Senior DMPK Lead, London

We are here to advance human health, by reimagining drug discovery with the power and pace of artificial intelligence.

The future is coming. A future enabled and enriched by the incredible power of machine learning. A future in which diseases are curtailed or cured by better and faster drug discovery. 

Our values exist in service of that future. We think they’ll help us bring it closer, too. 

Come and be part of an interdisciplinary team driving groundbreaking innovation and play a meaningful role in contributing towards us achieving our ambitious goals, while being a part of an inspiring and collaborative culture.

The world we want tomorrow is the one we’re building today. It starts with the culture at this company. It starts with you. 

About Iso

Isomorphic Labs (IsoLabs) was founded in 2021 and is led by Sir Demis Hassabis. Our aim is to usher in a new era of biomedical breakthroughs and find cures for some of humanity’s devastating diseases.

Our foundations are built on the success of Google DeepMind’s AlphaFold, but we didn’t stop there! We are continuing to develop and implement state-of-the-art technologies as we move towards our goal of dramatically accelerating and improving the process of designing and bringing new medicines to patients.

We have built a world-leading drug design engine comprising foundational AI models that are capable of working across multiple therapeutic areas and drug modalities. The company is continually innovating on model architecture and developing cutting-edge capabilities to advance rational drug design.

Your impact 

As a Senior DMPK Lead, you will develop the DMPK strategy of drug discovery projects to deliver high quality clinical candidates, whilst using and contributing to the optimisation of state-of-the-art computational and AI ADME models. You will drive the scientific direction of the DMPK and Quantitative Pharmacology group and apply your leadership skills to support the team’s growth in line with our portfolio expansion. In close collaboration with world-leading AI/ML Drug Design Platform teams, you’ll help to improve our drug design platform to deliver clinical candidates whilst also acting as a bridge between multidisciplinary colleagues in London, Boston and Lausanne.

If you are an experienced and ambitious scientist looking to play an active part in the AI-driven transformation of the pharmaceutical industry, joining Isomorphic Labs will lift you out of your comfort zone and provide an amazing opportunity for personal growth and development.

What you will do 

DMPK Lead

• Design and implement DMPK and Quantitative Pharmacology strategies with an AI-first approach and a specific focus on late stage lead optimization and pre-clinical development. 
• Provide scientific leadership and integrate DMPK and Quantitative Pharmacology strategies within the broader project strategy. As a member of the project core team, you will collaborate closely with colleagues in Drug Design, Pharmacology, ML Engineering, and Preclinical and Clinical Development to resolve ADME challenges.
• Integrate DMPK, PD and toxicological data to extract decision-making information including dose and safety margin predictions.
• Design screening cascades and mechanistic experiments to support project progression in a data-driven manner.
• Author DMPK sections of regulatory documents.

ML interactions

• Partner with Machine Learning colleagues to build DMPK aspects of the drug design platform and identify, generate and analyse data from which to develop and improve predictive ADME models.
• Identify state-of-the-art technologies and methods that could bring transformational benefits to our platform or ways of working.

CRO interactions

• Since IsomorphicLabs outsource all wet-lab work to external vendors, you will maintain and develop close relationships with the CRO network to:
• Ensure high quality and timely data generation to support our portfolio projects.
• Leverage the scientific expertise of our external collaborators to enhance the team's impact.
• Oversee the delivery of data generation campaigns purposefully designed to support the development of AI-based ADME models.

People

• Mentor junior members of the DMPK team.
• Embrace and champion a culture of inclusion and continuous professional development.

Skills and qualifications 

Essential:

• PhD in either Pharmaceutical Science, Pharmacy, or Chemistry or another relevant subject.
• 6+ years of related experience in the pharmaceutical industry.
• Experience as a DMPK Lead, solving DMPK-related problems in drug discovery with a track record of working collaboratively to deliver high quality candidates.
• Practical experience developing DMPK and quantitative pharmacology packages to support early clinical development, including authoring and reviewing regulatory documents, ideally in oncology.
• Advanced knowledge of PK and PKPD modelling.
• Experience of partnering closely with Preclinical and Clinical teams.

Nice to have:

• Experience with biologics, peptides and other new modalities.
• Good understanding of machine learning techniques.
• Familiarity with Python and KNIME.

Culture and values

We are guided by our shared values. It's not about finding people who think and act in the same way. These values help to guide our work and will continue to strengthen it. 

Thoughtful
Thoughtful at Iso is about curiosity, creativity and care. It is about good people doing good, rigorous and future-making science every single day.

Brave
Brave at Iso is about fearlessness, but it’s also about initiative and integrity. The scale of the challenge demands nothing less.

Determined
Determined at Iso is the way we pursue our goal. It’s a confidence in our hypothesis, as well as the urgency and agility needed to deliver on it. Because disease won’t wait, so neither should we.

Together
Together at Iso is about connection, collaboration across fields and catalytic relationships. It’s knowing that transformation is a group project, and remembering that what we’re doing will have a real impact on real people everywhere.

Creating an extraordinary company

We believe that to be successful we need a team with a range of skills and talents. We're building an environment where collaboration is fundamental, learning is shared and every employee feels supported and able to thrive. We value unique experiences, knowledge, backgrounds, and perspectives, and harness these qualities to create extraordinary impact.

We are committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of sex, race, religion or belief, ethnic or national origin, disability, age, citizenship, marital, domestic or civil partnership status, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy or related condition (including breastfeeding) or any other basis protected by applicable law. If you have a disability or additional need that requires accommodation, please do not hesitate to let us know.

Hybrid working

It’s hugely important for us to share knowledge and build strong relationships with each other, and we find it easier to do this if we spend time together in person. This is why we follow a hybrid model, and would require you to be able to come into the office 3 days a week (currently Tuesday, Wednesday, and one other day depending on which team you’re in). If you have additional needs that would prevent you from following this hybrid approach, we’d be happy to talk through these if you’re selected for an initial screening call.

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