Scholar Rock is seeking a motivated, energetic, and outstanding individual with experience in clinical pharmacology to join our team in developing novel biologic therapies that target protein growth factors in the disease microenvironment. The Director of Clinical Pharmacology, reporting to the Head of Clinical Pharmacology, will have strong quantitative clinical pharmacology skills and hands-on modeling and simulation experience. This individual will be responsible for the analysis and interpretation of PK, PD, and efficacy data to guide the development of novel therapies in multiple therapeutic areas including, musculoskeletal diseases, cardiometabolic diseases, and cancer.

Position Responsibilities:

• • Lead clinical pharmacology strategies across multiple programs at various stages of clinical development
  • Execute modeling and simulation plans including PK/PD, population PK, and exposure-response analyses to guide clinical trial design, dose selection and optimization
  • Provide pediatric clinical pharmacology expertise and co-lead workstreams related to formulation development and route of administration
  • Apply model-based drug development principles to answer key development questions enabling efficient drug development
  • Contribute to preparation of regulatory documents and participate in discussions with Regulatory Agencies
  • Contribute to clinical protocol design, study execution, data analysis, and writing clinical study reports
  • Collaborate and mentor bioanalytical and translational team to develop comprehensive preclinical and clinical PK/PD strategy

Candidate Requirements:

• • PhD in pharmacokinetics or pharmacology
  • 7+years of experience in pharma/biotech industry, with proven track record of using clinical pharmacology to guide clinical trial/dosing decision
  • Proficient knowledge and hands-on experience in all aspects of clinical pharmacology, including modeling and simulation of pharmacokinetic, pharmacodynamic, and efficacy relationships, including expertise with population modeling
  • Ability to interpret and integrate complex data sets across multiple disciplines including pharmacology, DMPK, toxicology assessing the clinical relevance
  • Experience in pediatric drug development is highly desired
  • Strong interpersonal skills to work effectively in a team setting/matrix-type organization
  • Understands the drug development process from pre-IND through BLA
  • Highly organized, outcome-oriented, self-motivated performer

Scholar Rock is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.