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Senior Principal Pathologist

North Chicago, IL, us💼 Full-time🗓 2026-05-01 → 2026-07-30

Core

Assess safety of experimental compounds and devices by evaluating effects on animal body fluids and tissues, serving as a science resource for clinical and anatomic pathology.

Role type

Senior Principal Pathologist (Toxicology)

Builds

Comprehensive pathology reports correlating gross, microscopic, ultra-structural, and clinical pathology data as components of Toxicology reports.

Domain

Pharmaceutical research and development, toxicology, biological control

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

veterinary pathology, necropsy, histopathology, clinical pathology, electron microscopy, toxicology interpretation, regulatory strategy, multidisciplinary team leadership, safety screen development, mitigation strategy planning

Preferred skills

Board Certification in Veterinary Anatomic Pathology (ACVP), Ph.D. in pathology, pharmacology knowledge, drug development experience

Technologies

electron microscopy, histopathology equipment, necropsy facilities

Responsibilities

Design, direct, conduct, and evaluate studies to determine potential toxicity of experimental compounds; interpret biological data to generate pathology reports; provide professional consultation and supervision to scientific staff; partner with regulatory toxicologists to develop strategies for toxicology issues; serve as early safety representative on drug discovery teams; lead issue resolution and due diligence teams.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with supervisory responsibilities

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