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. Responsible for leading genetic toxicology activities to support non-clinical safety assessment across drug discovery and development, ensuring regulatory compliant research and collaboration with cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Conduct and monitor genetic toxicology studies and interpret data to support drug discovery and development programs across modalities and disease indications.
• Provide expert opinions on genetic toxicity assessments to support project teams, regulatory submissions and due diligences, and lifecycle management of established medicines.
• Develop and implement innovative technologies and systems for regulatory and investigative genetic toxicity testing across 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; communicate findings back to the Genetic Toxicology team.
• Engage and collaborate with key internal and external customer partners.
• Ensure compliance with relevant regulatory guidelines and standards.

Qualifications

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

Skills

• Genetic toxicology expertise
• Regulatory science and compliance
• Data interpretation and analytical thinking
• Cross-functional collaboration and leadership
• Regulatory submissions and lifecycle management

Education

• PhD, DVM or equivalent in a relevant field

Additional Requirements

• Experience with health authority interactions
• Willingness to operate across multiple locations (US or UK) per role needs