Associate Director, Genetic Toxicology Expert

Role Summary

Associate Director, Genetic Toxicology Expert at Novartis. Based in US (East Hanover, NJ or Cambridge, MA) or London, UK. Responsible for leading genetic toxicology activities to support non-clinical safety assessment across drug discovery and development, ensuring regulatory compliance and collaboration with cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Conduct and monitor genetic toxicology studies and interpret data to support drug discovery and development programs spanning all therapeutic modalities and disease indications.
• Provide expert opinions on genetic toxicity assessments to support drug discovery and development project teams, regulatory submissions and due diligences, and life-cycle management of established medicines.
• Develop and implement state-of-the-art innovative technologies and systems for regulatory and investigative genetic toxicity testing across all therapeutic areas and modalities
• Maintain state-of-the-art scientific and regulatory expertise in Genetic Toxicology.
• Lead cross-functional teams; represent the PCS line function on internal and external boards; actively share and communicate information back to the Genetic Toxicology team
• Engaging and collaborating with key internal and external customer partners
• Ensure compliance with relevant regulatory guidelines and standards.

Qualifications

• PhD, DVM or equivalent
• Broad knowledge in genetic toxicology
• Knowledge of the drug development process
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in regulatory genetic toxicology
• Experience in health authority interactions
• Strong analytical skills and a commitment to scientific excellence.
• Excellent communication and team collaboration skills.

Desirable Requirements

• Strong data exploration and analysis skills.