Director Quantitative Clinical Pharmacologist

1925 GlaxoSmithKline LLC; Stevenage; On-site; GBP 180,000 - 302,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading biopharmaceutical company in the United Kingdom is seeking a Director, Quantitative Clinical Pharmacologist. In this role, you will lead a multidisciplinary team to design and implement clinical development programs, utilizing your expertise in clinical pharmacokinetics and modeling. You should have substantial experience in quantitative clinical pharmacology, including a strong background in regulatory submissions and drug development. This position offers competitive compensation, benefits, and the opportunity to positively impact global health.

Benefits

Health care benefits

Retirement benefits

Paid holidays

Qualifications

• 5+ years experience in clinical pharmacokinetics and model-informed drug development.
• 2+ years experience working with pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic principles.
• 1+ year experience with regulatory submission documents.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the design of clinical development programs.
• Provide application of Clinical PK, PD, and Modeling principles.
• Design and interpret clinical pharmacology studies.

Skills

Clinical pharmacokinetics

Modeling & simulation

Analytical mindset

Communication skills

Problem-solving skills

Education

Advanced Degree in Life science (PhD, PharmD or MD)

Tools

NONMEM

R

SIMCYP

SAS

MATLAB

Job description

Director, Quantitative Clinical Pharmacologist

GSK has an inspiring ambition: by uniting science, technology and talent we aim to positively impact the health of 2.5 billion people over the next ten years. We will get ahead of disease together with our R&D approach of focusing on the science of the immune system, human genetics and advanced technologies, such as functional genomics and AI/ML.

Job Purpose:

We have an exciting opportunity at GSK for a highly innovative Quantitative Clinical Pharmacologist to join our team supporting infectiouspho disease area. 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.

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 both small molecules and biologics in the Vaccines and Infectious Disease therapeutic area. Responsibilities generally commence post‑candidate selection with accountability occurring from approximately 6 months prior to FTIH through to life cycle management.

Key Responsibilities:

• Contribute, as a member of a multi‑disciplinary team, to the design of an efficient clinical development program, robust registration package and support life cycle management of an asset
• Provide optimal application of Clinical Pharmacokinetic (PK), Pharmacodynamic (PD), and Modeling & Simulation (MS) principles towards efficient drug development, risk management, and macht of compounds
• Play a central role in predicting human dose range, characterizing exposure‑response relationship and justifying dose recommendations for special populations.
• Develop mathematical models to understand disease, its progression, and drug pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics; conduct meta‑analyses as appropriate to generate knowledge through data re‑use; conduct simulations to assess trial design performance
• Present strategy and discuss outcome of model‑based approaches via interactions with governance boards and regulatory agencies
• Promote model‑informed drug discovery and development (MID3) through external collaboration, journal publication and conference presentation.
• Design and interpret clinical pharmacology studies to evaluate potential effects of intrinsic and extrinsic factors on pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics
• Identify opportunities to utilize in silico PBPK approaches to replace in vivo clinical studies to explore the impact of DDI and special populations on PK where appropriate
• Write sections of drug development and registration documents such as clinical trial protocols and reports, clinical investigator brochures and regulatory submission packages
• Learn and apply emerging modelling and simulation methodologies with a view to enhance clinical program efficiency and investment decision quality; collaborate with external field‑leading teams for methodology application
• Innovate through working effectively with colleagues in the department and other matrix team members, including statisticians, biologists, physicians and drug metabolism scientists

Basic Qualifications:

• Advanced Degree in Life science such as PhD, PharmD or MD to enable a successful career in quantitative clinical pharmacology in pharmaceutical research and development.
• 5 years + experience in clinical pharmacokinetics, modelling & simulation and model‑informed drug development including designing, псами analysing and reporting clinical studies.
• 2 years + experience of pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic principles and commonly applied models through previous projects in pharmaceutical industry roles or equivalent.
• 2 years + experience working with common tools for quantitative clinical pharmacology such as NONMEM, R, WINNONLIN, SIMCYP, SAS and MATLAB through previous hands‑on projects.
• 1 year + experience with regulatory submission documents such as CTAs, INDs, NDAs, MAAs and BLAs through direct involvement in regulatory submission activities in previous roles.
• 1 year + experience through previous roles in applying appropriate FDA and ICH guidelines in the design of clinical development plans and studies.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Knowledge of or ability to quickly learn the mechanism, endpoints, progression and treatments of diseases in infectious disease and other relevant therapy areas.
• Ability to communicate clearly and succinctly with the audience in mind, both Paraguay and in writing.
• Ability to build effective collaboration while taking personal accountability for delivery of quantitative clinical pharmacology results.
• Sound judgement, analytical mindset and problem‑solving skills.
• Ability to effectively multi‑task and deliver results on time.

Salary & Benefits:

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 $180,675 to $301,125. 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.

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Why GSK?

Uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.

GSK is a global biopharma company with a purpose to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together. We aim to positively impact the health of 2.5 billion people by the end of the decade, as a successful, growing company where people can thriveгай. We get ahead of disease by preventing and treating it with innovation in specialty medicines and vaccines. We focus on four therapeutic areas: respiratory, immunology and inflammation; oncology; HIV; and infectious diseases – to impact health at scale.

People and patients around the world count on the medicines and vaccines we make, so we’re committed to creating an environment where our people can thrive and focus on what matters most. Our culture of being ambitious for patients, accountable for impact and doing the right thing is the foundation for how, together, we deliver for patients, shareholders refroid and our people.