Ihab D.
Dynamic Medicinal Chemist/Drug Discovery Leader - Oncology, Immunology, Immuno-oncology and Anti-infectives
- Role
- Senior Director, Medicinal Chemistry at Nuvation Bio
- Location
- San Francisco, CA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Ihab D.
Dynamic Medicinal Chemist and Drug Discovery Leader with an outstanding record of advancing novel small molecules from discovery into clinical development and commercialization. Extensive expertise in structure-based drug design, SAR, and multi-step synthesis with proven success leading global medicinal chemistry teams to deliver clinical candidates and approved drugs across oncology, immunology, immuno-oncology, and anti-infectives. Strong portfolio of patents and publications, combined with experience mentoring scientists, managing CRO partnerships and new technologies to accelerate pipeline delivery.
Experience
Senior Director, Medicinal Chemistry
Aug 2021 — Present · San Francisco, CA, US
Led medicinal chemistry strategy from discovery through scale-up and CMC activities. Directed 20 to 35 medicinal chemists at CROs to deliver high-quality lead compounds across multiple projects Advanced novel platform concepts, including DDCs, PROTACs, and Molecular Glues, into pharmaceutically practical applications Worked cross-functionally to actively nominate novel cancer targets and establish new drug discovery platforms Streamlined compound registration by assuming oversight of the corporate database, standardizing processes, and significantly reducing compound screening timelines to accelerate research productivity Resolved CRO synthetic challenges by applying deep expertise in organic and medicinal chemistry, eliminating roadblocks and ensuring uninterrupted progress across multiple discovery projects
Education
Princeton University
Ph.D.
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