Novartis Posted July 2, 2026

Senior Scientist-Preclinical Safety

本社, Japan Regular
Drug Discovery & Preclinical Research Senior

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About this opportunity

Drive regulatory submission excellence and early-stage development strategy by authoring high-quality Japanese New Drug Applications and providing pharmacology or toxicology expertise to clinical programs in Japan.

職務内容非臨床安全性担当者としてプロジェクトチームに参画しチームメンバーと協働し開発を推進する。Globalメンバーの一員として,国内外の開発に非臨床安全性担当者として貢献する。主な役割責任早期化合物の安全性評価を行いチームへ適切に評価内容を伝える。承認申請資料を作成し,当局からの照会回答を含む承認申請全般に責任をもつ。治験届に関する資料作成を行い,当局からの照会対応を含む治験届業務全般に責任をもつ。当局に対する相談について非臨床安全性担当者として責任をもつ必須要件ライフサイエンス分野で修士以上,もしくはそれと同等の学位を有する(PhD, DVM等)。非臨床安全性分野での業務経験を有する。GLP環境下での毒性試験経験,または委託試験経験を有する。国内外の非臨床安全性に関するガイドラインを周知しており,活用できる。日本語は母国語相当及び英語は流暢(口頭および書面)望ましい要件放射線治療薬,遺伝子治療薬,細胞医療等製品,又は核酸医薬品等の最新のモダリティーの毒性評価の経験を有する。生殖発生毒性試験や毒性病理,遺伝毒性など毒性学的専門領域を有する。AIを用いた毒性評価経験Major Accountabilities·  Authoring responsible parts of J-NDAs, response to PMDA and all of the other activities for submission if necessary.·  Assessment of pharmacological and/or toxicological profiles of early projects to contribute to Japan development strategy.·  Roles as JPT/JST members·  Support of TM clinical studies as pharmacologists and/or toxicologists including protocol/ICF review, IB review and interaction with HAs.·  Seeking opportunity of proposals about new development programs/ indications·  Participate/support initiatives, task-forces, and cross-functional activities in Dev./NPKK.·  Quality management responsibility- Ensure adequate reporting of adverse events / technical complaint / compliance issue in accordance with company procedures- 100% timely delivery of all training requirements including compliance Key Performance Indicators·    Appropriate quality and timing of NDA and post NDA activities ·    Appropriate quality and timing of pharmacological and/or toxicological profiling/evaluation of early projects·    Appropriate quality and timing of study supports BackgroundEducation: MSc or PhD in life sciences (Pharmacology, toxicology, Pharmaceutics, other specific sciences), DVM/MD or equivalent professional experience. ·  Experience/Professional requirement:·  Taking education or possessing knowledge of basic medicine, such as physiology, pharmacology, toxicology, anatomy/histology, molecular biology, etc.·  For mid-carrier employee, experience in pharmacology, toxicology or relevant field of the pharmaceutical Industry,  CRO, academia, etc.      English Skill: Appropriate skills of English (read/write and oral)Benefits and RewardsRead our handbook to learn about all the ways we’ll help you thrive personally and professionally:https://www.novartis.com/sites/novartis_com/files/novartis-life-handbook.pdf Commitment to Diversity and InclusionNovartis is committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams representative of the patients and communities we serve. Accessibility and AccommodationNovartis is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the recruitment process, or in order to perform the essential functions of a position, please send an e-mail to diversityandincl.china@novartis.com and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Please include the job requisition number in your message. Additional InformationBe aware of fake job advertisements and job offers. Novartis does not make job offers without interviews and never asks candidates for money. All our current job openings are displayed here. If you have encountered a job posting or been approached with a job offer that you suspect may be fraudulent, we strongly recommend you do not respond, send money, or provide personal information. Join our Novartis Network:Not the right Novartis role for you? Sign up to our talent community to stay connected and learn about suitable career opportunities as soon as they come up: https://talentnetwork.novartis.com/network

Job details

Seniority
Senior
Function
Drug Discovery & Preclinical Research
Therapeutic area
Not listed
Location
本社, Japan
Employment type
Regular

How this role compares

Computed from every other active Drug Discovery & Preclinical Research role in our database, not just this employer's listings.

We currently track 188 comparable Senior Drug Discovery & Preclinical Research roles across 30 biopharma companies.

188Comparable roles tracked
170Currently active
30Companies hiring similar roles
11Countries represented

Salary context

62 of 188 peers report a salary range (USD, annualized)

Peers share this role's job function and a matching or adjacent seniority level -- not necessarily the same therapeutic area or country.

This roleSubject Not listed on this posting
Highest disclosed · Senior Principal Scientist, Pharmacokinetics · Merck $194,100/yr – $305,600/yr
Peer group range $105,700 – $249,850 (median $164,150)

Where these roles are based

Top locations among the 188 comparable roles

United States154
India8
Germany5
United Kingdom5
Canada4
China's Mainland3

+ 5 more countries

Seniority mix

188 of 188 peers have a known seniority level

Senior110
Principal57
Associate Director21

Therapeutic area mix

29 of 188 peers have a known therapeutic area; the rest are genuinely unlabeled, not hidden

Oncology16
Cardiovascular / CVRM7
Immunology4
Neuroscience1
Respiratory1

Similar opportunities

The closest matches from our peer group, ranked by how similar they are, not how well you'd qualify for them -- treat this as market context, not a guaranteed shortlist; a weak match is labeled as one below.

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How we calculate "similar"

No black box, no LLM guesswork: a deterministic score built from four normalized attributes. Here's this role's own peer group at different match levels, so you can see the mechanism, not just the result.

Every comparison starts from the same 100-point budget: 25 for working in the same function, 40 for the same therapeutic area, 20 for the same or adjacent seniority, 15 for the same country. A dimension we can't confirm on both sides contributes nothing, never a guess, never a free pass.

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Scientist/Sr Scientist, Discovery Strategy and Operations
Lilly · Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America · Senior
Function Therapeutic area Seniority Country
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Function Therapeutic area Seniority Country
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Function Therapeutic area Seniority Country
Unmatched or unknown dimensions score exactly the same: 0 points, never a partial guess. A role we know almost nothing about beyond its function bottoms out at 25%; it never inflates to 100% just because there's little to compare against. Seniority uses a defined ladder (Associate → Manager → Associate Director → Senior → Principal → Director → Senior Director → Executive/VP) so "Director" and "Senior Director" count as adjacent, but "Director" and "Executive/VP" do not.