## [Associate Director, PK Scientist/Clinical pharmacologist](/req-10075203-associate-director-pk-scientistclinical-pharmacologist "Associate Director, PK Scientist/Clinical pharmacologist")
Job ID REQ-10075203
Jun 22, 2026
LOC_CN
### About the Role
Key responsibilities:
- Defines team goals, or provides matrix leadership, aligns and provides input to departmentstrategy to project team or company initiative. Assumes responsibility for project, externalevaluation or initiative and builds a clear connection to department and company goals.
- Successfully leads or operationalizes key scientific/technical/development areas from thediscipline to advance department and company goals.
- May lead PKS sub-team(s) to generate, analyze, integrate data. Works with teams toidentify potential project gaps and identifies mitigation plan (eg, resource needs, strategicalignment)
- Champions and advances new science relevant for project/department goals.
- Completes all required organizational trainings and requirements according to corporatetimelines. Adhere in strict accord to the appropriate SOP and GxP guidelines.
- Leadership, Culture and Impact:
- May develop and lead innovative interdisciplinary team, and/or leads through matrix using a well-developed internal and external scientific network.
- Generates innovative strategy input and project concepts across multiplescientific/technical/development/evaluation domains
- Links scientific strategy with specific objectives in novel areas through flexible matrix communities and/or direct team leadership and empowerment. Conducts long-and mid-term planning to identify specific, measurable impact on team objectives
- Skilled in collaboration across PKS-internal or external business partners. Utilizes established networks and builds new network connections to bring new knowledge into thedepartment/TM/BR/GDD and beyond.
Essential requirements:
- PhD / Pharm.D. level scientist with relevant experience in drug metabolism and pharmacokinetics or related biologic background
- 10+ years in the pharmaceutical industry and experience in drug discovery, development or a relevant environment (e.g. Clinical Pharmacology or Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics).
- Knowledge of regulatory requirements and experience indealing with regulatory authorities and experienceconducting due diligence.
- Proficient with full range of techniques used in job and corearea. Working knowledge of tools and processes used indrug design and development.
- Extensive library research skills and knowledge of problemsolving techniques
- Extensive and in-depth knowledge of scientific discipline andrelevant laboratory tools and procedures if responsible forlab associated activity
- Good understanding of management and training principles
- Sound and robust list of scientific publications and externalpresentations.
- Fluent oral and written Chinese and English
Desirable requirements:
- Extensive and in-depth knowledge of drug metabolism andpharmacokinetics including, pharmacology PK and PK/PDevaluation, Immunogenicity (for PTM roles), techniques,experience in working in project teams (preferably global)and knowledge of regulatory requirements.
- Demonstrated success of working in cross functional projectteams (preferably global) and sound awareness of recentdevelopments in drug development sciences.
### Role Requirements
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Division DIV_RE
Business Unit Research
Location LOC_CN
Site Shanghai (Shanghai)
Company / Legal Entity CN14 (FCRS = CN014) China Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research Co., Ltd.
Functional Area FCT_RD
Job Type Full time
Employment Type Regular
Shift Work No
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