Clinical Team Lead

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Base pay range

$175.00/hr - $250.00/hr

Position: PK/PD Module Expert – Translational / Clinical Pharmacology Decision-Maker

Type: Hourly contract

Compensation: $175–$250/hour

Location: Remote

Commitment: 10–40 hours/week

Responsibilities

• Develop gold-standard First-in-Human (FIH) dose rationales and escalation strategies for representative drug programs.
• Translate real-world translational pharmacology decision-making into structured guidance for AI training and evaluation.
• Encode decision heuristics, trade-offs, and governance-level judgment into clear rubrics and decision rules.
• Evaluate AI-generated PK/PD and dose-selection outputs for scientific rigor, safety, and decision quality.
• Surface and document unwritten decision rules used by senior translational leaders when overriding model-based recommendations.
• Collaborate asynchronously with AI researchers to refine model reasoning around clinical pharmacology decisions.

Qualifications

• Strong experience in translational or clinical pharmacology within major biopharma, biotech, or specialized consulting environments.
• Direct ownership of FIH starting dose selection, SAD/MAD design, and Phase 2 dose selection for multiple assets.
• Proven experience participating in governance or review boards, including IND sign-off and dose-justification defense.
• Deep understanding of nonclinical-to-clinical translation, including tox, PK, PD, potency, and mechanism of action.
• Ability to articulate real-world decision calculus balancing safety, pharmacology, and speed-to-proof.
• Strong written communication skills with the ability to convert expert judgment into explicit rules and rubrics.
• Comfortable working independently in a remote, project-based environment.

Application Process

• Upload resume
• Interview (15 min)

Job details

• Seniority level: Associate
• Employment type: Contract
• Job function: Health Care Provider
• Industries: Hospitals and Health Care

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