Principal Scientist (Portfolio Generation) £50,400 - £64,400 plus benefits Department: Therapeutic Innovation, RandI Reports to: Vice President of Portfolio Generation Location: Babraham Research Campus, Cambridge (1-2 days per week on site) Contract type/hours: Permanent, Full time 35 hours per week (flexible working requests will be considered) Closing date: Sunday 8th March 23:55pm Interview Date: Approximately week commencing 23rd March Interview process: Competency based interview with task/presentation At Cancer Research UK, we exist to beat cancer. We are seeking an experienced Principal Scientist to join our Portfolio generation team at Cancer Research Horizons in Cambridge. As a Principal Scientist, you will identify and assess new therapeutic opportunities from academic sources and help evaluate advanced oncology assets suitable for acceleration through TI''s capabilities. You will design and lead focused workplans to de risk promising concepts and guide them to clear entry decisions for the TI portfolio, working closely with drug discovery teams and key stakeholders. You will review Expressions of Interest for Therapeutic Catalyst schemes, recommend proposals for progression, and support academic PIs in developing costed proposals and high quality workplans. You will coordinate multiple Catalyst projects post approval, facilitating interactions with academic partners and determining potential routes for TI involvement. You will also contribute to assessment ..... full job details .....