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Sr. Director, Pharmacology

San Diego, CA💼 Full-time💰 $238,900–$238,900🗓 2026-09-01 → 2026-09-26

Core

Lead the design, development, and execution of in vitro and in vivo assays to support drug discovery, therapeutic optimization, and the determination of drug potency, efficacy, and mechanism of action.

Role type

Senior Director, Pharmacology (Management)

Builds

Drug discovery programs and human therapeutics

Domain

Biotechnology / Pharmacology

Deliverable

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

Required skills

Strategic thinking, people management, in vitro/in vivo assay design, electrophysiology, mechanism-of-action studies, translational model development, data analysis, regulatory compliance

Preferred skills

Cross-functional collaboration, mentoring scientific teams, resource allocation

Technologies

None stated

Responsibilities

Direct pharmacology strategy and assay development; lead the Pharmacology function and manage a team of scientists; set priorities, allocate resources, manage budgets and hiring; drive study planning, data quality, reporting, publications, and patents; partner across functions to influence research direction; communicate priorities and progress to senior management and stakeholders

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with management responsibilities

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