Senior Research Fellow

As an employee of Boehringer Ingelheim, you will actively contribute to the discovery, development, and delivery of our products to our patients and customers. Our global presence provides an opportunity for all employees to collaborate internationally, offering visibility and the opportunity to directly contribute to the company's success. We realize that our strength and competitive advantage lie with our people. We support our employees in several ways to foster a healthy working environment, meaningful work, mobility, networking, and work-life balance.

Our competitive compensation and benefit programs reflect Boehringer Ingelheim's high regard for our employees.

Boehringer Ingelheim is currently seeking a Senior Research Fellow to support our Mental Health / Eye Health and Emerging Areas team to join our Ridgefield, CT facility. As the Senior Research Fellow of Mental Health/Eye Health and Emerging Areas, you will represent Nonclinical Safety in Boehringer project teams from discovery to submission. Your role includes advising on all aspects of nonclinical safety for new drugs of different Modalities—covering the nonclinical testing strategy, study design, dose selection, and the overall toxicological assessments—and supporting the preparation of development plans, protocols, reports, and regulatory documents.

• Provides scientific input to create, organize, and implement local Research & Development programs and serves as a safety science lead within the department of Clinical Pharmacology and Non-Clinical Safety Sciences (CPS) for Mental Health, Eye Health, and Emerging Areas (MH, EH & EA)
• Provides scientific guidance and contributions that progress research programs to major milestones. Support the implementation of scientifically robust non-clinical safety strategies, spanning from NTC discovery through clinical trial execution to regulatory submission for marketing authorization, specifically for the development of intravitreal (IVT) medications in eye health across various modalities, ensuring alignment with external requirements and benchmark project strategies.
• Plan and execute non-clinical safety studies at appropriate stages to support asset progression through development; pro-actively manage safety liabilities
• Be an active voice at local and international review meetings
• Plan, conduct, and oversee nonclinical safety development programs for multiple assets in parallel, focusing on new entities in Eye Health and/or Mental Health and Neurology.
• Establishes an international reputation in area of expertise;
  Represent BI as a scientific leader in field of expertise at both internal and national/international conferences, meetings, and organizations
• Publishes regularly on specific and general topics in drug discovery or development
• Provides expert internal scientific review requested by Senior Management on issues of the R&D portfolio, technology investments and licensing opportunities
• Collaborates and works across/within teams to achieve Research & Development goals
• Develops role as key scientific mentor and teacher;
  Contribute to departmental recruiting efforts
• Independently consolidate safety findings into risk assessments, regulatory documents, including briefing books, investigational new drug applications (INDs), Investigator brochures (IBs), New Drug Applications (NDAs), and Marketing Authorization Applications (MAAs)
• Maintain an up-to-date understanding of FDA, EMA, ICH, and other relevant regulatory guidance; ensure incorporation of evolving scientific standards into development programs
• Consults with local and global scientific leaders regarding strategic drug discovery and development issues. Delivers updates to Project Teams and Senior level management with context of overall project goals and impact on asset strategy
• Generate concise safety assessments to support internal decision-making and prepare regulatory submission documentation, facilitating health authority reviews and approval processes throughout all phases of pre-clinical and clinical drug development
• Acts as the company toxicology representative and addresses questions in interactions with FDA,…