Roche Buying British Biotech Piramed for $160M
Reuters [April 15] Roche said it would also make a milestone payment of $15 million on completion of mid-stage trials for Piramed's cancer program. More

Takeda Acquiring Millennium for $8.8B
Forbes.com [April 10] Takeda picks up Millennium's blood-cancer drug Velcade (bortezomib) as well as its pipeline of oncology and anti-inflammatory candidates. More

Galapagos, Bausch & Lomb Ink Ophthalmic Deal Potentially Worth $50M+
Galapagos [April 10] Bausch & Lomb will have the exclusive option to license select Galapagos compounds as development candidates for therapeutic uses in ophthalmic diseases. More

AstraZeneca, Ranbaxy Settle Nexium Suit
MarketWatch [April 15] Ranbaxy had been seeking to put out a generic version of Nexium but under the settlement will wait until May 2014. More

To Save Itself, Big Pharma Adds Strategy Executives
The Wall Street Journal Health Blog [April 14] Bristol-Myers Squibb, Pfizer, Merck have all recently named new senior vice presidents. More

Novartis Announces Executive Appointments
Reuters [April 10] Novartis named a new chief executive of Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp. and a new president and chief executive of Novartis Corp. More

Schering-Plough Announces Cost-Cutting Program
Reuters [April 2] In the wake of the Vytorin setback, Schering-Plough has announced a cost-cutting program that aims to save $1.5 billion per year. More

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LIFE SCIENCE JOBS

Mayo Clinic – Job #19191 - Unit Head – IT
Location: Rochester, MN. Oversee software development and support for research and operational activities for Health Sciences Research and Nursing Research departments. Recruit, manage, and mentor IT personnel; provide budget administration, client/vendor management, strategic planning and project coordination, planning, and estimating. Qualifications: BS degree in computer science or similar field (master’s in computer science, management or health/clinical informatics desirable), and 6+ years’ professional IT. Apply online at: www.mayoclinic.org/jobs-rst.

Mayo Clinic – Job #19178- Unit Head – IT
Location: Rochester, MN. Responsible for project coordination, planning and estimating, as well as budget administration, client/vendor management and strategic planning; plus coordinating technical resources that support research projects, journal publications, grant/contract preparation and scholarly activities. Qualifications: BS degree in computer science or a related field plus 6+ years’ IT experience. Apply online at: www.mayoclinic.org/jobs-rst.

Titian Software - US Support Engineer
Become a key member of our Support staff by providing “best in class” services to our customers. Investigate, diagnose, resolve, and be responsible for resolution of customer support issues and liaise with our UK Software Development team to suggest, request and perform code and product changes based on field experience. For more information and to apply: http://www.titian.co.uk/Careers/Vacancies.asp

Lilly Singapore Center for Drug Discovery (LSCDD) - Associate Director of Informatics,
Lead and mentor a strong team for the Bioinformatics group at the Integrative Computational Sciences (ICS) department at LSCDD towards the development of novel algorithms, data analysis methods and software tools for drug discovery. Work closely with the Software Engineering group at ICS, and collaborate with the Discovery IT organization in Europe and USA. For additional information, or to apply visit: LSCDD

Lilly Singapore Center for Drug Discovery (LSCDD)- Senior Bioinformatics Scientist,Contribute to the development of novel algorithms, data analysis methods and software tools for drug discovery as part of the Integrative Computational Sciences (ICS) department at LSCDD. Work closely with informatics and software engineering peers at ICS, and collaborate with the Discovery IT organization in Europe and USA. The successful candidate will offer hands-on insight and expertise in tailored therapeutic informatics and statistical analyses at the post-genomic era. For additional information, or to apply visit: LSCDD

Lilly Singapore Center for Drug Discovery(LSCDD) -Senior Software Engineer,
Join a strong team of software engineers in our Integrative Computational Sciences (ICS) at LSCDD. Collaborate with, and help develop integrated applications to process and visualize data from cutting-edge technologies used by scientists at Lilly Research Labs (LRL) and the Drug Discovery Research (DDR) teams. The Software Engineering team provides computational tools and tailored software solutions that enable the global effort of Tailored Therapeutics; ‘The Right Drug, at The Right Dose for The Right Patient at The Right Time'. For additional information, or to apply visit: LSCDD

Agilent Technologies-Asia Pacific - Job Requisition: 2021927
Job Title : Application Engineer and Implementation Specialist for Lab Informatics Platform
Location(s) : Bangalore, India. Project management: small to large scale implementations, including integration/ validation of Agilent’s software platform. Manage assigned customer account relationship, customer satisfaction and education of future Agilent plans. On time and on budget implementation, focus Pharma, Petro and Chemical markets. Qualifications: BS/’MS Degree in Computer Engineering, or other related discipline or equivalent. Apply

Agilent Technologies-Asia Pacific - Job Requisition:2021658, Job Title : Product Specialist – Laboratory Informatics Location(s) : Bangalore, India. Proactively understand customer needs and identify solutions to actively create business opportunities. Manage a complex, enterprise solution sale with long sales cycle. Develop approaches to achieve quota strategies. Lead coordinated projects across organizations. Solve complex broad range of problems. Qualifications: BS/MS Degree in Sciences, Engineering, Computer or equivalent plus 5 to 8 years work experience. Apply

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