{"id":268,"date":"2025-12-30T12:35:09","date_gmt":"2025-12-30T12:35:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dla-dev.com\/ethnopharmacology\/?post_type=jobs&#038;p=268"},"modified":"2026-01-29T23:37:40","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T23:37:40","slug":"senior-director-biotherapeutics-discovery","status":"publish","type":"jobs","link":"https:\/\/dla-dev.com\/ethnopharmacology\/career\/senior-director-biotherapeutics-discovery\/","title":{"rendered":"Senior Director, Biotherapeutics Discovery"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_section full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; el_class=&#8221;sec-jobsingle&#8221;][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_raw_html]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[\/vc_raw_html][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243;][vc_tta_tabs color=&#8221;white&#8221; active_section=&#8221;1&#8243; el_class=&#8221;tabs-jobs&#8221;][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;About the Position&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;1767103075826-d5e5ae5a-f412&#8243;][vc_column_text]We are looking for a motivated and curious researcher to join <strong>the Ethnopharmacology and Zoopharmacognosy Junior Research Group (E&amp;Z JRG)<\/strong>. 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