Senior Scientist II

-Directs and manages toxicological and/or pathological studies in preclinical safety and efficacy testing on new and marketed products. Determines the design, conduct, reporting, and review of these studies. Establishes policies for use of contract laboratories and consultants. May make formal presentations to the FDA and other regulatory agencies. Conducts and summarizes toxicology safety studies on new drug substances. Responsible for toxicology strategies and programs. Studies the effects of chemical substances on animals and conducts toxicology investigations on experimental drugs; conducts postmortem toxicology-investigations on experimental drugs in animals; develops and improves methods for drug safety evaluation; analyzes and prepares reports of findings; performs advisory functions in dealing with items found to contain toxic material; and completes and/or reviews toxicology section of submissions to regulatory agencies. -Senior Scientist II:Independently conceives experiments that implement project strategy and increasingly lead to go or no go decisions. May occasionally represent lab in matters of strategy. Provides input to broad project operational and/or strategic discussions. -Senior Scientist I:Independently conceives and executes experiments that implement project strategy and test independently‐ generated hypotheses. May bring new technique(s) into lab. Increasingly proficient at supporting multiple activities in parallel. Provides input to operational and/or strategic discussions related to own technical knowledge.

Major accountabilities:

• Senior Scientist II:Effectively runs complex experiments and/or takes opportunity to bring new techniques into lab.
• Practices efficient time management, focuses on deliverables, and is able to effectively prioritize when designing/undertaking experimental plan.
• Analyzes and communicates own results to department/project meetings.
• Regularly (if role requires) provides input to internal/ external publications.
• Broadens technical knowledge via departmental activities, literature reading and experiential learning.
• Possesses basic knowledge of all techniques undertaken across own lab(s).
• Utilizes established networks and builds new network connections, including outside of existing project team.
• May provide input on external collaborations.
• Mentors junior member(s) of lab and/or project team.
• Influences within line function.
• Utilizes growing awareness of the drug discovery and/or early development pipeline to identify complex problems, present innovative solutions and drive their implementation.
• Key member of drug discovery/technology/development project teams with regular accountability within the project for own area of expertise.
• Senior Scientist I:Designs/executes experiments and identifies next steps based on analysis of own data and data from other lab contributors.
• Independently modifies existing lab techniques and implements techniques new to the lab.
• Communicates results and conclusions to project meetings.
• May provide input to internal/ external publications including writing relevant sections.
• Skilled in collaboration across project team labs.
• May suggest/build new network connections within existing project teams.
• Routinely trains members of lab and broader project team in familiar techniques.
• Expected (if needed) to undertake organizational responsibility (such as equipment power user, lab safety rep).
• Accountable for increasingly complex experiments; key contributor to the success of drug discovery, technology, and/or early development projects.
• Brings ideas from a concept or question to a decision in experimental design, based on previous observations.
• Reporting of technical complaints / adverse events / special case scenarios related to Novartis products within 24 hours of receipt -Distribution of marketing samples (where applicable)

Key performance indicators:

• Adherence to Novartis policy and guidelines -Project & stakeholder feedback

Minimum Requirements:
Work Experience:

• Managing Crises.
• Project Management.
• Collaborating across boundaries.

Skills:

• Practice of Academic and Private Medicine.
• Pharmacology / Toxicology.

Languages :

• English.