Senior Principal Scientist, Clinical Expert in Pharmacokinetics - all genders

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Frankfurt am Main, Hessen, DEU
Hybrid
89K-118K Annually
Senior level
Healthtech
The Role
Lead quantitative pharmacology strategies across global R&D projects, oversee modelling and simulation, design/non-clinical and clinical studies, perform or review PK/PK-PD/PBPK and population analyses, support dose selection and DDI risk mitigation, and contribute to regulatory submissions and health authority interactions.
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About the job

As Quantitative Pharmacology Project Expert within our Translational Medicine Unit, you’ll lead pharmacology programs supporting global R&D projects from research phase or in-licensing through registration. Ready to get started?

Based in Germany, you'll join our R&D organization where we leverage deep scientific expertise and cutting-edge pharmacology to advance our innovative pipeline. This position offers the opportunity to develop and monitor the execution of pharmacology strategies in global R&D projects.

Main responsibilities:

  • Develop the strategy and monitor the execution of the Quantitative Pharmacology programs of the Translational Medicine Unit to support in-licensing, global research & development projects and the registration of products.
  • Lead global Translational Medicine and/or Quantitative Pharmacology sub-teams. Monitor related activities, e.g., modelling & simulation, assay development, development of non-clinical and clinical study designs. Drive the selection of dose and dosing regimen, and de-risk the potential of drug-drug interactions.
  • Development and/or review of protocols, analysis plans, and study reports; review and/or conduct of PK, PK/PD, population PK, population PK/PD, and/or PBPK analyses.
  • Provide input to the preparation of regulatory documents and participate in interactions with health authority at key milestones.

About you

Experience:

  • Experience in pharmaceutical development.
  • Experience with regulatory interactions (especially FDA and EMA) and submissions.
  • Experience in pharmacokinetic/statistical analysis of clinical data with common software packages (e.g. Phoenix).
  • Experience in software for physiology-based PK modelling (preferably PK-Sim or SimCyp), and population modeling for analyzing PK/PD data (NonMem, R) would be of advantage.

Education:

  • PhD in pharmacokinetics, pharmacometrics, clinical pharmacology, or other suitable post-graduate qualifications.

Languages:

  • Fluency in English required.

Why choose us?

  • Be part of a pioneering biopharma company that engages patients early in drug development and uses their insights to design studies that reflect real-world needs. 
  • Work at the forefront of drug discovery, harnessing cutting-edge AI, data, and digital platforms to push the boundaries of science. 
  • Help improve the lives of millions of people globally by making drug development quicker and more effective. 
  • Enjoy opportunities to collaborate beyond your area of expertise, working with diverse teams across science, clinical, and digital fields to spark new ideas and drive breakthroughs. 
  • Accelerate your professional development with structured career paths designed for both scientific and leadership advancement. Grow in ways you never imagined through bold moves that stretch your potential, cross moves into other business areas, and short-term gigs that build your scientific expertise.​     ​
  • Enjoy outstanding benefits, including flexible working options, comprehensive healthcare, and well-being programs designed to help you thrive.

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Better is out there. Better medications, better outcomes, better science. But progress doesn’t happen without people – people from different backgrounds, in different locations, doing different roles, all united by one thing: a desire to make miracles happen. So, let’s be those people.

At Sanofi, we provide equal opportunities to all regardless of race, colour, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, ability or gender identity.

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The salary range for this position is :€88,800.00 - €118,400

Final compensation will be determined based on demonstrated experience, skills, location, and other relevant factors. Employees may be eligible to participate in Company employee benefit programs.

Skills Required

  • PhD in pharmacokinetics, pharmacometrics, clinical pharmacology, or related discipline
  • Experience in pharmaceutical development
  • Experience with regulatory interactions and submissions (especially FDA and EMA)
  • Experience in PK/statistical analysis of clinical data using common software (e.g., Phoenix)
  • Ability to lead global Translational Medicine and/or Quantitative Pharmacology sub-teams
  • Fluency in English
  • Experience with physiology-based PK modelling software (preferably PK-Sim or SimCyp) and population modelling tools (NonMem, R)

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  • Retirement Support Retirement support stands out through a notably strong 401K matching structure (e.g., 150% match up to a 6% contribution), which materially boosts total rewards for long-tenured employees.
  • Parental & Family Support Parental and family support is positioned as unusually robust, including a global gender-neutral paid parental leave standard (14 weeks) and added supports such as childcare assistance and adoption/surrogacy/infertility help.
  • Equity Value & Accessibility Equity participation is made more accessible via an Employee Stock Purchase Plan that includes a meaningful purchase discount and matching/free-share mechanics, increasing perceived total compensation beyond base pay.

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