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Sara Humphreys

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Scientific Director, Pharmacokinetics and Drug Metabolism at Amgen
📍 South San Francisco, California, United States

Sara Humphreys is a Scientific Director at Amgen, focusing on Pharmacokinetics and Drug Metabolism. A PhD graduate from Washington State University, she is a leader in translational ADME and PK/PD for emerging modalities like targeted protein degraders, ADCs, and oligonucleotides, supporting programs from discovery through Phase III.

Originally from a sheep farm in rural New Zealand, Sara was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship to pursue her PhD in the United States. She is a member of the American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics and has advocated for increased funding for biomedical research.

As a PhD candidate, she was selected as an ASPET Washington Fellow to engage with Congress on biomedical research funding.

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Experience
9 Years
Current Role
Scientific Director, Pharmacokinetics and Drug Metabolism
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
South San Francisco, California, United States
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Emerging Therapeutics
Leads teams at Amgen focused on ADME and PK/PD for targeted protein degraders, ADCs, and oligonucleotides, and has co-authored multiple related publications.
Drug Metabolism (PKDM)
Her core expertise and role at Amgen involves the characterization and translation of pharmacokinetic and drug metabolism data to support drug development.
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Career

Work history

3-2025
Scientific Director, Pharmacokinetics and Drug Metabolism
Amgen
4-2024 - 3-2025
Scientific Associate Director
Amgen
9-2021 - 4-2024
Principal Scientist
Amgen
5-2016 - 3-2017
Postdoctoral Researcher with Jeff Jones
Washington State University
1-2016 - 1-2017
ASPET Washington Fellow
American Society of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics
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Education
2010 - 2016
PhD
Washington State University
2009 - 2010
PGDipSci (Distinction)
University of Auckland
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