ViiV Healthcare Director, Clinical Pharmacology

Role Overview

Clinical Pharmacology Director – shape clinical pharmacology strategy across drug development programs. Apply PK/PD, pharmacometrics, and model‑informed drug development approaches to study design, data interpretation, regulatory strategy, and key development decisions. Collaborate across clinical, regulatory, biostatistics, translational, and CMC teams to advance programs from early‑through late‑stage development.

Location – Durham, NC;
Branford, CT (eligible for relocation); or London, UK.

• Provide scientific leadership and strategic direction for multiple clinical development programs.
• Lead and mentor clinical pharmacology project leads, ensuring priorities are clear and aligned with program and organizational goals.
• Guide the development of scientific and clinical strategies across a 1‑to‑3‑year planning horizon.
• Help build innovative scientific and clinical collaborations with cross‑functional partners.
• Serve as a recognized subject matter expert in clinical pharmacology, modeling, and simulation.
• Contribute to departmental, business development, and external scientific initiatives, including presentations, publications, and due diligence activities.

• PharmD or PhD with 5+ years of clinical development experience, or an MS with 8+ years of clinical development experience.
• Experience supporting clinical projects from early through late‑stage development, with a strong foundation in PK, PK/PD, pharmacometrics, and model‑informed drug development.
• Experience authoring or contributing to regulatory and scientific documents, and representing the function in discussions with internal and external stakeholders.
• Experience in translational science, experimental medicine, and early drug development within a collaborative environment.

• Experience in infectious disease drug development or research.
• Experience working across teams, including matrix and functional leadership, and partnering with internal and external experts.
• Demonstrated ability to design studies, interpret complex quantitative data, and translate findings into development and regulatory recommendations.
• Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills, including experience communicating scientific concepts to cross‑functional teams and stakeholders.
• Ability to analyze and interpret scientific data relevant to clinical pharmacology, modeling, and simulation.
• Programming and quantitative analysis skills (e.g., R, NONMEM, Win Nonlin, SAS, or related tools) with strong data visualization capabilities.

Please visit GSK US Benefits Summary to learn more about the comprehensive benefits program ViiV offers US employees.

ViiV is an Equal Opportunity Employer. This ensures that all qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, age, disability, genetic information (including family medical history), military service or any basis prohibited under federal, state or local law.