Key Takeaways

  • 75% of U.S. employers use automated applicant tracking systems to screen resumes before a human reviews them (Harvard Business School & Accenture, 2021)
  • The most common ATS failures are missing keywords, incompatible formatting, and incorrect file types
  • ResumeGeni scores your resume across 8 parsing layers — modeled on the same steps enterprise ATS platforms like Workday, Greenhouse, and Taleo use to evaluate candidates

How ATS Resume Scoring Works

Applicant tracking systems parse your resume into structured data — extracting your name, contact info, work history, skills, and education — then score how well that data matches the job requirements. Many ATS rejections happen because the parser couldn't extract critical fields, not because the candidate wasn't qualified.

LayerWhat It ChecksWhy It Matters
Document extractionFile format, encoding, readabilityCorrupted or image-only PDFs fail immediately
Layout analysisTables, columns, headers, footersMulti-column layouts break field extraction
Section detectionExperience, education, skills headingsNon-standard headings cause sections to be missed
Field mappingName, email, phone, dates, titlesMissing contact info is a common cause of immediate rejection
Keyword matchingJob-specific terms, skills, certificationsKeyword overlap affects recruiter search visibility and ATS scoring
Chronology checkDate ordering, gap detectionReverse-chronological order is expected by most ATS
QuantificationMetrics, numbers, measurable outcomesQuantified achievements help human reviewers and some scoring models
Confidence scoringOverall parse quality and completenessLow-confidence parses get deprioritized in results

Frequently Asked Questions

Is ResumeGeni free?
Yes. ResumeGeni is currently in beta — ATS analysis, scoring, and initial improvement suggestions are free with no signup required. Full guidance and saved reports may require a free account.
What file formats are supported?
PDF, DOCX, DOC, TXT, RTF, ODT, and Apple Pages. PDF and DOCX are recommended for best ATS compatibility.
How is the ATS score calculated?
Your resume is processed through an 8-layer parsing pipeline that extracts structured data the same way enterprise ATS platforms do. The score reflects how completely and accurately your resume can be parsed, plus how well your content matches common ATS ranking criteria.
Can ATS read PDF resumes?
Yes, but not all PDFs are equal. Text-based PDFs parse well. Image-only PDFs (scanned documents) and PDFs with complex tables or multi-column layouts often fail ATS parsing. Our analyzer will flag these issues.
How do I improve my ATS score?
Focus on three areas: use a clean single-column format, include keywords from the job description naturally in your experience bullets, and ensure all sections (contact, experience, education, skills) use standard headings.

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Senior Director, Clinical Pharmacology

Imvtcorporation · Remote

Immunovant, Inc. is a clinical-stage immunology company dedicated to enabling normal lives for people with autoimmune diseases. As trailblazer in anti-FcRn technology, the Company is developing innovative, targeted therapies to meet the complex and variable needs of people with autoimmune diseases.

The Role:

The Senior Director, Clinical Pharmacology is responsible for developing clinical pharmacology plans and overseeing the execution of these plans across therapeutic areas and in all phases of clinical development. This leadership role will have direct reports and is an integral member of the project team and serves as the clinical pharmacology and pharmacometrics lead for individual asset(s). This person designs and interprets clinical pharmacology studies and writes relevant sections of regulatory documents, protocols, and study reports. They use exploratory data analyses techniques, modeling, and simulations to accelerate development and support dosing, study designs, and development plans. They perform pharmacometrics analyses or provide scientific oversight of pharmacometrics analyses performed by external resources.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Serve as the head of clinical pharmacology and leader of the function for all indications
  • Develop clinical pharmacology strategy for all Immunovant compounds and design, interpret, and conduct clinical pharmacology studies
  • Provide clinical pharmacology support for Ph 1, 2, and 3 studies
  • Support clinical pharmacology aspects of regulatory submissions including writing and review of relevant sections
  • Provide data analyses, modeling and simulation to support asset development; perform pharmacometrics analyses or provide scientific oversight of pharmacometrics analyses performed by external resources.
  • Collaborate closely with Regulatory to provide CP support of regulatory documents, communications, and presentations as needed (IND, health authority inquires, preparation/participation in meetings with health authorities, preparation of relevant BLA sections, addressing review inquiries, health authority sponsored Advisory Committee Meetings).
  • Support cross-functional teams, including Statistics, Data Management, Clinical, Preclinical/Nonclinical, Translational Science, as needed.

Requirements:

  • PhD, PharmD, or MD with training in CP, PK/PD, Pharmacology, and Pharmaceutical Sciences.
  • 8-10 years of experience in the application of CP within the context of drug development in the healthcare industry.
  • Experience in leadership of CP regulatory submission and approvals of at least one original or major NDA/CTDs or multiple supplemental NDA/CTDs (global or regional)
  • Proven track record of clinical pharmacology and pharmacokinetic / pharmacometrics support for regulatory submissions (e.g., EoP2, IND, NDA, MAA, PIP)
  • Experience and expertise with pharmacokinetics / pharmacometrics methods and software (e.g, NONMEM, WinNonlin)
  • Deep understanding of drug development and the integration across the various functions including nonclinical, clinical, CMC, regulatory, finance and legal.
  • Knowledge of regulatory expectations for clinical pharmacology
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills with meticulous attention to detail.
  • Thrives in a dynamic, interactive, fast-paced, innovative, and entrepreneurial environment.
  • Natural collaborator who enjoys working on a cross-functional team.

Work Environment:

  • Immunovant’s headquarters is located in New York City.  The position is flexible for remote work.
  • Dynamic, interactive, fast-paced, and entrepreneurial environment
  • Domestic or international travel may be required (<10%).

 

Salary range for posting
$250,000$305,000 USD

Compensation is based on a number of factors, including market location, and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Equity and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, dental, vision, 401k, and other benefits, including unlimited paid time off and parental leave.