Associate Director, Pharmacology
Core
Shape and execute preclinical pharmacology strategy across development programs to advance assets efficiently, defining studies and evidence packages for high-quality program decisions.
Role type
Associate Director, preclinical pharmacology strategy
Builds
Preclinical pharmacology studies and integrated evidence packages for drug development
Domain
Biopharma, preclinical pharmacology, immunology
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
preclinical pharmacology strategy, mechanism of action characterization, in vivo proof of concept design, PK/PD analysis, CRO study management, translational hypothesis generation, regulatory positioning, cross-functional partnership
Preferred skills
immunology expertise, AI-enabled scientific workflows, data analytics, modeling
Technologies
AI-enabled tools, modeling, data analytics, organizational tracking systems
Responsibilities
Design and oversee pharmacology studies to characterize mechanism of action, target biology, and dose-response; Develop integrated pharmacology plans covering efficacy, biomarkers, and therapeutic index; Partner with DMPK, Toxicology, and Regulatory teams to integrate pharmacology into development strategy; Manage CRO-executed studies including protocol review, vendor oversight, and data quality; Apply first-principles reasoning to evaluate biological rationale and design focused studies
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with strategic oversight
