Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Posted November 2, 2026

Associate Director, Pharmacometrics

Philadelphia, United States Full time
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About this opportunity

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Jazz Pharmaceuticals  is a global biopharma company whose purpose is to innovate to transform the lives of patients and their families. We are dedicated to developing life-changing medicines for people with serious diseases, often with limited or no therapeutic options. We have a diverse portfolio of marketed medicines, including leading therapies for sleep disorders and epilepsy, and a growing portfolio of cancer treatments. Our patient-focused and science-driven approach powers pioneering research and development advancements across our robust pipeline of innovative therapeutics in oncology and neuroscience. Jazz is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland with research and development laboratories, manufacturing facilities and employees in multiple countries committed to serving patients worldwide. Please visit  www.jazzpharmaceuticals.com  for more information.

Job Description

Brief Description:

This position is responsible for leading efficient, innovative population PK, PK/PD, exposure-response plan, analysis, interpretation, and reporting to support international drug development programs. Working through cross-functional teams, this individual will lead the overall pharmacometrics strategy for multiple Jazz portfolio products, from research to registration and beyond.

Essential Job Functions:

Job Responsibilities

Development of the pharmacometrics strategy of multiple programs

Design, perform, interpret and report population PK, PK/PD and exposure-response analyses

Provide hands-on population PK and PK/PD modeling and simulation support for development projects, e.g., dose selection and optimization

Clinical study protocol design, data analysis/interpretation, and reporting of studies by preparing CSRs and various regulatory documents (INDs, NDA’s, IB’s, etc.). This includes determining scope, design, planning and analysis of phase 1-4 pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamics studies, including developing appropriate population PK models, and PK/PD analysis required from a development and regulatory perspective to take a project from its existing or concept stage to commercialization.

Plan, prepare and review drug development plans and regulatory filings

Contribute to the preparation of relevant sections of regulatory submissions including IND, and NDA/BLA documents

Address queries from regulatory agencies during reviews and inspections

Identify and manage consultants and vendors supporting pharmacometrics analyses

Effective participation on cross functional teams to ensure effective integration of Model Informed Drug Development (MIDD) principles

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

PhD in pharmaceutical sciences, biomedical engineering, clinical pharmacology, or mathematical/statistical sciences with 5+ years of experience with clinical pharmacokinetic and pharmacokinetic- pharmacodynamic data analysis

Strong understanding of clinical pharmacology and pharmacometrics principles and the drug development process

Prior working experiences in performing modeling and simulation tasks using software for PK/PD analysis (eg, NONMEM, Monolix, Phoenix WinNonlin, R, GastroPlus, SimCYP, ADAPT, PK Sim, etc.)

Experience in regulatory agency interactions is plus

Ability to work both independently and collaboratively in a multidisciplinary team environment

Ability to navigate and be successful in a fast-paced, highly matrixed work environment

Excellent written and oral communication skills including good presentation skills

Embody and model Jazz core values

#LI-DM1

#LI-Remote

Jazz Pharmaceuticals is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any characteristic protected by law.

FOR US BASED CANDIDATES ONLY

Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices and we strive to provide employees with total compensation packages that are market competitive.  For this role, the full and complete base pay range is:

$164,000.00 - $246,000.00

Individual compensation paid within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, and other pertinent factors. The goal is to ensure fair and competitive compensation aligned with the candidate's expertise and contributions, within the established pay framework and our Total Compensation philosophy. Internal equity considerations will also influence individual base pay decisions. This range will be reviewed on a regular basis.

At Jazz, your base pay is only one part of your total compensation package. The successful candidate may also be eligible for a discretionary annual cash bonus or incentive compensation (depending on the role), in accordance with the terms of the Company's Global Cash Bonus Plan or Incentive Compensation Plan, as well as discretionary equity grants in accordance with Jazz’s Long Term Equity Incentive Plan.

The successful candidate will also be eligible to participate in various benefits offerings, including, but not limited to, medical, dental and vision insurance, 401k retirement savings plan, and flexible paid vacation.  For more information on our Benefits offerings please click here: https://careers.jazzpharma.com/benefits.html

Job details

Seniority
Associate Director
Function
Clinical Development
Therapeutic area
Not listed
Location
Philadelphia, United States
Employment type
Full time

How this role compares

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We currently track 542 comparable Associate Director Clinical Development roles across 72 biopharma companies.

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507Currently active
72Companies hiring similar roles
41Countries represented

Salary context

164 of 542 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 $164,000/yr – $246,000/yr
Lowest disclosed · Senior Shipping Specialist, Clinical Supply · AbbVie $21/hr – $37/hr (≈ $43,680–$76,960/yr)
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