Senior Scientist Pharmacokinetics (m/w/d) Full-time

The Position

As a Senior Scientist Pharmacokinetics, you will play a key role in advancing innovative animal health solutions from early research into development. Within a globally connected environment, you will leverage your scientific expertise to enable data-driven decisions and shape sustainable therapeutic strategies. Working closely with cross-functional teams, you will transform complex pharmacokinetic insights into impactful development plans.

Tasks & responsibilities

• As a core scientific partner, you will represent pharmacokinetics in global, cross-functional R&D teams from early discovery through candidate selection and development across animal health modalities.
• By translating PK, PK/PD, and DMPK data, you will generate integrated insights that shape target and product profiles and guide program direction in veterinary drug development.
• Through the design, oversight, and interpretation of PK and PK/PD studies, you will ensure alignment with regulatory expectations, animal welfare principles, and high scientific and quality standards.
• With your expertise in innovative PK analysis and PK/PD modeling, you will support candidate optimization, inform key milestone decisions, and strengthen global development strategies.
• By contributing to regulatory submissions and authority interactions, you will provide robust scientific and technical input to ensure a strong PK/PD rationale across development programs.

Requirements

• PhD in Life Sciences (e.g., Pharmacy, Biology, Veterinary Medicine or related field) with several years of relevant industry experience in drug discovery and/or development (Animal Health experience is an advantage)
• Strong expertise in pharmacokinetics and assessment of exposure–response relationships, with experience across different therapeutic modalities
• Proven experience in design, oversight, analysis, interpretation, and reporting of in vivo PK and PK/PD studies
• Proficiency in using pharmacokinetic modelling and simulation tools (e.g., Phoenix, R, PK-Sim, GastroPlus)
• Solid understanding of regulatory expectations, study design principles, scientific best practices, as well as GLP
• Experience in risk assessment and mitigation, with the ability to translate scientific data into development strategies and decisions
• Strong project team collaboration skills, with the ability to contribute effectively in cross-functional and global environments
• Excellent communication and scientific presentation skills in English; German is an advantage
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, demonstrating strong planning, organizational, and problem-solving skills

As part of our commitment to transparency and fairness, salary information will be shared during the recruitment process. We also offer a comprehensive benefits and wellbeing package.

Applications from persons with severe disabilities are warmly welcomed. In cases of equal qualifications, such applicants will be given preferential consideration in the selection process.