Steve Woodhead
Executive Director, Gastroenterology and Inflammation Drug Discovery Unit @Takeda
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WORK HISTORY
Executive Director, Gastroenterology and Inflammation Drug Discovery Unit @Takeda
San Diego, CA, US
EDUCATION
The University of Sheffield
PhD, Organic Chemistry
The University of Sheffield
BSc (hons), Chemistry
Florida State University
Postdoctoral Study
University of Nottingham
Postdoctoral Study
SKILLS
ABOUT STEVE WOODHEAD
Experienced medicinal chemist and drug hunter with a proven track record of leading multidisciplinary teams and delivering novel molecules in to clinical development, including three approved products. Broad ranging expertise across all phases of early stage drug discovery in multiple disease areas and spanning a wide variety of target classes. Strategic thinker, strong decision maker and versatile leader, capable of managing both internal and external teams, and in highly matrixed organizations.Specialties: Discovery stage project leadership from target ID to INDScreening strategies and hit identificationFragment Based Drug Discovery (FBDD)Structure Based Drug Design (SBDD)Lead optimization and multiparameter optimizationThe application of Biophysical technologiesLibrary designDiligenceManagement of external collaborations and partnerships, including Biopharma, CRO\'s and academic groups
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