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Senior Principal Scientist, Pathology

Employer
Pfizer
Location
Groton, Connecticut
Salary
Competitive
Closing date
Jan 24, 2022

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Sector
Science, Pharmaceutical
Hours
Full Time
Organization Type
Corporate
Jobseeker Type
Professional
ROLE SUMMARY

Pfizer has an exciting career opportunity available in our Drug Safety Research organization at one of our four locations for a Global Pathologist. Bring your diverse experiences and work with world-class thinkers and leaders with world-class resources within an exceptional, science focused environment. The Global Pathologist will be a motivated, intellectual partner heavily involved in study design and evaluation in order to develop an understanding of drug mechanisms of action, biomarkers, toxicity, and their relevance to humans to further advance therapies for unmet medical needs. You will be supporting our therapeutic areas: Oncology, Rare Disease, Vaccines, Internal Medicine, and Inflammation and Immunology. The Global Pathologist will be managed and supported by a highly accomplished, board certified pathologist.

Pathologists provide morphologic and mechanistic data interpretation and regulatory or scientific expertise to projects and programs from idea to loss of exclusivity. They also interpret clinical pathology data, other scientific endpoints, and diagnose microscopic and macroscopic changes in tissues from animals in investigative and regulatory studies used to support drug discovery, research and development. Pathologists may use a variety of ancillary aids and instrumentation (EM, IHC, in situ hybridization etc.) and may direct or oversee either regulatory or investigative studies as well as serve on disciplinary or interdisciplinary teams.

ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES
  • Perform all regulatory responsibilities in compliance with applicable regulatory standards.
  • Provide Pathology expertise to Drug Safety by evaluating microscope slides, virtual/electronic images and data.
  • Integrate data and present findings and interpretations in written and oral reports to peers, management, and regulatory agencies.
  • Provide input on study design.
  • Provide expert scientific review and oversight of pathology including internal and external peer-review and report review.
  • Provide pathology expertise to teams that may extend from early research to late-stage development.
  • Initiate, run, and/or interpret studies to determine CIR, CIS of targets or compounds and to evaluate models of disease.
  • Lead or provide expertise to issues management teams or mechanistic studies.
  • Establish new assays and technologies for mechanistic studies, biomarkers, and automation. In particular, support the oncology IHC lab locally as well as other investigative techniques.
  • Consult with subject matter experts as necessary.
  • Additional roles include serving as a representative on project teams in the capacity of either a drug development scientist or project team pathologist.


BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

Candidate demonstrates a breadth of diverse leadership experiences and capabilities including: the ability to influence and collaborate with peers, develop and coach others, oversee and guide the work of other colleagues to achieve meaningful outcomes and create business impact.
  • D.V.M., V.M.D. degree with advanced education and training in Veterinary Pathology
  • 1-5 Years of Pharmaceutical or relevant experience
  • Demonstrated familiarity with compliance and regulatory standards in a pharmaceutical environment
  • Demonstrated early to late stage pathology experience


PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
  • Formal training and/or certification in Veterinary Pathology (e.g. ACVP, JCVP, MRCPath, ECVP or equivalent);
  • Strong industry experience in Toxicologic and/or Investigative Pathology;
  • An ability to work collaboratively in a matrixed, multi-disciplinary environment.


Other Job Details:

Last Date to Apply for Job: January 31st, 2022

Additional Location Information: La Jolla, CA; Pearl River, NY; Groton, CT; Cambridge, MA

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