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Principal Scientist (Scientific Director Level)– Nonclinical Drug Safety

USA - Pennsylvania - West Point💼 Full-time💰 $176,200–$176,200🗓 2026-09-08 → 2026-09-27

Core

Lead nonclinical drug safety strategy for discovery programs in immunology and oncology, defining risk assessments and de-risking strategies from target identification to First-In-Human enabling studies.

Role type

Principal Scientist (Scientific Director Level) – Nonclinical Drug Safety

Builds

Novel medicines for patients, supporting selection of therapeutic candidates and regulatory documents for clinical trials.

Domain

Biopharmaceuticals, Nonclinical Drug Safety, Immunology, Oncology

Required skills

Nonclinical safety strategy, Risk assessment, GLP toxicology study execution, Cross-functional matrix management, Therapeutic area discovery governance, Regulatory submissions, Toxicology, Pathology

Preferred skills

Biopharmaceutical development, Small molecule development, Regulatory responses, Pharmaceutical consortia membership

Technologies

GLP, FIA (First-In-Human), ADC, Small molecules, Peptides, Biologics

Responsibilities

Represent NDS on discovery teams and participate in therapeutic area governance reviews; Promote creative thinking from target identification through lead optimization; Identify and assess potential risks associated with therapeutic targets using literature and internal data; Lead early development teams to inform preclinical studies; Define GLP toxicology study strategy and execution for development teams.

Seniority

Principal, strategy & mentorship

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