Director, Pharmacokinetics
MSD · West Point, Mississippi, US
Job Description Job Description: The Pharmacokinetics, Dynamics, Metabolism & Bioanalytics (PDMB) department at our company is seeking an accomplished scient...
Job description
Job Description Job Description: The Pharmacokinetics, Dynamics, Metabolism & Bioanalytics (PDMB) department at our company is seeking an accomplished scientific leader to head the Biotransformation (MetID) group within Drug Metabolism & Pharmacokinetics (DMPK). The Biotransformation Lead (Director) will play a pivotal role in guiding our company's discovery and development projects through the lens of drug metabolism, ensuring that metabolite profiles are elucidated and understood to de-risk safety, optimize efficacy, and satisfy regulatory expectations. This position offers the opportunity to lead a talented team and drive scientific excellence in a key discipline within DMPK, contributing directly to the advancement of our company's pipeline. The lead will drive our company's metabolite identification strategy and operations, overseeing a team of scientists responsible for characterizing drug metabolites across the discovery and development pipeline. This leader will ensure that the metabolism of therapeutics is thoroughly profiled in support of lead optimization, candidate selection, drug safety, efficacy, and regulatory compliance. The ideal candidate has deep expertise in dru...