(Associate) Director, Pharmacometrics

Summary

Lead the pharmacometrics (PM) group of ~6 members to support global and/or regional development projects, ensuring all modeling and simulation (M&S) deliverables are based on science with high quality and timeliness.

Responsibilities

• Provide PM expertise and leadership in model-informed drug development (MIDD) setting for all therapeutic areas in clinical study design (including dose rationales), data analyses to learn dose-exposure-response relationships and their variabilities, result interpretations and reporting
• Supervise and work with pharmacometricians and clinical pharmacologists in conducting PK (and/or PD) analysis (e.g., to integrate all regional data and investigate ethnic differences) for regulatory submissions in China
• Engage with management, regional and global (internal and external including regulatory) stakeholders to drive MIDD strategies at project and portfolio levels
• Establish best practices for M&S process activities to seek efficiency. Implement and explore process and data analysis strategies including AI/ML for science/innovation and for productivity
• Guide PM members in career development; coach and train junior members in applying quantitative methods and PK-PD knowledge to clinical projects

Qualifications

• Ph.D./PharmD/MD in relevant disciplines (pharmacometrics, pharmacology, statistics and mathematics) or other equivalent degrees or knowledge/expertise
• Proficiency with data analysis tools such as R and NONMEM, and other software (e.g., MATLAB, Monolix)
• 8+ years of relevant clinical development experience in M&S and clinical pharmacology roles
• Adequate people management experience with proven track records as a coach/trainer
• Excellent communication and negotiating skills with fluent in English (oral and written)
• Decent scientific publication records in peer-reviewed journals in pharmacometrics areas preferred
• Research experience and interest with advanced technologies such as AI/ML preferred

Skills

• In-depth understanding of pharmacometrics (including population analyses, dose-exposure-response, translational, and mechanistic modeling) and their roles in clinical pharmacology and MIDD
• Ability to translate complex quantitative analyses into clear, actionable insights for cross‑functional and senior stakeholders
• Strong scientific judgment, critical thinking, and decision‑making in ambiguous or data‑limited settings e.g. in early development
• Experience of working in global, matrix organizations with high scientific and regulatory standards. Effective management of stakeholders

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