Department:106200 Research & Non-Clinical Dev
Location:San Diego, USA- Remote
Be a part of a global team that is inspired to make a difference in the lives of people living with rare disease.
At Travere Therapeutics, we recognize that our exceptional employees are vital to our success. We are a dedicated team focused on meeting the unique needs of rare patients.Our work is rewarding - both professionally and personally - because we are making a difference. We are passionate about what we do.
We are seeking talented individuals who will thrive in our collaborative, diverse, fast-paced environment and share in our mission - to identify, develop and deliver life-changing therapies to people living with rare disease. We stick by our values centered on patients, courage, community, and collaboration to pursue our vision of becoming a leading biopharmaceutical company dedicated to the delivery of innovation and hope to patients in the global rare disease community.
At Travere Therapeutics, we are in rare for life. We continue to courageously forge new paths as we move toward a common goal of elevating science and service for rare patients.
Position Summary:
Travere Therapeutics is seeking an experienced and strategic scientist to join our Research and Nonclinical Development organization as Director, Translational Pharmacology. This individual will primarily serve as a key scientific contributor to external evaluation of business development opportunities, with a focus on assessing therapeutic rationale, disease biology, mechanism of action, translational strategy, pharmacology data, biomarker approaches, and development feasibility for potential external assets and collaborations focused on the rare disease space.
The successful candidate will bring strong expertise in pharmacology, translational science, and disease biology, with experience applying scientific judgment to drug discovery and development decisions. This individual will work closely with Business Development, Clinical Development, Clinical Pharmacology, Regulatory, Medical Affairs, Commercial, and external scientific experts to evaluate new therapeutic opportunities, support diligence activities, and help determine strategic fit with Travere's rare disease portfolio and scientific priorities.
This role requires the ability to integrate diverse scientific, nonclinical, clinical, competitive, and translational data sets into clear, balanced assessments that support decision-making. The Director, Translational Pharmacology will also contribute to ongoing translational pharmacology activities for internal programs and external collaborations as needed.
Responsibilities:
Business Development and Scientific Due Diligence
Serve as a preclinical biology lead or key scientific contributor for evaluation of business development opportunities ranging from small-molecule to biologics at all stages of development, including external assets, platform-based technologies and research-based collaborations.
Assess scientific rationale, mechanism of action, disease biology, pharmacology and toxicology data, translational relevance and therapeutic safety window, biomarker strategy, and development feasibility for potential opportunities.
Review and interpret nonclinical andtranslational data alongside clinical, regulatory, and competitive information to identify strengths, risks, gaps, and key value drivers.
Partner with Business Development and cross-functional diligence teams to develop scientific assessment reports, diligence questions, risk summaries, and recommendations.
Identify critical experiments, analyses, or expert input needed to reduce scientific uncertainty for potential opportunities.
Support evaluation of strategic fit with Travere's portfolio, therapeutic areas of interest, rare disease focus, and translational development capabilities.
Translational Pharmacology and Disease Biology
Provide translational pharmacology expertise across preclinical and clinical-stage opportunities, including interpretation of in vitro, in vivo, ex vivo, biomarker, pharmacodynamic, and clinical pharmacology data.
Evaluate whether available pharmacology and translational data support proposed mechanisms of action, target engagement, dose rationale, patient selection, and clinical development strategy.
Integrate mechanistic biology, pharmacology, biomarker, and clinical observations to assess therapeutic potential and development risk.
Stay abreast of industry trends, emerging technologies, advances in disease biology and therapeutic targets and competitive activities to inform search strategies and evaluations relevant to Travere's areas of interest.
Contribute to identification of new indications or patient populations where an external or internal asset may provide meaningful clinical benefit.
External Scientific Engagement
Lead or contribute to scientific interactions with external companies, academic collaborators, CROs, consultants, key opinion leaders, and subject matter experts during diligence and collaboration activities.
Identify and engage external experts to inform evaluation of disease biology, pharmacology, biomarkers, clinical translation, and development risk.
Support assessment of external research proposals, collaboration opportunities, and emerging scientific areas relevant to Travere's strategic interests.
Represent Travere professionally in conferences, external scientific discussions, diligence meetings, advisory interactions, and collaborative forums.
Nonclinical and Regulatory Support
Interpret pharmacology, toxicology, translational, and biomarker data in the context of potential clinical development and regulatory expectations.
Contribute to evaluation of whether available nonclinical packages are adequate to support current or proposed clinical... For full info follow application link.
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