Director, Toxicology

About the Role

The Director, Toxicology Translational Science will serve as a scientific and strategic leader driving team and pipeline development at Tarsus, leveraging expertise in toxicology, safety pharmacology, and translational science to bridge discovery and clinical development from concept through IND-enabling and early clinical studies.

Let’s talk about some of the key responsibilities of the role:

• Subject Matter Expert in toxicology, safety pharmacology and nonclinical safety assessment across all Tarsus Programs
• Establish and maintain strong external partnerships with CROs, academic institutions and key opinion leaders
• Define and drive GLP- safety /toxicology strategies across programs to accelerate programs to FIH
• Oversee GLP and non-GLP toxicology and safety pharmacology studies at CROs, ensure scientific rigor, data integrity, and regulatory compliance (GLP, animal welfare, and safety), SOPs, and technical study requirements
• Review and edit study protocols and reports to ensure scientific rigor, regulatory compliance (GLP, animal welfare, and safety), and high-quality study interpretation
• Authoring and review of toxicology sections for regulatory submissions (IND, CTA, NDA/BLA, IBs and CSR)
• Represent tox