Job Details

Overview

Senior DMPK Director (Drug Metabolism & Pharmacokinetics) Alameda, California. Direct Hire. Onsite. Compensation: $242,000 - $278,000 per year.

Summary / Job Purpose

The Senior DMPK Director has strong scientific, technical and leadership skills to develop and implement DMPK and modeling & simulation strategies to advance drug candidates from discovery to development stage and build comprehensive DMPK packages to enable successful drug registration. The senior director is responsible for providing strategic and technical subject matter expertise as well as scientific accountability and oversight for the DMPK support of several programs in portfolio. The Senior Director contributes to growth of the Clinical Pharmacology and Pharmacometrics department and may mentor junior scientists.

Essential Duties / Responsibilities

• Lead the Translational IND- and NDA-enabling ADME work; characterize the ADME properties of molecules and collaborate to establish in vitro to in vivo correlations; ensure that all DMPK studies and analyses are consistent with regulatory guidance


• Analyze and interpret preclinical pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic data to inform drug development decisions


• Closely partner with Discovery to evolve translational ADME strategies and collaborate on roll-out, education and execution to ensure deep integration of knowledge from Discovery to Development


• Closely partner with Clinical Pharmacology and pharmacometrics to ensure a seamless transition of molecules to development and generate the preclinical data needed to inform the Clinical Pharmacology development plans


• Work collaboratively with other functional partners including Translational Medicine, CMC, Toxicology, Clinical Development and Regulatory to deliver on project and corporate objectives


• Prepare high quality regulatory documents including IND, CTA, and NDA filings; prepare DMPK components of nonclinical and clinical study protocols, nonclinical and clinical study reports, and investigator brochures


• Conduct scientific presentations to senior management, project teams, and internal/external collaborators


• Stay up-to-date with advancements in DMPK research and identify and integrate emerging science to advance the portfolio


• Maintain external scientific visibility through publications


• Foster a science-driven, goal-oriented culture that values innovation, teamwork, agility, transparency, accountability, and empowerment


• Comply with company health and safety policies and general laboratory practices

Education / Experience / Knowledge & Skills

• PhD degree in Pharmacokinetics, Drug Metabolism, Pharmaceutical Sciences, or other relevant field and a minimum of 12 years of relevant experience in DMPK in the pharmaceutical industry


• Minimum 12 years experience in DMPK


• Expert knowledge of in vitro and in vivo ADME studies


• Strong experience of managing external DMPK work at CROs


• Extensive experience in identifying clinical candidates through balancing ADME, pharmacology and toxicology properties and progressing molecules into clinical trials


• Solid experience in utilization of physiologically-based and empirical modeling and simulations techniques to characterize drug-drug interactions and biopharmaceutics liabilities


• Experience with submission of IND/NDA/BLA and global marketing applications


• Experience with antibody drug conjugates is a plus


• Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
  
  
  
  • Extensive scientific and technical knowledge around drug metabolism and drug transporters, including enzymology and enzyme kinetics and in vitro to in vivo extrapolation
  
  
  • Demonstration of independent thought/creativity in science and drug discovery
  
  
  • Experience in applying emerging science and technologies to strengthen and improve research capabilities
  
  
  • In-depth knowledge of current practices and issues in DMPK (including regulatory requirements), PKPD and translational sciences
  
  
  • Keen desire to grow and develop the careers of team members
  
  
  • Demonstrates strong leadership; and has the ability to influence and make decisions
  
  
  • Excellent collaborative verbal and written communication skills
  
  
  • Able to work well with multi-disciplinary teams
  
  
  • Works on problems of diverse scope where analysis and review of data requires evaluation of identifiable factors. Works on ADME complex issues where analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth evaluation of variable factors
  
  
  • Exercises independent judgment in selecting methods, techniques, and evaluation criteria for obtaining results
  
  
  • Networks with key contacts outside own area of expertise
  
  
  • Thrives in a fast-paced business environment
  
  
  • Function in a highly matrixed team environment
  
  
  • Establish collaborative networks between functional areas
  
  
  • Find creative solutions to unique and complex problems
  
  
  • Manage within performance teams
  
  
  
  

System One is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.