Senior Pharmacokineticist

Fortrea; Leeds; Remote; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading clinical research organization is seeking a Senior PK Scientist to contribute to drug development strategies. This remote role requires extensive experience in PK analysis and a Bachelor's degree in life sciences. Responsibilities include shaping study designs and providing data interpretations essential for sponsor decisions. Join us to help bring life-saving drugs to market.

Qualifications

• Extensive PK experience in clinical research, including study design and protocol review.
• Proven track record in non-compartmental analysis.
• Confidence in client discussions and explaining results.

Responsibilities

• Shape study design by advising on sampling schedules.
• Perform and review non-compartmental PK/PD analyses.
• Provide insightful interpretation of PK data for sponsors.

Skills

PK experience in Phase I & IB clinical research

Non-compartmental analysis with WinNonLin

Client-facing discussions

Education

Bachelor's degree in Biological Life Sciences, Pharmacy or Bioanalytical Chemistry

Tools

Phoenix WinNonLin

Job description

Overview

What if your PK expertise was the difference between a promising molecule and a life-saving drug? Before a drug becomes a treatment, it comes through us. Fortrea is one of the largest early-stage clinical research organizations in the world. Our Clinical Pharmacology team delivers the PK and safety insights that shape safety, dosing, and development decisions, transforming molecules into meaningful therapies.

REMOTE JOB, UK

What you will do

As a Senior PK Scientist, you will go beyond draft protocols, analysis plans, or statistical analysis plans. At this senior level, your impact will be felt in contributing to identify gaps not only at individual protocol level but also in sponsor’s wider drug development strategies. On a typical day you will:

• Shape Study Design: Bring your critical eye to advise on sampling schedules or dose escalation plans. Spot gaps that could compromise PK/PD data quality, and recommend changes that optimize data capture for robust insights.
• Perform and review non-compartmental PK/PD analyses with Phoenix WinNonLin, ensuring accuracy and scientific rigor.
• Interpret and advise: provide clear, insightful interpretation of PK and PK/PD data, helping sponsors make confident decisions about dosing, safety, and next steps.

Who you are

Required:

• Extensive PK experience in Phase I & IB clinical research (CRO or biopharma), including study design and draft protocol review, PK (/PD) Analysis Plans, dose progression, interim analysis, data interpretation, and input to CSRs.

• Proven track record in non-compartmental analysis with WinNonLin

• Bachelor’s degree in Biological Life Sciences, Pharmacy or Bioanalytical Chemistry.

Preferred:

• Confidence in client-facing discussions, explaining results, answering questions, and justifying interpretations in data review meetings.

Why Fortrea?

Every new treatment will begin with you. Here, you will belong to a team that generates the early data that turns discovery into possibility - and possibility into real therapies for patients.

Join us and support our mission “To help make life-changing healthcare solutions possible”.

Apply now and be part of an extraordinary journey.

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