Travere Therapeutics

Associate Director, Clinical Pharmacology

Travere Therapeutics$150K — $195K *
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Ph.D. or equivalent required; experience may substitute.
  • 4+ years with a focus on pharmacokinetics/pharmacodynamics, or 8+ years with Pharm D.
  • Demonstrated leadership in PK/PD and biopharmaceutics across multiple projects.
  • Clinical pharmacology knowledge across various therapeutic areas.
  • Experience with MIDD strategies for drug development.
  • Exceptional communication and collaboration skills.
  • Strong project management and multitasking capabilities.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and execute clinical pharmacology strategy for development programs.
  • Provide independent clinical pharmacology support to project teams.
  • Design and implement clinical pharmacology studies, focusing on dose optimization.
  • Contribute clinical pharmacology insights to regulatory submissions.
  • Review clinical protocols for regulatory compliance and anticipate potential questions.
  • Prepare key documents for clinical protocols and study reports.
  • Foster collaboration across departments to enhance study outcomes.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health coverage for employees and dependents.
  • Wellness and employee support programs.
  • Retirement plans with employer match.
  • Generous paid time off policies.
  • Life insurance and disability coverage.
Full Job Description
Department:
107600 Clinical Pharmacology

Location:
San Diego, USA- Remote

Position Summary:

The Associate Director, Clinical Pharmacology will be responsible for the design, leadership, and implementation of clinical pharmacology strategies across Travere clinical programs. In this role, you will communicate key Clinical Pharmacology strategies to senior management, regulatory agencies, and external peers. Utilizes scientific expertise to provide appropriate interpretation of data and relates implications of results to management. Serves as liaison to other departments/divisions for any study/project needs. Understands linkages across businesses and understands the impact of business decisions and solutions.

Responsibilities:
  • Lead the development and execution of clinical pharmacology strategy for assigned development programs, integrating pharmacokinetics (PK), pharmacodynamics (PD), and drug-drug interaction assessments into all stages of clinical trials.
  • Represent independently Clinical Pharmacology and provide clinical pharmacology support and guidance to clinical stage project teams.
  • Develop and oversee the design and implementation of clinical pharmacology studies (e.g., dose escalation, PK/PD modeling) for early drug candidates, ensuring optimal dosing strategies and evidence generation.
  • Provide clinical pharmacology input for regulatory submissions such as briefing documents, IND, CTA and NDA.
  • Reviews clinical protocols and scientific reports for regulatory filings and anticipates regulatory questions.
  • Prepare and input independently appropriate documents or sections of clinical protocols, Investigator Brochures, Clinical Study Reports with respect to Clinical Pharmacology studies or data.
  • Closely partner with Research, Bioanalytical, Clinical, Regulatory, Project Management, and other R&D functions.
  • This position will play a key role in delivering strategic and well-timed clinical pharmacology input at key decision points along the development path.


Education/Experience Requirements:
  • Ph.D. degree or equivalent required. Equivalent combination of education and applicable job experience may be considered.
  • 4+ years of experience required or Pharm D with 8+ years of experience in a relevant field.
  • Knowledge and experience in multiple therapeutic and/or functional areas.
  • Experience across range of development phases.
  • Must have demonstrated leadership competencies in PK/PD, Biopharmaceutics, and Pharmacometric activities from planning, implementation through completion across multiple projects.
  • Scientific project leadership or related experience.
  • Project management skills such as scope management, progress tracking/driving as well as time management.
  • Participates in initiatives and advancement of Clinical pharmacology.
  • Clinical pharmacology and therapeutic knowledge in one or more disease areas.
  • Experience with incorporation of MIDD strategies into drug development across all phases and responding to questions on dose and regimen justification and study design.


Additional Skills/Experience/Requirements:
  • The ideal candidate will embody Travere's core values: Courage, Community Spirit, Patient Focus and Teamwork.
  • Driven, intelligent, passionate about making a difference for patients with rare diseases.
  • Ability to work effectively in a multidisciplinary team to cultivate an inclusive environment of respectful, open, and honest dialogue and to foster a robust sharing of ideas and creative problem solving.
  • Well organized with the ability to multitask, prioritize and manage shifting responsibilities in a small, fast-moving and entrepreneurial environment.
  • Demonstrated ability to review, interpret and present complex scientific data.
  • Excellent communication, collaboration, and project leadership skills.
  • Ability to manage multiple, complex tasks with competing timelines.
  • Self-motivated and can independently manage responsibilities.
  • Ability to travel 10% domestically and internationally.
  • All positions have an essential job function to be able to perform face to face work with colleagues and/or onsite in San Diego. No role is expected to be 100% remote.


At Travere, we foster an environment where everyone can wear 'multiple hats' depending on their experience fit and motivation to get things done. We constantly strive to celebrate our achievements collectively and gather feedback to continuously sustain and improve our fast-paced cross-functional work environment.

Total Rewards Offerings:
Travere provides comprehensive total rewards offerings that demonstrate our commitment as a diverse, equitable, people-centric, and pay-for-performance organization.

Benefits: Our benefits include premium health, financial, work-life and well-being offerings for eligible employees and dependents, wellness and employee support programs, life insurance, disability, retirement plans with employer match and generous paid time off.

Compensation: Our competitive compensation package includes a combination of both cash compensation (base pay and short-term incentive) and long-term incentive compensation (company stock), designed to recognize, retain, and reward employees.

Target Base Pay Range:
$150,000.00 - $195,000.00

*This information is current as of the date of this posting and may be modified in the future. Actual pay offered to a candidate will depend on a variety of factors including the candidate's experience, education, skills, and location.

Travere will accept applications on an ongoing basis until a candidate is selected for the position.

About Travere Therapeutics

Travere Therapeutics is a biotechnology company that develops treatments for rare diseases. The company's products are focused on the treatment of kidney diseases, including focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) and Alport syndrome. Travere Therapeutics was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Alameda, California.
Learn more about Travere Therapeutics
Size
300 employees
Market Cap
$1.2 billion
Industry
Net Income
-$169.4 million
5 Year Trend
+11.2%
Revenue
$198.3 million
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