Associate Director, Genetic Toxicology Expert

Role Summary

Associate Director, Genetic Toxicology Expert. Based in the US (East Hanover, NJ or Cambridge, MA) or London, United Kingdom. The role supports non-clinical safety assessment across drug discovery and development with regulatory compliance, collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality research.

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

• Strong data exploration and analysis skills.