Jobs at Centessa Pharmaceuticals

Provides senior scientific expertise in molecular pharmacology and translational neuroscience, designing in vitro and ex vivo studies focused on GPCR assays and brain slice electrophysiology. Manages CRO partners, oversees protocols and data quality, interprets mechanistic results, and translates findings into drug development strategy. Collaborates cross-functionally across discovery programs and guides junior scientists without direct people-management responsibility.

Provides product quality oversight across clinical development and manufacturing, including GMP documentation review, investigations, CAPAs, change controls, risk assessments, regulatory submissions, inspection readiness, supplier qualification, and CMO/CDMO oversight. Partners with Technical Operations, CMC Development, Regulatory Affairs, Clinical Supply Chain, laboratories, and external manufacturers to manage product quality risks and support process validation, technology transfers, and continuous improvement.

Leads DMPK activities across drug discovery and development programs, including nonclinical pharmacokinetics, ADME, biotransformation, bioanalysis, toxicokinetics, PK modeling, safety-margin assessments, and NDA submissions. Partners with discovery, development, clinical pharmacology, and toxicology teams to advance CNS drug candidates. Presents scientific findings and project recommendations to governance bodies while coordinating cross-functional DMPK deliverables.

Manage early-stage global Orexin drug development programs across cross-functional teams. Responsibilities include integrated Gantt planning, dependency and risk management, dashboards, budgets, vendor oversight, governance presentations, regulatory submission support, and team meeting coordination. The role requires extensive pharmaceutical or biotech R&D experience, project management expertise, and knowledge of IND-enabling work, clinical and nonclinical development, CMC, regulatory interactions, and global submissions.

Leads quality control strategy and analytical oversight across clinical and commercial programs. Oversees analytical methods, validation, method transfers, specifications, stability programs, supplier relationships, testing documentation, issue resolution, regulatory submissions, and health authority inspections. Requires extensive quality control and analytical development experience, along with expertise in chemistry, pharmaceutical sciences, and regulatory compliance.