Are you energized by the challenge of shaping and accelerating scientific expertise in a clinical pharmacology modeling and simulation team? If so, this Associate Director, Clinical Pharmacology opportunity could be an ideal opportunity to consider.

As the Associate Director, Clinical Pharmacology you will have the opportunity to work on both small molecules and biologics in the infectious diseases area although there may be opportunities in the future to contribute to programs in other therapy areas.

This role will provide YOU the opportunity to lead key activities to progress YOUR career, these responsibilities include some of the following…

• Contribute, as a member of a multi-disciplinary team, to the design of an efficient clinical development program and robust registration packages
• Play a central role in predicting human dose range, characterizing dose-response relationship and justifying dose recommendations for special populations
• Develop mathematical models to understand a disease, its progression, and drug pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics; conduct meta-analyses as appropriate to generate knowledge through data re-use; conduct simulations to assess trial design performance
• Design and interpret clinical pharmacology studies to evaluate potential effects of intrinsic and extrinsic factors on pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics
• Identify opportunities to utilize in silico PBPK approaches to replace in vivo clinical studies to explore the impact of DDI and special populations on PK where appropriate
• Write sections of drug development and registration documents, such as clinical trial protocols and reports, clinical investigator brochures and regulatory submission packages
• Present and defend quantitative clinical pharmacology plans and results through interaction and negotiation with internal governance committees and external regulators
• Innovate through working effectively with colleagues in the department and other matrix team members, including: statisticians, biologists, physicians and drug metabolism scientists
• Learn and apply emerging modeling and simulation methodologies with a view to enhance clinical program efficiency and investment decision quality; collaborate with external field-leading teams for methodology application
• Promote clinical pharmacology strategies and approaches by publishing in peer-reviewed journals and presenting at scientific conferences

Why you?

Basic Qualifications:

We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals:

• Post graduate degree such as PhD, PharmD and MD
• Knowledge of the mechanism, endpoints, progression and treatments of diseases in hepatology and other relevant therapy areas
• Understanding of pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic principles and commonly applied models; experience with common tools for quantitative clinical pharmacology such as NONMEM, R, WINNONLIN, Simcyp, SAS and MATLAB
• Experience with regulatory submission documents such as CTAs, INDs, NDAs, MAAs and BLAs

Preferred Qualifications:

If you have the following characteristics, it would be a plus:

• 2+ years post-graduation experience in a fellowship or industry environment
• Agile and distributed decision-making ability; ability to use evidence and applying judgement to balance pace, rigor and risk
• Experience managing individual and team performance
• Committed to delivering high quality results, overcoming challenges, executing tasks
• Developing people and building a talent pipeline
• Experience translating strategy into action

Please visit GSK US Benefits Summary to learn more about the comprehensive benefits program GSK offers US employees.

Why GSK?

Uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.

GSK is a global biopharma company with a special purpose – to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together – so we can positively impact the health of billions of people and deliver stronger, more sustainable shareholder returns – as an organisation where people can thrive. We prevent and treat disease with vaccines, specialty and general medicines. We focus on the science of the immune system and the use of new platform and data technologies, investing in four core therapeutic areas (infectious diseases, HIV, respiratory/ immunology and oncology).

Our success absolutely depends on our people. While getting ahead of disease together is about our ambition for patients and shareholders, it’s also about making GSK a place where people can thrive. We want GSK to be a place where people feel inspired, encouraged and challenged to be the best they can be. A place where they can be themselves – feeling welcome, valued, and included. Where they can keep growing and look after their wellbeing. So, if you share our ambition, join us at this exciting moment in our journey to get Ahead Together.

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