Director, Clinical Pharmacology
ICON plc
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Reading • United Kingdom
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About the role
- Providing strategic leadership for of first-in-human, early patient and clinical pharmacology studies, including risk assessment, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, and exposure-response modeling.
- Collaborating with cross-functional teams to integrate optimal clinical trial design and clinical pharmacology insights into clinical development programs and trial designs.
- Overseeing the analysis and interpretation of pharmacology data to inform dose selection, safety, and efficacy assessments.
- Providing strategic guidance on trial design and data analysis, with awareness of use of modeling and simulation techniques to optimize clinical trial designs and accelerate development timelines.
- Establishing and maintaining partnerships with internal and external stakeholders, including regulatory agencies and key opinion leaders, to ensure alignment on clinical pharmacology strategies.
Requirements
- Advanced degree (PhD, PharmD, MD) in pharmacology, pharmaceutical sciences, or a related field.
- Significant industry experience in Clinical Pharmacology or Clinical PK/DMPK, or leadership roles in Clinical trial conduct within the pharmaceutical or biotechnology or CRO sectors.
- Extensive experience in clinical pharmacology, with a strong understanding of pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, and modeling/simulation techniques.
- Strong leadership skills with a proven ability to manage cross-functional teams in a matrix environment.
- Expertise in data analysis and interpretation, with understanding or hands on experience in pharmacokinetic software (e.g., NONMEM, WinNonlin) and statistical tools.
- Excellent communication, interpersonal, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence and drive change in a complex organization.
- Experience working with regulatory authorities to ensure compliance and alignment on clinical pharmacology strategies.
Benefits
- Various annual leave entitlements
- A range of health insurance offerings to suit you and your family’s needs.
- Competitive retirement planning offerings to maximize savings and plan with confidence for the years ahead.
- Global Employee Assistance Programme, TELUS Health, offering 24-hour access to a global network of over 80,000 independent specialised professionals who are there to support you and your family’s well-being.
- Life assurance
- Flexible country-specific optional benefits, including childcare vouchers, bike purchase schemes, discounted gym memberships, subsidised travel passes, health assessments, among others.
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Hard Skills & Tools
pharmacokineticspharmacodynamicsmodeling techniquessimulation techniquesdata analysisdose selectionsafety assessmentsefficacy assessmentsclinical trial designclinical pharmacology
Soft Skills
leadershipcross-functional team managementstakeholder managementcommunicationinterpersonal skillsinfluencingdriving change
Certifications
PhDPharmDMD