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Senior Scientist – PSTS Neuroscience Disease Area Lead
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Demonstrates extensive expertise in Neuroscience therapeutic area, with a strong focus on drug development strategies and regulatory requirements. Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams, mentor leaders, and effectively communicate at executive levels.
Highest-signal resume keywords
Ph.D. In Scientific Discipline10+ Years Of ExperienceKnowledge Of Pharmaceutical ScienceRegulatory Requirements For First-In-Human ApprovalStrong Verbal And Written Communication Skills
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Serve as PSTS Disease Area Lead for the Neuroscience therapeutic area
- Bring disease-area strategic pipeline knowledge back to PSTS teams across discovery through registration
- Act as a primary interface between PSTS, therapeutic-area leaders, and TA-facing partners
- Own disease-specific scientific strategy and risk stewardship across the portfolio
- Assure discovery ROPs and competitive development ADPs incorporate disease-area considerations through a PSTS lens
- Evolve strategic project-planning frameworks covering class risks, translational signals, and platform learnings
- Ensure consistent planning of PSTS programs across the disease area
- Interact with TA leadership in governance forums and serve as PSTS GLT delegate when needed
- Recommend diligence activities with PSTS modality leads and plan strategically with laboratory leaders and external CRO partners
- Coach and mentor PSTS team leaders and review PSTS plans and regulatory submissions
- Track competitive intelligence, regulatory landscape, milestones, issues, and attrition; identify strategic gaps
- Serve as PSTS team lead as needed
- Participate in the extended PSTS portfolio leadership team and special strategic projects
- Drive PSTS preparedness, discovery project plans, and development ADPs for the therapeutic area
- Provide executive-level updates and foster cross-functional, cross-industry, regulator, and external-expert collaboration
Requirements
What you’ll need- Ph.D. in scientific discipline with 10+ years of experience or equivalent industry expertise
- Knowledge of pharmaceutical science and drug development strategies in modality space
- Experience developing and implementing scientific and effective PSTS and project team plans per modality strategies, including target areas, TPPs, and ADPs
- Knowledge of regulatory requirements and expectations for first-in-human approval or registration of therapeutics in modality space
- Strong verbal and written communication skills appropriate for executive and highly visible external venues
- Experience in effective coaching
- Strong organizational skills and team leadership
- Ability to deliver impact through matrix leadership and network with cross-functional peers
- Strong external visibility and reputation for PSTS
- Deep scientific understanding of neuro discovery and development
- Preferred: Ph.D. plus dual advanced degree such as MD, DVM, or equivalent advanced training
- Preferred: Relevant board certifications such as DABT, DACVP, or equivalent
- Preferred: Experience with discovery and development of molecules via regulatory path for modality arena
- Preferred: Experience with FDA or other regulatory interactions and working with clinicians
- Preferred: Experience in diligence space
- Preferred: Experience supporting neuro governance decisions, regulatory interactions, and/or external diligence for relevant therapeutic programs
- Expected travel: 20% domestic and international
Benefits
Comp & perks- Annual performance bonus in accordance with the applicable plan
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Life insurance
- Short- and long-term disability insurance
- Business accident insurance
- Group legal insurance
- Pension plan
- 401(k) savings plan
- Vacation – up to 120 hours per calendar year
- Sick time – up to 40 hours per calendar year; Washington employees up to 56 hours
- Holiday pay, including Floating Holidays – up to 13 days per calendar year
- Work, Personal and Family Time – up to 40 hours per calendar year
- Interview process accommodations for applicants with disabilities
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Hard Skills
Scientific Strategy DevelopmentProject Team PlanningRegulatory Submission ReviewCompetitive Intelligence TrackingMatrix LeadershipNeuro Discovery And Development KnowledgeDiligence Activities PlanningStrategic Project PlanningRisk StewardshipTherapeutic Area Knowledge
Soft Skills
Coaching And MentoringOrganizational SkillsTeam LeadershipCross-Functional CollaborationExternal Visibility
Certifications & Qualifications
DABTDACVP
Industry Keywords
PSTSTherapeutic AreaRegulatory InteractionsFirst-In-Human ApprovalModality StrategiesNeuroscienceDrug DevelopmentGovernance DecisionsExternal DiligenceFDA Interactions