About the Role
The Associate Director, Clinical Pharmacology will work within clinical development teams, taking significant responsibility for the Clinical Pharmacology package of multiple clinical and Pre-IND programs. This role involves formulating clinical pharmacology strategies from First-in-Human (FIH) through registration.
Responsibilities
- Provide expertise in the clinical development of small molecule programs, including the design and oversight of clinical pharmacology studies.
- Lead and manage the design and conduct of clinical pharmacology studies of increasing complexity.
- Analyze, interpret, and author documents for clinical submissions, such as clinical study protocols and reports, Investigator’s Brochures, and clinical pharmacology sections of regulatory submissions.
- Interact with regulatory agencies (US and ex-US) as needed.
- Be accountable for study-to-program level clinical pharmacology aspects of compounds from discovery to development.
- Oversee and interact with consultants and vendors supporting clinical pharmacology tasks, including PK, PKPD, and clinical assay development.
Requirements
- 8+ years of experience in Clinical Pharmacology supporting early development in a biotech or pharmaceutical organization.
- Prior, robust clinical pharmacology experience with small molecules is required.
- Proficiency with modern PK analysis software (e.g. Phoenix WinNonLin) is required.
- Ability to work independently in a dynamic and fast-paced environment.
Skills
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Ability to influence development program teams
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to clearly convey complex concepts to technical and non-technical audiences
Location
- Thousand Oaks, CA
- San Francisco, CA
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Associate Director
- 8+ years
Education Level
- PharmD or PhD in a relevant discipline preferred
About the Company
- Latigo Biotherapeutics, Inc. is a private, early-stage biotechnology company focused on discovering and developing the next generation of non-opioid medicines for pain and pain-related syndromes.
- Our mission is the development of novel therapies that transform the lives of patients.
- We have a robust pipeline with programs ranging from preclinical to late phase.
- The company, whose headquarters is in Thousand Oaks, CA, with a satellite office in San Francisco, CA, has a highly successful management team as well as an experienced Board of Directors.
- At Latigo, we value honest science, patient-focus, and innovation.
