Head of PK/PD Consulting & AI Solutions

<p><strong>Location:</strong> Remote (San Francisco office available for meetings)<br><strong>Role Type:</strong> Full-time, senior leadership<br><strong>Reports to:</strong> CEO</p> <p><strong>Overview</strong></p> <p>InsightRx is launching a new PK/PD consulting services practice and seeking a senior scientific leader with deep expertise in model-informed drug development. The ideal candidate has hands-on experience conducting PK/PD analyses, guiding development strategies, and working closely with pharma and biotech teams.</p> <p>This role is foundational. You will lead scientific engagements, shape our consulting offerings, and help customers adopt our AI-driven PK/PD analysis platform. As part of our broader Apollo-AI strategy, this role is central to showing how agentic, LLM-powered workflows can enhance and streamline quantitative decision-making across the drug development lifecycle.</p> <p>We’re looking for someone who is both technically strong and commercially oriented—capable of executing high-quality analysis work, building relationships, and scaling a new services organization.</p> <h2><strong>Key Responsibilities</strong></h2> <ul> <li>Lead InsightRx’s PK/PD consulting services as the primary scientific and strategic point of contact</li> <li>Conduct and oversee PK/PD and model-informed analyses across early and late-stage development programs</li> <li>Advise pharma and biotech partners on modeling strategy, study design, and interpretation of results</li> <li>Help grow the consulting business through strong industry relationships and a credible scientific presence</li> <li>Guide customers in adopting our AI-powered PK/PD analysis platform and integrating it into their workflows</li> <li>Collaborate with product, AI, data science, and engineering teams to refine and expand platform capabilities</li> <li>Establish processes, standards, and best practices for a scalable consulting organization</li> <li>Mentor future hires and contribute to building a high-performing team</li> <li>Represent InsightRx in scientific and industry forums</li> </ul> <h2><strong>Qualifications</strong></h2> <ul> <li><strong>Minimum of 5+ years</strong> in PK/PD, clinical pharmacology, modeling and simulation, or related areas</li> <li>Strong foundation in PK/PD principles, model development, model evaluation, and application to drug development</li> <li>Demonstrated ability to lead analysis workstreams and communicate scientific insights to internal and external stakeholders</li> <li>Experience working with multiple modeling tools (e.g., NONMEM, Monolix, Stan, R, Python), with flexibility across platforms</li> <li>A strong industry network and track record of working with pharma or biotech organizations</li> <li>Ability to influence customer decision-making and build trusted partnerships</li> <li>Forward-thinking mindset with an enthusiasm for integrating AI and emerging technologies into scientific workflows</li> <li>Comfort operating in a high-growth, fast-moving startup environment</li> <li>CRO experience is a plus</li> </ul> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h2><strong>Why This Role Is Exciting</strong></h2> <ul> <li>You will build a new consulting organization from the ground up and shape its long-term strategy</li> <li>You’ll work at the forefront of AI-enabled PK/PD and clinical pharmacology, helping define how quantitative decision-making evolves in pharma and biotech</li> <li>Direct impact on key partnerships with top-tier drug development teams</li> <li>High visibility role with strong support from leadership, product, and AI teams</li> <li>Opportunity to influence and co-develop Apollo-AI’s agentic workflows and real-world use cases</li> <li>A rare chance to blend scientific leadership, customer strategy, and next-generation technology</li> <li>Competitive compensation, equity, and the ability to grow a team around you as demand scales</li> </ul> <p><br><br></p>