ViiV Healthcare; GSK Director, Clinical Pharmacology

This role can be based in Durham, NC;
Branford, CT (with eligibility for a domestic relocation package); or London, UK.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to lead high-impact work and contribute to programs that shape the future of HIV treatment and prevention.

• 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.

Basic Qualifications

To be considered for this role, you should bring the following qualifications and experience:

• 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, with the ability to represent the function in discussions with internal and external stakeholders

• Experience in translational science, experimental medicine, and early drug development within a collaborative environment

Preferred Qualifications

• 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 (for example, R, NONMEM, Win Nonlin, SAS, or related tools) with strong data visualization capabilities are highly valued

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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.