CareerPlan

Senior Principal Scientist Veterinary Pathologist Board Certified

USA - Pennsylvania - West PointFull-time$232k2026-10-16 → 2026-11-11
Hybrid

Core

Senior Principal Scientist Veterinary Pathologist providing scientific leadership in nonclinical drug safety, designing postmortem evaluations, and integrating pathology data into safety profiles for drug candidates.

Role type

Senior Principal Scientist (Veterinary Pathologist)

Builds

Safety profiles and regulatory strategies for oncology, immunology, vaccines, and biologics drug candidates

Domain

Biopharmaceuticals / Nonclinical Drug Safety / Toxicological Pathology

Required skills

Toxicological pathology, Drug development experience, Postmortem evaluation, Histopathology, Immunohistochemistry, Digital pathology, Mechanism of toxicity assessment, Regulatory strategy, Cross-functional leadership

Preferred skills

Immunology and biologics expertise, PhD in related discipline, Program lead experience, Mentoring/management of pathologists

Technologies

Digital Pathology, Transmission electron microscopy, Quantitative digital image analysis, Targeted machine learning applications

Responsibilities

Characterize safety profiles of new drugs using routine and specialized techniques; Analyze and interpret postmortem data to determine significance of results; Define mechanisms of toxicity and assess human relevance; Guide risk mitigation strategies for drug development programs; Oversee study design and execution; Generate regulatory strategy and communicate with global agencies

Seniority

Principal, strategy & mentorship