Senior Director/ Executive Director, Safety Sciences China
Core
Lead the Safety Sciences team in China to deliver innovative non-clinical safety science and toxicology expertise, enabling drug discovery and development for AstraZeneca.
Role type
Senior Director/Executive Director, Safety Sciences (China)
Builds
Local Safety Sciences capabilities, toxicology strategies, and partnerships with CROs and academic institutes in China.
Domain
Life Sciences / Pharma / Toxicology / Non-clinical Safety
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
PhD in toxicology/pharmacology/pathology/cell biology, drug discovery and development leadership, GLP/non-GLP toxicology package management, in vivo toxicology study design and interpretation, regulatory authorship and health authority interactions, people and matrix leadership, scientific innovation and investigative toxicology
Preferred skills
Modality experience (small/large molecules, ADCs, immune cell engagers), private-public collaboration in China life science ecosystem, NAMs/advanced models, digital/AI-enabled study planning, Dx safety capabilities, CDE engagement experience, Board certification (DABT)
Technologies
AI/analytics, omics, advanced cell models, NAMs
Responsibilities
Serve as China Site Head for CPSS, delivering effective toxicology strategies for assets developed in China, overseeing design and interpretation of in vitro and in vivo toxicology studies, leading a high-performing bilingual team of Toxicologists and Safety Scientists, contributing to global strategic objectives, and establishing collaborations with academics and CROs.
Seniority
Senior Director/Executive Director, strategic leadership & team building
