Principal Scientist, Veterinary Clinical Pathologist

Job Description

Principal Scientist (R5), Clinical Pathology, Pathology, Non-clinical Drug Safety, West Point

Our company is a leading global biopharmaceutical company with a long history of using the power of leading-edge science to save and improve lives around the world.  Our success is driven by putting patients first, operating with the highest integrity, and committing fully to our vision to make a difference in the lives of people globally. With our diverse pipeline of vaccines, biologics, small molecules, and novel modalities, we are at the forefront of research to advance the prevention and treatment of diseases such as cardiometabolic, neurologic, immunologic, and infectious diseases as well as cancer.

About Us:

The Nonclinical Drug Safety organization at our Research Laboratories in West Point, Pennsylvania is seeking a veterinary clinical pathologist to join our highly collaborative Clinical Pathology group. This group is consisted of two ACVP-certified veterinary clinical pathologists and eleven laboratory-based scientific staff. You will work alongside an extensive Toxicology and Pathology team in a GLP-compliant facility equipped with state-of-the-art laboratories. Our team supports a diverse and exciting pipeline, supporting a wide variety of early discovery, investigative, and GLP-toxicity studies. Our clinical pathologists provide scientific leadership in study design and execution, as well as complete interpretations and reports for studies throughout drug development.  Working collaboratively across the organization, these interpretations will offer a thorough analysis of clinical pathology data, including correlations to toxicokinetic data, antemortem evaluations, and histomorphologic findings for the program. 

Key responsibilities for this scientific role include:

• Review study protocol designs and make recommendations regarding clinical pathology portions of preclinical studies

• Provide well-written, concise Clinical Pathology reports that accurately reflect the data collected and the significance/impact on candidate drug development and safety

• Collaborate with Anatomic Pathologists and Toxicology Study Directors in the interpretation and communication of study results and provide the appropriate context of the data and its relevance to clinical development.

• Serve as the nonclinical drug safety lead on drug discovery or development teams, overseeing the design and execution of studies, and providing critical regulatory strategy and communications with global regulatory agencies to support the development of drug candidates

• Provide scientific leadership to the Clinical Pathology Lab group

• Collaborate in novel biomarker development to support the pipeline

• Actively engage in the external organizations to influence the regulatory environment for drug development.

Required educations, skills, and experience:

• Experience collaborating with diverse cross-functional teams and communicating openly and often with colleagues

• Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM)

• Residency in clinical pathology

• ACVP-board certification in clinical pathology

• MS or PhD in Toxicology, Pathology, or related discipline preferred but not required

• 1-4 years of experience as a clinical pathologist in biotech, pharma or at a CRO is a plus, but not required

• Excellent written and oral communication skills

Our company has a commitment to the continued professional development of all colleagues through training opportunities, publications, internal and external presentations, access to internal scientific seminars as well as support for external scientific meetings. With our location along the Northeastern US corridor, there are many opportunities to participate in cross-industry workshops, conferences, direct regulatory interactions and other training or networking opportunities.  Imagine what you could achieve at our company!

As an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer, we provide equal opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.  As a federal contractor, we comply with all affirmative action requirements for protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.  For more information about personal rights under the U.S. Equal Opportunity Employment laws, visit: