Senior Scientist, Non-Clinical Studies Manager

Dechra; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Dechra is seeking a Senior Scientist, Non-Clinical Studies Manager to oversee outsourced non-clinical/laboratory studies (PK, Safety, Efficacy) supporting drug discovery and development. You will sponsor studies at CROs, ensuring designs and reports meet GLP and company standards.

You will partner with Safety and Efficacy Leads to shape study design, monitor conduct, and ensure regulatory and scientific integrity across projects. Travel may be required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with extensive industry experience.
• Study Director experience in veterinary product development for GLP and non-GLP research studies.
• Experience managing CROs and external test facilities.
• Strong scientific and analytical skills.
• Experience with large and small molecules development.
• Experience across multiple study types (PK, safety, bioequivalence).

Responsibilities

• Lead planning, setup, monitoring, execution, and reporting of non-clinical studies.
• Translate study objectives into executable study designs and operational plans.
• Communicate study status, risks, and outcomes clearly.
• Ensure timely escalation and resolution of issues.
• Identify and select appropriate test facilities and CROs.
• Manage study budgets, POs, contracts and invoicing.
• Coordinate audits and ensure regulatory/compliance of facilities.
• Develop processes and tools for non-clinical studies.
• Oversee bioanalytical method development and data integration.
• Travel nationally and internationally as needed.

Skills

Bachelor’s degree

Study Director experience

CRO management

Scientific & analytical skills

Molecule development experience

Multi-study experience

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

Thanks for checking out our vacancy, we're delighted you want to learn more about Dechra!

Dechra is a growing, global specialist within the world of veterinary pharmaceuticals. Our expertise is in the development, manufacture, marketing and sales of high quality products exclusively for veterinarians worldwide.

Here at Dechra, our values are embedded within our culture and thrive within our family of almost 3000 colleagues globally. From manufacturing to marketing, (D)edication, (E)njoyment, (C)ourage, (H)onesty, (R)elationships and (A)mbition are at the heart of our everyday operations and the way we do business.

The Opportunity

Dechra is an international specialist veterinary pharmaceuticals products business. Our expertise is in the development, manufacture, and sales and marketing of high-quality products exclusively for veterinarians worldwide.

The Senior Scientist, Non-Clinical Studies Manager provides scientific and operational oversight of outsourced nonclinical/laboratory studies (PK, Safety, Efficacy) supporting drug discovery and development across Dechra Research & Development programs. This role acts as the primary sponsor representative for studies conducted at contract research organizations (CROs), ensuring studies are designed, executed, documented, and reported in compliance with applicable regulatory requirements, Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) regulations, and company standards.

The Senior Scientist partners closely with Safety Technical Leads and Efficacy Technical Leads, contributing to study design, data interpretation, and decision-making.

Main Responsibilities

So, what will you be doing? This role has a broad and varied scope and the successful candidate will have responsibility for duties including:

Non-Clinical Study Leadership & Execution

• Lead planning, setup, monitoring, execution, and reporting of non-clinical studies.
• Translate study objectives into executable study designs and operational plans.
• Communicate study status, risks, and outcomes clearly.
• Ensure timely escalation and resolution of issues.

CRO & Test Facility Management

• Identify and select appropriate test facilities and supporting laboratories.
• Manage study budgets, purchase orders, contracts and invoicing.
• Manage CROs in planning, conduct, and reporting of studies.
• Maintain strong working relationships with external partners.
• Coordinate audits and ensure compliance of test facilities.

Study Design & Scientific Contribution

• Support design of non-clinical studies in collaboration with the Safety or Efficacy Technical Lead.
• Monitor study conduct to ensure adherence to approved protocols, contracts, timelines, budgets, and quality expectations.
• Review raw data and final study reports to ensure accuracy, quality, and scientific integrity.
• Ensure study outputs meet regulatory expectations and support decision-making.
• Coordinate study drug acquisition, shipment, and delivery to test facilities in collaboration with the clinical supply lead.
• Ensure compliance with country-specific regulatory requirements.
• Ensure studies are conducted in compliance with SOPs, corporate policies, and regulatory requirements (e.g., GLP, Animal Welfare requirements).
• Ensure that study related documents and materials/samples are appropriately archived.
• Contribute to development of processes, tools, and technologies for non-clinical studies.
• Support implementation of new approaches to improve efficiency and quality.

Bioanalytical & Method Development Oversight

• Coordinate with PK lead on the development and validation of bioanalytical methods.
• Ensure alignment between study design, sample analysis, and data requirements.
• Ensure bioanalytical data is incorporated into non-clinical study reports.

Travel

• Ability and willingness to travel nationally and internationally as required.

Ideal Candidate

Here at Dechra we pride ourselves on being an inclusive employer and we embrace candidates from all walks of life. We're particularly excited to hear from those who have/are:

• Bachelor's degree with extensive industry experience
• Study Director experience in veterinary product development for GLP and non-GLP research studies.
• Experience managing CROs and external test facilities
• Strong scientific and analytical skills
• Experience with large and small molecules development
• Experience across multiple study types (PK, safety, bioequivalence)