What if you could join a rapidly growing company and play a critical role in
bringing new medicines to patients through looking at and treating disease in a
revolutionary way.
What this position is all about:
What if you could join a fast-moving research organization and help shape
translational strategy across a growing preclinical pipeline? Cellarity is
seeking a highly strategic Sr. Director, Pharmacology to connect biology,
pharmacology, DMPK, and translational science across inflammation and hematology
programs. Reporting to the Sr. Director of Lab Science, this role will partner
closely with biology, chemistry, DMPK, toxicology, external CROs, and scientific
leadership to drive programs from early discovery through candidate selection.
What you would be responsible for:
* Lead preclinical pharmacology strategy across multiple discovery programs,
with a focus on translating in vitro biology and functional assay data into
meaningful in vivo outcomes.
* Drive PK/PD interpretation, exposure-response assessment, target coverage
analysis, and translational biomarker strategy to inform program decisions.
* Integrate data across biology, pharmacology, medicinal chemistry, and DMPK to
build clear scientific narratives and guide candidate advancement.
* Oversee outsourced pharmacology studies and manage external CRO relationships
to ensure studies are scientifically rigorous, well interpreted, and aligned
to program objectives.
* Partner with internal scientific teams to define critical experiments,
interpret data packages, and determine what additional studies are needed to
advance programs with confidence.
* Provide strategic input to cross-functional program discussions from early
discovery through candidate selection.
* Represent pharmacology at internal scientific and program meetings,
communicating findings, risks, and recommendations with clarity and
precision.
* Contribute to the development of broader translational approaches as the
organization continues to expand its preclinical pipeline.
What experiences will you need:
* PhD in biology, pharmacology, or a related scientific discipline, with 10-15+
years of relevant experience in biotech or pharmaceutical drug discovery and
development.
* Strong foundation in preclinical pharmacology with demonstrated experience
translating biology into in vivo efficacy and PK/PD insight.
* Experience connecting in vitro findings to in-vivo outcomes, including target
engagement, exposure-response relationships, and translational biomarker
strategy.
* Exposure to DMPK and ability to partner effectively with DMPK scientists on
program interpretation and advancement.
* Proven track record of working across biology, chemistry, pharmacology, and
external collaborators to influence drug discovery strategy.
* Experience managing and interpreting outsourced pharmacology studies through
CROs.
* Strong scientific judgment, data integration skills, and the ability to build
decision-enabling narratives from diverse datasets.
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to
influence scientific teams and leadership in a matrixed environment.
* Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, highly collaborative research environment
with broad program visibility.
What will set you apart:
* Experience in hematology, particularly in combination with oncology.
* Experience supporting inflammation or immunology programs.
* Strong publication record spanning pharmacology, translational biology,
medicinal chemistry, chemical biology, or drug discovery.
* Experience working in smaller, cross-functional biotech environments.
* Demonstrated ability to grow into broader translational leadership over time.
Company Summary: Cellarity’s mission is to fundamentally redesign the way drugs
are created for the sake of bringing new hope to patients. By shifting the
focus from a single target to the underlying cellular dysfunction, we unravel
the complexity of disease biology and create medicines that were never before
possible. The company has developed unique capabilities that link biology and
chemistry with high dimensional -omic data from which we design medicines
against the cellular signature of disease. The Cellarity platform allows us to
uncover new biology in diseases even in the absence of known causal targets.
Cellarity is a privately held, clinical-phase drug discovery startup using AI
and single-cell omics to develop life-changing medicines that are unreachable by
traditional methods of drug discovery. Cellarity is a product of Flagship
Pioneering's venture creation engine, which has conceived and created companies
such as Moderna (NASDAQ: MRNA), Generate: Biomedicines, and Lila Sciences.
Cellarity is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race,
color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age,
citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status.
Recruitment & Staffing Agencies: Cellarity does not accept unsolicited resumes
from any source other than candidates. The submission of unsolicited resumes by
recruitment or staffing agencies to Cellarity or its employees is strictly
prohibited unless contacted directly by Cellarity’s internal Talent Acquisition
team. Any resume submitted by an agency in the absence of a signed agreement
will automatically become the property of Cellarity, and Cellarity will not owe
any referral or other fees with respect thereto.
The salary range for this role is $180,000 - $248,000. Compensation for the role
will depend on a number of factors, including a candidate’s qualifications,
skills, competencies, and experience. Cellarity currently offers healthcare
coverage, annual incentive program, retirement benefits and a broad range of
other benefits. Compensation and benefits information is based on Cellarity's
good faith estimate as of the date of publication and may be modified in the
future.
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