Senior Director, Quantitative Pharmacology

Role Summary

Senior Group Director in Quantitative Pharmacology responsible for managing a team functioning in one or more therapeutic focus areas. Accountable for the successful and timely completion of QP related activities, encompassing a broad array of deliverables in support of Drug Safety and Pharmacometrics. Supports a range of assets from Early Clinical Development through submission and beyond. This position can be based in Tarrytown, NY, Warren, NJ or Cambridge, MA.

Responsibilities

• Managing and mentoring a broad spectrum of individual contributing scientists.
• Providing technical guidance and mentoring of colleagues within the function and across the organization.
• Performance management and assessment of staff and providing guidance and training to enable their success.
• Utilizing a mastery level of PK/PD knowledge and strategic leadership skills, effectively developing and implementing strategic analyses in support of research and development projects.
• Taking accountability for the PK/PD evaluation of a portfolio of products or projects, and/or highly complex projects that are wide in scope.
• Identifying opportunities for process and procedural improvements, product or service improvements.
• Solving unique and complex problems that have a broad impact on the business.

Qualifications

• Required: 10+ years of industry experience with a Ph.D. or 12+ years with an M.S., focusing on modeling and simulation, PK/PD, systems pharmacology, and quantitative drug development strategies.
• Required: Hands-on usage of a broad range of quantitative tools and systems, with a strong publication record in the field.
• Required: Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both written and oral, with the ability to convey complex information succinctly.
• Required: Strong collaborative skills and the ability to build alliances across functions, and to influence colleagues and multi-disciplinary project teams.
• Required: Ability to handle diverse projects and leverage higher-level staff for input and brainstorming to implement solutions for complex projects.
• Required: Proven experience interacting with regulatory agencies without supervision and developing regulatory strategy.

Skills

• PK/PD mastery and strategic leadership in pharmacometrics.
• Team leadership, mentoring, and performance management.
• Cross-functional collaboration and influence across organizations.
• Strong written and oral communication; ability to present complex concepts clearly.
• Problem solving for highly complex, broad-scope projects.

Education

• Ph.D. in a relevant field with 10+ years of industry experience; or MS with 12+ years of industry experience in modeling & simulation, PK/PD, systems pharmacology, and quantitative drug development strategies.