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Principal Scientist, Nonclinical Drug Safety Program Discovery

5 Locations💼 Full-time💰 $176,200–$176,200🗓 2026-07-01 → 2026-07-30

Core

Lead nonclinical drug safety strategy for discovery programs in immunology and oncology, assessing risks from target identification through First-In-Human studies.

Role type

Principal Scientist, Nonclinical Drug Safety Program Discovery

Builds

Novel medicines for patients via discovery research teams

Domain

Pharmaceutical industry, Drug Discovery, Immunology, Oncology

Deliverable

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

Required skills

Risk assessment, De-risking strategies, GLP toxicity study strategy, Cross-functional collaboration, Therapeutic target selection, Regulatory document safety sections

Preferred skills

Immunology background, Biopharmaceutical development, Small molecule development, Regulatory submissions

Technologies

GLP toxicology studies, Target identification, Lead optimization

Responsibilities

Represent NDS on discovery teams and participate in governance reviews, Promote creative thinking from target identification to lead optimization, Identify and assess potential risks associated with therapeutic targets, Lead early development teams informing preclinical studies, Define and oversee NDS strategy for programs in all modalities

Seniority

Principal, hands-on IC with strategic oversight

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