Target Intelligence & Discovery Lead

At Elanco (NYSE: ELAN) – it all starts with animals!

As a global leader in animal health, we are dedicated to innovation and delivering products and services to prevent and treat disease in farm animals and pets.

At Elanco, we are driven by our vision of Food and Companionship Enriching Life and our purpose – all to Go Beyond for Animals, Customers, Society and Our People.

At Elanco, we pride ourselves on fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment.

We believe that diversity is the driving force behind innovation, creativity, and overall business success.

Here, you’ll be part of a company that values and champions new ways of thinking, work with dynamic individuals, and acquire new skills and experiences that will propel your career to new heights.

Making animals’ lives better makes life better – join our team today!

Your Role: Target Intelligence & Discovery Lead

The Target Intelligence & Discovery Lead serves as the primary engine for biological innovation and the scientific gatekeeper of our pipeline.

This role is a cornerstone of the Mechanistic and Translational Biology ‘innovation engine,’ responsible for architecting the future of animal health by ensuring every target is rooted in rigorous scientific validation and strategic high-integrity.

The Target Intelligence Lead will institutionalize a proactive “Discover, Decide, Own” mandate.

By leveraging advanced Target Intelligence and AI/ML partnerships, this leader will ensure Elanco can proactively define the market rather than follow it.

Your Responsibilities

1.

People Leadership & Talent Development


* Direct People Leadership: Manage and develop a high-performing team of discovery scientists.


* Foster a culture of scientific excellence, intellectual curiosity, and rigorous check-and-balance within the discovery engine.


* Provide mentorship and strategic oversight to ensure the team’s research outputs align with Elanco’s long-term growth objectives.

2.

The Discovery Engine & Target Intelligence (Discover)


* Target Intelligence: Lead the function for gathering and synthesizing emerging target selection and validation data.


* Novel Target ID: Drive the identification of first-in-class targets in innovation 'white space.'


* AI/ML Partnership: Serve as the primary partner to AI/ML teams, leveraging Predictive Modeling for Target, Disease, Toxicology, and Safety assessments.


* Advanced Model Development: Oversee the development and implementation of Organoid and 3D Cell Models to improve target translation and predictive accuracy.


* Emerging Approaches: Continuously evaluate and institutionalize emerging target selection and validation methodologies.

3.

Scientific Gatekeeping & Assessment (Decide)


* Target Validation: Lead the comprehensive validation process, including the assessment of BioA needs and partner on foundational Intellectual Property (IP).


* Biological Assessments: Direct the execution of r...