Senior PK/PD Modeling Scientist, Translational Safety

Scorpion Therapeutics; Spring House (PA); On-site; USD 190,000 - 270,000; Full time

Job summary

Scorpion Therapeutics in Spring House, PA or La Jolla, CA, is seeking a Senior Principal Scientist in Preclinical Safety & Translational Sciences, specializing in PK/PD modeling to support drug discovery programs.

You will apply PK/PD modeling to inform candidate selection, dosing, and project decisions across discovery to early clinical phases, contribute to modeling strategies, and collaborate with biology and chemistry teams to design informative preclinical and early clinical studies.

Qualifications

• PhD in Pharmacology, Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or related field with 6+ years (PhD) or 8+ years (Master's) industry experience.
• strong knowledge of pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, and modeling.
• peer-reviewed publications in modeling are desirable.
• excellent communication and teamwork skills.

Responsibilities

• apply PK/PD modeling to inform candidate selection, dosing, and project decisions from early discovery through clinical phases.
• contribute to modeling strategies and simulation approaches.
• collaborate with multidisciplinary teams including biology and chemistry to design informative preclinical and early clinical studies.

Job description

Scorpion Therapeutics in Spring House, PA or La Jolla, CA, is seeking a Senior Principal Scientist in Preclinical Safety & Translational Sciences, specializing in PK/PD modeling to support drug discovery programs.

You will apply PK/PD modeling to inform candidate selection, dosing, and project decisions across discovery to early clinical phases, contribute to modeling strategies, and collaborate with biology and chemistry teams to design informative preclinical and early clinical studies.