As a Clinical Pharmacology Director, you will shape clinical pharmacology strategy across drug development programs. You will apply PK/PD, pharmacometrics, and model-informed drug development approaches to study design, data interpretation, regulatory strategy, and key development decisions. In this role, you will collaborate across clinical, regulatory, biostatistics, translational, and CMC teams to help advance programs from early- through late-stage development.
This role can be based in Durham, NC; Branford, CT (with eligibility for a domestic relocation package); or London, UK.
In this role, you will have the opportunity to lead high-impact work and contribute to programs that shape the future of HIV treatment and prevention. Key responsibilities include:
Provide scientific leadership and strategic direction for multiple clinical development programs.
Lead and mentor clinical pharmacology project leads, ensuring priorities are clear and aligned with program and organizational goals.
Guide the development of scientific and clinical strategies across a 1- to 3-year planning horizon.
Help build innovative scientific and clinical collaborations with cross-functional partners.
Serve as a recognized subject matter expert in clinical pharmacology, modeling, and simulation.
Contribute to departmental, business development, and external scientific initiatives, including presentations, publications, and due diligence activities.
Why You?
Basic Qualifications
To be considered for this role, you should bring the following qualifications and experience:
PharmD or PhD with 5+ years of clinical development experience, or an MS with 8+ years of clinical development experience
Experience supporting clinical projects from early through late-stage development, with a strong foundation in PK, PK/PD, pharmacometrics, and model-informed drug development
Experience authoring or contributing to regulatory and scientific documents, with the ability to represent the function in discussions with internal and external stakeholders
Experience in translational science, experimental medicine, and early drug development within a collaborative environment
Preferred Qualifications
The following experience would be an advantage:
Experience in infectious disease drug development or research
Experience working across teams, including matrix and functional leadership, and partnering with internal and external experts
Demonstrated ability to design studies, interpret complex quantitative data, and translate findings into development and regulatory recommendations.
Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills, including experience communicating scientific concepts to cross-functional teams and stakeholders.
Ability to analyze and interpret scientific data relevant to clinical pharmacology, modeling, and simulation
Programming and quantitative analysis skills (for example, R, NONMEM, WinNonlin, SAS, or related tools) with strong data visualization capabilities are highly valued
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