Research Associate - Drug Metabolism & Pharmacokinetics
The Position
The Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics (DMPK) department at Genentech is seeking a highly motivated research associate to support pharmacokinetic and drug disposition studies to enable discovery and development of small molecule drugs.
The candidate in this position is expected to be involved in some or all of the following activities:
- Coordinate and analyze PK/ADME studies supporting discovery and/or development projects; assist in writing documents for regulatory filing
- Designing, scheduling and coordination of in vivo pharmacokinetic studies as well as pharmacokinetic data analysis and interpretation
- Interact with external contract organizations (CROs) in setting up and managing in vivo studies
- Participate and contribute to discovery and development project teams, and collaborate with cross-functional colleagues
Required Qualifications:
- A BA, BS or MS degree in biology, chemistry or other relevant fields
- Excellent organizational skills, oral and written communication skills
- Strong interpersonal skills.
- Understanding of PK / ADME concepts and familiarity with routine in vitro DMPK assays
- Highly motivated to learn and participate in cross-functional project teams and scientific research
- Proficient in data analysis in Excel or other similar productivity software
Preferred Qualifications:
- Pharmaceutical industry experience in supporting drug discovery and/or development project teams
- Familiarity with modeling / programming platform e.g., MATLAB, Phoenix, SimCYP, R, Python