Senior Director, Nonclinical Safety
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Sr Director leading nonclinical safety and toxicologic pathology for Gilead, a biopharmaceutical company developing therapies for major diseases. Guiding regulatory, pathology, and drug development programs.
Responsibilities:
- Provide nonclinical safety and toxicologic pathology expertise in pharmaceutical R&D
- Support screening, IND-enabling and development studies in rodent and non-rodent species
- Work directly on drug development project teams
- Participate in Regulatory Authority interactions and submissions
- Apply innovative, flexible and critical thinking to R&D pathobiology
- Use modern pathology laboratory technologies, including assay development, application and interpretation
- Mentor and motivate people in matrix and/or line organizations
- Lead and delegate effectively across the organization
Requirements:
- DVM or MD, with a PhD in a relevant biological discipline and 8+ years of relevant experience
- Recognized board certification in anatomic pathology
- At least 5+ years of toxicologic pathology experience in a pharmaceutical R&D environment
- Experience with screening, IND-enabling and development studies in rodent and non-rodent species
- Demonstrated issue-resolution experience
- High level of understanding of the drug discovery, development and regulatory process
- Experience working directly on drug development project teams and Regulatory Authority interactions and submissions
- Demonstrated innovative, flexible and critical thinking applied to R&D pathobiology
- Demonstrated interpersonal and communication skills
- Ability to project opinions and knowledge with confidence, authority, respect and diplomacy when interacting with all levels of Gilead colleagues and external partners
- Excellent leadership and delegation skills demonstrated by successfully mentoring and motivating people in a matrix and/or line organization
- Working knowledge of modern pathology laboratory technologies, including assay development, application and interpretation
- Preferred: Experience of translational/clinical biomarker and/or research pathology in a pharmaceutical R&D environment
- Preferred: Experience of molecular pathology assay development (IHC, ISH, RNASeq, qPCR, LCM), data integration and analysis, image analysis and interpretation
Benefits:
- Discretionary annual bonus
- Discretionary stock-based long-term incentives
- Paid time off
- Company-sponsored medical insurance
- Company-sponsored dental insurance
- Company-sponsored vision insurance
- Company-sponsored life insurance
- Benefits package
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