Director/Senior Director, Clinical Pharmacology

Relay Therapeutics, Inc.; Cambridge (MA); On-site; USD 174,000 - 292,000; Full time

Job summary

Relay Therapeutics, Inc. is seeking a Director/Senior Director of Clinical Pharmacology to lead strategy, planning, and delivery for multiple drug programs in the US. The role influences development through technical and strategic input to cross-functional teams and management.

The successful candidate will supervise pharmacology analyses, manage vendor work, and collaborate with regulatory partners to support NDA filings and complex dosing decisions.

Qualifications

• Advanced degree in pharmacology, pharmaceutical sciences, pharmacy, or related field.
• 6–8 years of clinical pharmacology experience in drug development.
• Experience interacting with regulatory authorities and NDA filings desirable.
• Strong leadership, collaboration, and communication skills.
• Flexibility in position level according to qualifications.

Responsibilities

• Acts as Clinical Pharmacology Lead on development teams for assigned Relay programs.
• Leads the clinical pharmacology component of the integrated development plan.
• Delivers clinical pharmacology outputs to development teams and studies.
• Shapes dosing strategy and profiling (PK/PD, exposure-response, food effect).
• Leads regulatory interactions and filings for clinical pharmacology.
• Oversees vendor analyses and support for Relay programs.

Education

Advanced degree in pharmacology or related field

Job description

Position description:

The Director/Senior Director of Clinical Pharmacology serves as Clinical Pharmacology Lead on drug development teams. The successful candidate will lead clinical pharmacology strategy, planning, and delivery for assigned programs and clinical studies. You will play a key role in influencing drug development at Relay Therapeutics by providing both technical and strategic input to program teams and management.

Responsibilities:

• Acts as Clinical Pharmacology Lead on development teams and sub-teams for assigned Relay development programs.
• Leads the clinical pharmacology component of integrated development plan.
• Accountable for clinical pharmacology deliverables to development teams and clinical studies.
• Leads clinical pharmacology strategy and profiling to support clinical dosing algorithm (e.g. PK, PK/PD, exposure-response, food effect, hADME, drug-drug interaction & special populations).
• Leads clinical pharmacology contributions to regulatory interactions and filings.
• Conducts clinical pharmacology analyses and oversees vendors who provide clinical pharmacology support to Relay development programs.

Requirements:

• Advanced degree in pharmacology, pharmaceutical sciences, pharmacy, or other relevant disciplines.
• Minimum 6-8 years of experience in clinical pharmacology supporting drug development, with flexibility in position level for candidates with less or more experiences.
• Demonstrated experiences in interactions with regulatory authorities and good insight into regulatory guidelines and expectations; Experiences in NDA filing desired.
• Demonstrated team player with strong leadership and influencing skills.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Flexible position level in accordance with qualifications.

Estimated Salary Range: [$174,000 - $292,000].

The range provided above is based on what we believe to be a reasonable estimate for this job at the time of posting. Actual base salary will depend on a number of factors, including but not limited to, a candidate’s education, experience, skills and location.

#BP1 About Relay Therapeutics

Relay Therapeutics is a clinical-stage precision medicines company transforming the drug discovery process with the goal of bringing life-changing therapies to patients. Built on unparalleled insights into protein motion and how this dynamic behavior relates to protein function, we aim to effectively drug protein targets that have previously been intractable, with an initial focus on enhancing small molecule therapeutic discovery in targeted oncology. Our Dynamo platform integrates an array of leading-edge experimental and computational approaches to provide a differentiated understanding of protein structure and motion to drug these targets. We have built a world-class team of leading experts from each of these disciplines, and they are driven by a deep collaboration at every step of our drug discovery process.

Our team is equal parts fearless and relentless, with a shared passion for working collaboratively in intellectually stimulating environments. If you’re excited by the challenge of putting protein motion at the heart of drug discovery and passionate about making a difference in the lives of patients, join us!