust, reproducible and decision-enabling cellular assays.
• Experience managing laboratory scientists and/or postdoctoral researchers.
• Strong scientific communication and publication track record.
• Experience working within multidisciplinary drug-development