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Jazz Pharmaceuticals

Director, Clinical Pharmacology

02 March 2026

Full-Time San Francisco, CA

Department

Health & Biotech

Job Category

Health & Biotech

Description

  • Development of the clinical pharmacology strategy of multiple programs spanning from candidate nomination for GLP toxicity studies through phase 4
  • Support clinical study protocol (phase 1-4) development, PKPD data analysis/interpretation, and study report
  • Serve as the clinical pharmacology Lead at cross function teams, and responsible for the dose selection and rationale in phase 1 studies and contribute to dose selections in clinical studies beyond phase 1
  • Work with the pharmacometrics lead and relevant cross-function teams to plan and support PKPD modeling for internal or regulatory decision makings
  • Contribute to the preparation of relevant sections of regulatory submissions including IND, and NDA/BLA documents
  • Address queries from regulatory agencies during reviews and inspections 
  • Identify and manage consultants and vendors supporting clinical pharmacology studies
  • Contribute to the timely publication and/or presentation of clinical pharmacology and pharmacometrics data

Qualifications

  • PhD or MD with significant years of experience in clinical pharmacokinetic and pharmacokinetic-pharmacodynamic studies and data analysis/interpretations
  • Strong understanding of clinical pharmacology and pharmacometrics principles and the drug development process
  • Good working knowledge of software for PK/PD analysis (e.g. Phoenix WinNonlin, R, ADAPT and NONMEM)
  • Ability to work both independently and on strong cross functional teams
  • Experience in regulatory submissions and agency interactions related to INDs, CTDs, NDAs or BLAs
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills including good presentation skills
  • Collaborative and flexible in personal interactions at all levels of the company

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