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Senior Consultant – Nonclinical Safety & Development

SciLucent, Inc. (www.scilucent.com), a partially employee-owned Northern Virginia-based scientific consulting firm is dedicated to providing innovative solutions in all aspects of drug development.  We are committed to helping our clients navigate the complexities of the pharmaceutical industry to achieve their goals.  We are seeking an experienced and seasoned Regulatory Toxicologist to join our multidisciplinary consulting team.  The individual will work within the Nonclinical Safety & Development group and provide support to project teams and clients to develop and execute strategic and integrated nonclinical development programs for drugs, biologics, devices, and combination products in multiple therapeutic areas.  The successful applicant will be able to work in a team environment and provide high quality scientific and regulatory services while requiring minimal supervision for primary job functions and responsibilities.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

  • The candidate will devise and execute moderately complex to complex integrated nonclinical development strategies to support the development activities of drugs, biologics, devices, and combination products.
  • Act as a trusted advisor to drug development clients, providing strategic support on nonclinical strategies and activities
  • Advise, guide, and design integrated national and international nonclinical drug development strategies for our clients
  • Provide oversight and management of program outsourcing activities
  • Review, analyze, and interpret complex scientific data, and effectively communicate data interpretation to project teams, clients, and regulatory agencies
  • Author and/or critically review nonclinical submission packages for scientific content and quality
  • Act as nonclinical representative for Agency interactions and meetings
  • Conduct scientific assessments (e.g., gap analysis, safety assessments)
  • Assist in the preparation of proposals and presentations tailored to client needs and business development goals

Job Requirements:

  • Advanced degree (PhD or MS) in toxicology or a related and relevant scientific field
  • 7 or more years’ experience working in nonclinical development, toxicology, and/or veterinary medicine in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, life sciences consulting and/or contract service industries
  • Prior experience and knowledge in working with Contract Research Organizations (CRO)
  • Must possess current knowledge and expertise in regulated drug development processes
  • Excellent track record of successfully authoring quality nonclinical regulatory documents
  • Knowledgeable in regulatory guidance documents, precedents and GLP regulations
  • Excellent communication skills and ability to effectively address scientific and regulatory questions under pressure
  • Strong sense of teamwork and demonstrated experience working with project teams, clients and regulatory personnel
  • Must be detail-oriented, with an ability to think critically and innovatively
  • Demonstrated track record of managing multiple projects and client accounts simultaneously, preferably in a consultancy setting
  • Ability to synthesize complex technical information and present it clearly to diverse audiences.
  • Must have a client service minded attitude and be able to travel

This is a remote position working from your home location with travel as needed for client and business needs. We are a small company and at this time are unable to sponsor candidates for employment.

Our most valuable resource is our people.  We hire intelligent, creative, passionate professionals with a strong desire to learn.  At its core – collaboration, camaraderie, growth, and collective hard work without egos – our culture is one that encourages, supports, and celebrates our colleagues!  We offer a congenial, supportive, and flexible work environment, the opportunity to work with knowledgeable consultants, and the ability to develop a tremendous amount of knowledge and expertise across many stages and areas of healthcare product development.  Additionally, we offer the following benefits:  medical, dental, vision, FSAs, HSA, EAP, Life insurance, disability insurance, 401K with company contribution, ESOP, Holidays, and PTO.  The annual base salary for this position ranges from $85,000 – $175,000 depending on qualifications and experience.  Any offered salary is based on internal equity, internal salary ranges, market data/ranges, applicant’s skills and prior relevant experience, certain degrees, and certifications.

Please send a cover letter and curriculum vitae or resume to career@scilucent.com.  Applications without a cover letter will not be reviewed.

SciLucent is an equal opportunity employer.  We thank all applicants for their interest and effort in applying for our open position; while all applicants will be considered, only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.

Associate Consultant – CMC Regulatory Affairs (ENTRY-LEVEL)

SciLucent, Inc. a partially employee-owned (ESOP) Northern Virginia-based scientific consulting firm providing technical, regulatory, and product development services to developers, manufacturers, and marketers of FDA-regulated products.  We are expanding our scientific consulting team with enthusiastic, adaptable, self-motivated individuals with excellent oral and written English communication skills for this entry-level position.  The ideal candidate will have a passion for the pharmaceutical industry and a desire to learn and grow within the field.

Responsibilities of the position include:

  • Acquire CMC regulatory knowledge and requirements and apply to CMC regulatory documents when reviewing or authoring.
  • Prepare and/or assist in the preparation of CMC sections of regulatory documents (including authoring, reviewing, and/or compiling data).
  • Perform data and editorial quality review of regulatory documents for accuracy and completeness.
  • Coordinate submissions of regulatory documents.
  • Prepare submission-ready PDFs, generate published outputs, and perform quality control review of submissions.
  • Provide support to colleagues in the other SciLucent practice areas including nonclinical, CMC, clinical & regulatory, and quality.
  • Serve as Project Manager for CMC regulatory projects.

Minimum requirements include a Bachelor’s degree in a relevant scientific discipline (e.g. biology, chemistry, biochemistry, etc.), strong attention to detail, good written and verbal communication skills, ability to balance multiple tasks and timelines, working knowledge of Microsoft Office and Adobe software with the ability to acquire knowledge of job-related software systems, and demonstrated experience working in a team environment.  We desire folks that have inherent curiosity and internal drive to provide excellent service to clients.  Experience in the regulatory affairs field is preferred, but not required.

This is a remote position working from your US home location.  Our most valuable resource is our people.  We hire intelligent, creative, passionate professionals with a strong desire to learn.  At our core – collaboration, camaraderie, growth, and collective hard work without egos.  Our culture is one that encourages, supports, and celebrates our colleagues!  We offer a congenial, supportive, and flexible work environment, the opportunity to work with knowledgeable consultants, and the ability to develop a tremendous amount of knowledge and expertise across many stages and areas of healthcare product development.  Additionally, we offer the following benefits:  medical, dental, vision, FSAs, HSA, EAP, Life insurance, disability insurance, 401K with company contribution, ESOP, Holidays, and PTO.  The annual base salary range for this position is $50,000 – $80,000, depending on qualifications and experience.  Any offered salary is based on internal equity, internal salary ranges, market data/ranges, applicant’s skills and prior relevant experience, certain degrees, and certifications.

Please send a resume, cover letter, and writing sample to career@scilucent.com.  Applications without a cover letter and writing sample will not be reviewed. For upload purposes, please combine your writing sample with your cover letter.

SciLucent is an equal opportunity employer.  We thank all applicants for their interest and effort in applying for our open position; while all applicants will be considered, only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.

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SciLucent offers a congenial work environment, the opportunity to work with knowledgeable consultants in multidisciplinary teams and learn the business of healthcare product development, a competitive salary, flexible benefits, profit sharing, and a tremendous opportunity for growth.

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    Human Resources
    SciLucent
    585 Grove Street, Suite 300
    Herndon, VA  20170
    career@scilucent.com