For candidates seeking to be located at our Stevenage site, this role will temporarily be based at Stevenage. However, the Company plans to relocate its offices to Cambridge, UK. The location of this role will therefore subsequently change to Cambridge, UK in accordance with timelines to be set by the Company. The relocation is currently proposed to take effect by early 2029.

Director, AI/ML MIDD Oncology Clinical Pharmacology, Modeling and Simulation

We have an exciting opportunity at GSK for a highly motivated and experienced Director to join our team supporting the Oncology Clinical Pharmacology Modelling and Simulation (CPMS) department within Oncology Translational Medicine. This role focuses on delivering CPMS quantitative excellence to development programs, helping to inform and accelerate the development of innovative oncology therapies by ensuring they reach the right patients, at the right dose, and at the right time. GSK provides a supportive environment for scientists who are aspiring to learn, to contribute and to make impact on business decisions through innovation, expertise, and influence.

As a Director, CPMS Oncology, you will be part of a science driven group delivering clinical pharmacology and modelling & simulation excellence to research and development programs. You’ll have the opportunity to work on small molecules, biologics, and antibody drug conjugates in the Oncology therapeutic area. Responsibilities generally commence post-candidate selection with accountability occurring from approximately 6 months prior to FTIH through to life cycle management. 

This role will provide YOU the opportunity to contribute and lead key activities to progress YOUR career, these responsibilities include some of the following:

• Defining and executing model-based development strategies for oncology projects
• Planning, conducting and reporting exposure-response analysis, simulation-based trial design and dose selection, and population PK modelling
• Applying innovative methods such as drug-disease modeling, longitudinal exposure-response analysis, model-based meta-analysis, quantitative systems pharmacology and AI/ML informed analyses to enhance data use and trial efficiency
• Presenting strategy and defending outcome of model-based approaches to internal governance boards and regulatory agencies
• Contributing to clinical program design, trial protocols, analysis plans, study reports and regulatory submissions
• Write or review clinical pharmacology components of regulatory documents and responses such that GSK products are rapidly and efficiently approved with optimum labelling (with regards to the clinical pharmacology, modelling and simulation contents)
• Implement best practices, trends, lessons learned from internal and external sources to further clinical pharmacology modelling and simulation contributions to R&D pipeline
• Ability to interact with line and middle management, staff and external contacts on a functional, strategic and tactical level
• Promoting model-informed drug discovery and development through external collaboration, journal publication and conference presentation
• Work across matrix teams to innovate in methodologies, design efficiencies and create value

Why you?

Basic Qualifications:

We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals:

• A PhD in Quantitative Clinical Pharmacology and Pharmacometrics (e.g., pharmacology, engineering or statistics) or relevant Life Sciences discipline, and experience in using modelling/simulation to solve practical problems in industry or academia. A PharmD or Master degree in the same disciplines with an additional 4 years of relevant experience may be considered.
• 5+ years of utilizing skills in mechanistic PKPD and longitudinal disease modelling; and verifiable proficiency in pharmacometric tools NONMEM or R
• 3+ years of experience in planning, performing, and reporting analysis of clinical data per industry and regulatory standards
• Expertise in applications of AI/ML in Clinical Pharmacology and Pharmacometric analyses with innovative methodologies and efficiency applications.

Preferred Qualifications:

If you have the following characteristics, it would be a plus:

• Strong drive and learning agility to build knowledge on a drug-disease system, symptom progression, standard of care, and trial design
• Knowledge of or ability to quickly learn the mechanism, endpoints, progression and treatments of cancers
• Ability to keep up-to-date with and propose the implementation of new modeling approaches to inform drug development.
• Demonstrated aptitude for productive collaboration in a multi-discipline team, using effective communication and taking personal accountability for timely delivery of results
• Clear evidence of ability to make sound judgement in complex situations and adapt to changing business needs by prioritizing multiple tasks
• Experience in the design, analysis, interpretation and reporting of Clinical Pharmacology studies per industry and regulatory standards.
• Passion for quantitative clinical pharmacology and desire to innovate for better outcome
• Prior experience in Oncology Research and Development is a plus
• Experience working with senior stakeholders in a cross functional environment
• Excellent interpersonal skills with strong oral/written communication and presentation skills.
• Strong track record of implementation of Model-Informed Drug Development (MIDD) approaches to accelerate patient access to novel therapies and to expand therapeutic indications of marketed drugs

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Skills

Drug Design, Drug Development, Drug Discovery Process, Drug Discovery Research, Medication Safety, Molecular Modeling, Pharmaceutical Regulatory Compliance, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Pharmacodynamics, Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacology, Pharmacometrics, Pharmacovigilance, Study Design, Target Validation

 

• If you are based in Cambridge, MA; Waltham, MA; Rockville, MD; or San Francisco, CA, the annual base salary for new hires in this position ranges $188,100 to $313,500. The US salary ranges take into account a number of factors including work location within the US market, the candidate’s skills, experience, education level and the market rate for the role. In addition, this position offers an annual bonus and eligibility to participate in our share based long term incentive program which is dependent on the level of the role. Available benefits include health care and other insurance benefits (for employee and family), retirement benefits, paid holidays, vacation, and paid caregiver/parental and medical leave. If salary ranges are not displayed in the job posting for a specific country, the relevant compensation will be discussed during the recruitment process.Belgium Salary Range / Fourchette salariale – Belgique: EUR 119,250 to EUR 198,750The annual gross base salary range for new hires in this position is listed above for each applicable location. These ranges take into account a number of factors including the candidate’s skills, experience, education level and the market rate for the role. In addition, this position may offer an annual bonus and eligibility to participate in our share based long term incentive program which is dependent on the level of the role. More detailed information on the total benefits package will be supplied during the recruitment process. This role is available for applicants from multiple locations, and therefore salary ranges for certain locations are also shown. Salary ranges for other locations are shown because some markets have pay transparency laws that require salary information on job postings, and those locations are potential job sites for this role. If salary ranges are not displayed in the job posting for a specific location or country, the relevant compensation will be discussed during the recruitment process. Please note salaries vary by country based on the candidate’s skills, experience, education level and the market rate for the role. Offers are typically made within the advertised range based on the candidate’s skills, experience and qualifications, with the upper end generally reserved for highly experienced candidates or other exceptional circumstances aligned with these criteria.

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