Principal Scientist/Associate Director, DMPK

POSITION OVERVIEW:

Disc Medicine’s Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics (DMPK) team is seeking an experienced scientist to support the application of pharmacokinetic (PK) and pharmacodynamic (PD) sciences in our drug discovery and development portfolios, with more focus on biologics programs.

As a key member of the cross‑functional teams, you will apply in vitro, in vivo, and modeling approaches to characterize the absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion (ADME), and PK/PD properties of small molecules and biologics.

You will serve as a DMPK project representative and contribute across all stages of portfolio advancement, from early compound screening and optimization through IND‑enabling studies and regulatory submissions. Responsibilities include experimental design, data analysis and interpretation, human PK and efficacious dose projection, reporting, and strategic guidance.

This role requires regular interaction with internal and external partners to ensure timely, high‑quality delivery of ADME/PKPD data and to drive DMPK strategy for both Discovery and Development programs.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Serve as the DMPK representative on biologics and/or small molecule project teams, providing scientific and strategic leadership.
• Design, conduct, interpret, and report in vitro ADME, in vivo PK, and PK/PD studies.
• Develop and maintain compound selection criteria to support consistent decision‑making across projects.
• Partner effectively with modeling and simulation experts, toxicologists, and clinical pharmacologists for human PKPD prediction, toxicology and clinical study support.
• Summarize and present scientific results to project teams, leadership, and broader stakeholders.
• Oversee external CRO partners to ensure high‑quality data generation within budget and timelines.
• Contribute expert‑level guidance to regulatory submissions for biologics and/or small molecules.

 REQUIREMENTS:

• MS in DMPK, biology, chemistry, or related field with 8+ years of relevant experience, or PhD (or equivalent) with 5+ years of relevant industry experience.
• Demonstrated expertise in large‑molecule PK, PKPD, and general discovery or development areas.
• Strong working knowledge of ADME, PK, PKPD for small molecules is an important plus.
• Proven ability to evaluate and apply innovative PK and PK/PD approaches to predict human PK, generate hypotheses, design studies, inform clinical plans, and support regulatory filings is highly preferred.
• Experience working effectively and collaboratively with cross‑disciplinary teams; ability to lead, influence, and contribute to decision‑
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.