Assoc. Scientific Director, Pharmacometrics
Neurocrine BiosciencesUS CA San Diego
Posted April 20, 2026
171800 - 235000 USD
About the Company
Neurocrine Biosciences is a leading neuroscience-focused, biopharmaceutical company with a simple purpose: to relieve suffering for people with great needs.
Job Description
The Associate Director, Pharmacometrics leads pharmacokinetic (PK) and pharmacodynamic (PD) modeling and simulation (M&S) efforts for Neurocrine’s small- and large-molecule programs. This role provides strategic expertise in PK/PD methodology and performs or oversees pharmacometric analyses.
Requirements
- PhD, PharmD, or equivalent preferred in Pharmacokinetics, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Pharmacology, Chemistry, Biochemistry, or related field with a specific focus on PK and PK/PD modeling and simulation and 5+ years of drug development experience post PhD/PharmD
- MS and 8+ years of Pharmaceutical/Biotech industry experience
- Expert knowledge in conduct and/or oversight of early and late-stage Modeling and Simulation activities
- In depth knowledge of all stages of clinical drug development, including the preparation of components of the Clinical Pharmacology sections of Regulatory submissions for IND- and NDA-stage projects
- Proficient with the use of PK and PK/PD Modeling software tools including NONMEM, R and WinNonlin
- Significant expertise in preparing NDA/MAA summaries of population modeling analyses would be highly beneficial
- Strong communications, problem-solving, analytical thinking, influencing skills
- Applies understanding of the team's place in the larger organization, and discusses changes, progress, and issues as they relate to other areas
- May utilize working knowledge of other related disciplines to provide solutions to a wide range of difficult problems
- Good leadership, mentoring skills and abilities typically leads lower levels and/or indirect teams
- Ability to meet multiple deadlines across a variety of projects/programs, with a high degree of accuracy and efficiency
- Excellent project management, strong project leadership skills Ability to work in a cross functional team and matrix environment
Benefits
- Retirement savings plan with company match
- Paid vacation
- Holiday and personal days
- Paid caregiver/parental and medical leave
- Health benefits to include medical, prescription drug, dental and vision coverage