Heather Smith Blanchette
Senior Director, Nonclinical DMPK at Otsuka Pharmaceutical
- Role
- Senior Director, Nonclinical Dmpk at Otsuka Pharmaceutical Companies (U.S.)
- Location
- Atlanta, GA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Heather Smith Blanchette
25+ years of drug development experience in biotech, small, and large pharma advancing small molecule discovery programs through clinical development* Successful track record generating Nonclinical regulatory data packages* Highly experienced working in interdisciplinary, globally-distributed project teams providing project strategy and study support in the areas of DMPK, pharmacology, and toxicology* Accomplished in Discovery optimization to select clinical drug candidates, including SAR optimization for drug-like properties, PK/PD elucidation, safety testing, toxicokinetics, formulation development, and DMPK profiling to identify and address lead compound liabilities* Experienced in multiple therapeutic areas including metabolic and infectious disease, immunology, CNS, and oncology * Working knowledge of Nonclinical FDA and EMA regulatory guidance documents * Excellent analytical, organizational, interpersonal, communication, and computer skills
Experience
Senior Director, Nonclinical Dmpk
Otsuka Pharmaceutical Companies (U.S.)
Apr 2025 — Present · Princeton, NJ, US
Education
University of New Hampshire
BS, Chemistry
1989 — 1993
University of New Hampshire
Bachelor of Science - BS, Honors, Chemistry
University of Oregon
Ph.D., Organic Chemistry
1993 — 1999
Skills
- Drug Discovery
- Organic Synthesis
- Biotechnology
- Chromatography
- Dmpk
- Organic Chemistry
- Pharmaceutical Industry
- Biomarkers
- Drug Design
- Oncology
- Pharmacokinetics
- Glp
- Life Sciences
- Pharmaceutical Research
- Mass Spectrometry
- Adme
- Lead Change
- In Vitro
- Drug Metabolism
- Ind
- Drug Development
- Bioanalysis
- Assay Development
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