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Senior Scientist, DMPK

Employer
Sage Therapeutics
Location
Working from Home
Start date
Dec 4, 2021

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Discipline
Science/R&D, Biotechnology, Pharmacokinetics
Required Education
Masters Degree/MBA
Position Type
Full time

Job Details

General Scope and Summary

SAGE Therapeutics is searching for a creative, resourceful, integrative thinker for an important role that is responsible for the design and oversight of metabolic investigations of Sage Therapeutics’ compounds, including metabolite identification across programs in both Discovery and Development.

Roles and Responsibilities

  • Serve as a technical expert in drug metabolism and metabolite ID topics across pre-clinical and clinical stage CNS programs.

  • Aid in the design, management, and monitoring of drug metabolism and metabolite ID studies conducted at Contract Research Organization laboratories on behalf of Sage.

  • Review metabolism and metabolite ID data, study results, interpretation, and reports.

  • May present metabolite ID results to pre-clinical and clinical stage project teams or sub-groups.

  • May represent the DMPK function on Discovery teams.

Experience, Education and Specialized Knowledge and Skills

Must thrive working in a fast-paced, innovative environment while remaining flexible, proactive, resourceful, and efficient. Must have excellent interpersonal skills, the ability to develop important relationships with key stakeholders, good conflict management and negotiation skills, and the ability to analyze complex issues to develop relevant and realistic plans, programs, and recommendations. Must have a demonstrated ability to translate strategy into action, excellent analytical skills, and an ability to communicate complex issues in a simple way and to orchestrate plans to resolve issues and mitigate risks.

Basic Qualifications

  • 5+ years working in drug metabolism and metabolite ID.

  • MS or PhD in chemistry, biochemistry, or other field with strong spectroscopy training.

  • Demonstrated experience and knowledge of drug metabolism and metabolite identification.

  • Experience in structural elucidation with current MS/MS technology and techniques.

  • Familiarity with ICH, FDA, and EMA guidance pertaining to drug metabolism and metabolite safety testing.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience working with all levels of management and consulting with key business stakeholders. An ability to influence internally and externally for greater outcomes.

  • Strong team player that has a customer service approach and is solution-oriented.

  • Attention to detail and the ability to work individually, within a multi-disciplinary team, as well as with external partners and vendors.

  • Occasional travel to contract research laboratories may be required.

  • Possesses strong written and verbal communication skills.

  • Embrace our Core Values: Put People First, Do Big, Be Accountable, Grow through Learning and Change, and Work Fun.

  • Excitement about the vision and mission of Sage.

Employment Type:Employee

Number of Openings:1

Job ID:R000977

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All Sage new hires will be required to provide documentation that they are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or, if not, that they are legally entitled to an accommodation due to a medical condition or a sincerely held religious belief.  Requests for accommodation will be considered on a case-by-case basis, and Sage will consider, among other things, whether the proposed accommodation would create an undue hardship.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other factors prohibited by law.

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Phone
617-299-8380
Location
215 First Street
Cambridge
MA
02142
United States

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