[Hiring] Vice President, Clinical Pharmacology and Pharmacometric @Simulations Plus

Role Description

The Vice President, Clinical Pharmacology & Pharmacometrics Services will play an integral role in strategic direction, development, and future growth while leading and supporting scientific staff with consulting projects.

• Support the achievement of company objectives through leadership, management, and business development.
• Help define long-term business strategy for the pharmacometrics and clinical pharmacology services offerings.
• Manage and lead direct reports through day-to-day activities, career planning, and performance management.
• Achieve company goals related to revenue targets and targeted yield through scientific team leadership.
• Promote and support high-functioning, multidisciplinary project teams while meeting customer needs and expectations.
• Ensure the use and compliance with appropriate systems, processes, methods, and tools to support efficient and accurate execution of consulting projects.
• Assess staff training needs and develop plans to provide coaching, mentoring, and training.
• Oversee and consult on scientific aspects of company projects.
• May support assigned projects as a senior scientific consultant.
• Serve as senior scientific reviewer on project deliverables of the entire department.
• Act as a primary point of contact and subject matter expert for new business development activities.
• Communicate service offerings, software, and cross-solution value proposition to clients.
• Regularly participate in new business development presentations.
• Contribute to business development activities through the development of leads into opportunities.
• Promote company products and services to existing and potential clients.
• Inform and further develop strategy for new services project and develop work scopes and budgets for project proposals.
• Help develop marketing strategy for services offerings.
• Understand competitor strengths and weaknesses to maintain a competitive edge.
• Establish and implement short- and long-range goals, objectives, policies, and operating procedures.
• Assure integration of functional departments to effectively support the company in its mission and objectives.
• Responsible for content of formal correspondence with clients and regulatory agencies regarding quality-related issues.
• Assist in presenting internal training programs for scientific staff.
• Visit clients and collaborators to share pharmacometric and clinical pharmacology-related information.
• Give scientific presentations at seminars, conferences, and meetings.
• Facilitate continuous improvement of processes, solve complex problems, evaluate solutions, and make recommendations.
• Maintain and enhance reputation as a key thought leader in model-informed drug development.
• Track time spent on various projects in project management system.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• 20+ years of pharmacometrics related experience preferred.
• 10+ years of Population PK and PK/PD modeling experience preferred.
• 10+ years of leadership experience preferred.
• Highly proficient in Monolix, NONMEM, and R.
• Demonstrated experience successfully implementing model-informed drug development strategies.
• Professional experience in applying Pharmacometrics preferred.
• Excellent leadership, coaching, and motivational skills.
• Great at developing and delivering presentations.
• Maintain positive attitude and growth mindset while interacting with colleagues and clients.
• Build and strengthen strategic partnerships across the industry.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Great organizational skills.
• Possess excellent critical-thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Outstanding interpersonal and relationship-building skills.
• Support key scientific and business deliverables.
• Ability to efficiently develop financial plans and manage resources.
• Strong experience in strategic planning and execution.
• Knowledge of contracting, negotiating, and change management.
• Highly self-motivated and willing to take on challenges.
• Work effectively with a wide range of constituencies in a diverse community.
• Some travel required for meetings, trainings, and conferences.

Education

• PhD in pharmacometrics, PK/PD, pharmaceutics, pharmacology, engineering, or related field preferred.

Benefits

• Fully remote work.
• Flexible schedules.
• Generous vacation policy.
• Affordable health coverage.
• Annual bonus.