Preclinical Pharmacokinetics Scientist

About this role

Responsibilities

• Are you passionate about advancing science and making a meaningful impact on patients' lives? We are looking for an enthusiastic and collaborative Preclinical Pharmacokinetics Scientist to support discovery and optimization of innovative drug candidates. In this laboratory-based role, you will be providing expertise in pharmacokinetics (PK), pharmacology, drug metabolism and translational sciences. You will design, execute and interpret preclinical PK, PK/PD and toxicokinetic (TK) studies and generate data that guide decision-making from early discovery through translational and early clinical development.
• You will be part of VivoScience unit within the Integrated DMPK & Safety division at Orion Pharma's R&D organization in Turku, Finland. As a DMPK expert, you will provide scientific input to multidisciplinary project teams, collaborate with external partners and CROs, and contribute to the continuous development of DMPK research technologies and workflows.
• This is an excellent opportunity for a scientist who enjoys combining hands-on experimental work with scientific problem-solving in a collaborative research environment and wants to contribute to the development of future medicines.
• Design, conduct, analyse, interpret, and report preclinical PK, PK/PD and TK studies in compliance with ethical and regulatory standards.
• Evaluate the ADME properties and pharmacokinetic characteristics of drug candidates, including small molecules, antibodies, antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) and cell therapies.
• Act as the DMPK subject matter expert in multidisciplinary research projects in drug discovery.
• Support Orion's key research areas, including immuno-oncology, antibody-drug conjugates, cancer genomics, pain and inflammatory diseases.
• Design, monitor and oversee in vivo PK studies conducted at external laboratories and CRO partners.
• Prepare study protocols, reports, scientific documentation and DMPK-related contributi