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Onsite/Flex*: This position is site based with flexibility for remote working. Working onsite a minimum of 2-3 days per week is required. Remote working norms will be clarified during the interview process.

Boehringer Ingelheim is currently seeking a talented and innovative Associate Director Lead or Senior Associate Director Lead to join our Clinical Pharmacology department located at our Ridgefield, CT facility.

The Associate Director, Clinical Pharmacology Lead (AD, CPhL) is the entry level Clinical Pharmacologist position, whereas the Senior Associate Director (Sr. AD, CPhL) is a mid-senior level Clinical Pharmacologist at Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals Incorporated. This role will support the clinical development of new drugs and further development of approved drugs with emphasis on the design and execution of the Clinical Pharmacology (CP) development strategy under the guidance of senior clinical pharmacologists in the group.

Clinical Pharmacology development strategies could include assessment of pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic (PK/PD), drug interaction, formulation development, dose selection decision, impact of renal/hepatic impairment, food effect on PK, QT prolongation, pediatric drug development and using MIDD approach for drug development. The AD, CPhL is accountable and responsible for communicating with regulatory authorities on CP topics and for CP aspects of drug submission (e.g., submission summaries).

The Associate Director, Clinical Pharmacology Lead (AD, CPhL) may act as a trial clinical Pharmacologist (TCP; see TCP job profile) for clinical studies in their own projects or outside of their own projects. The AD, CPhL may serve as mentors for TCPs. This role will serve as CP representative within various clinical project teams in support of early and late drug development until submission and launch.

As an employee of Boehringer Ingelheim, you will actively contribute to the discovery, development, and delivery of our products to our patients and customers. Our global presence provides opportunity for all employees to collaborate internationally, offering visibility and opportunity to directly contribute to the companies' success. We realize that our strength and competitive advantage lie with our people. We support our employees in several ways to foster a healthy working environment, meaningful work, mobility, networking, and work-life balance. Our competitive compensation and benefit programs reflect Boehringer Ingelheim's high regard for our employees.

• Under the supervision of senior clinical pharmacologists in the group, ensures timely delivery of state-of-the-art CP scientific concepts for decision making throughout clinical drug development and registration including all necessary processes and documentation.
• Responsible to support the CP of not only small molecules (new chemical entities) but also large molecules (for instance, monoclonal antibodies) or newer therapeutic concepts such as ADC, oligonucleotides, gene therapy, etc.
• Ensures timely delivery of state-of-the-art CP and MIDD strategy development and implementation.
• Under the supervision of senior clinical pharmacologist in the group, responsible for defining the CP strategy (e.g., defining the drug-drug interaction liability, formulation development strategy, strategy development to evaluate the impact of Antidrug Antibodies (ADA) on pharmacokinetics (PK), efficacy and safety of drugs, QT prolongation and MIDD strategy) of assigned project.
• Responsible for refining the CP strategy in a timely manner as new data becomes available during drug development. As part of the strategy, may define CP aspects in a clinical trial protocol and for an eventual submission and further phase IV activities.
• Contributes to the Clin Pharm section of official documents (e.g., Investigators Brochure (IB), Company Core Data Sheet (CCDS), label); engages with regulatory agencies on matters pertaining to CP during drug development (e.g., Investigational New Drug (IND), end of Phase II (EoPhII) meeting, NDA/BLA submission) and are responsible for supporting global submission and post-submission activities with Clin Pharm and BioPharma expertise.

• Acts as Clin Pharm representative in trial and project teams and regulatory meetings, Clinical development project representative.
• Serves as Clin Pharm representative within various project teams in support of early development milestones such as CS and POC and late drug development until submission and launch.
• May serves as Clinical Pharmacology and Non-clinical Safety Science (CPS) representatives in projects.
• When delegating a trial to TCP, ensures that adequate amount of information on the project and trial are provided to the TCP. For instance, expected to discuss study design and project standards with the TCP.
• May function as a TCP in certain studies or projects.

• Under the supervision of senior CPhL colleagues, involved in clinical development of trial and project overarching topics from CPS (e.g., via focus group).
• Represents Clinical Pharmacology or CPS in internal and external initiatives/working groups.
• Continuously scouts, evaluates (incl. piloting), and implements new methods and strategies around Clinical Pharmacology.

• Continuously develops and refines further functional processes and infrastructure.
• Is a CP (CP and BioPharma) expert and may offer this expertise to other interface functions (e.g., Toxicology, Pharmacovigilance, Customer Information, Marketing, Regulatory Affairs, etc.) or to support internal or external working groups.
• Present results internally and externally as well as contributed to scientific publications.