Senior Specialist, Quantitative Pharmacology and Pharmacometrics - Cardiometabolic and Ophthalmic Diseases
$129,000–$203,100 year
On-siteRahway, New Jersey, United States or West Point, Pennsylvania, United States
Job Summary
Contribute to model-based strategies including translational PK/PD, mechanistic modeling, and clinical trial simulations to inform drug discovery and optimize development programs. Represent the Quantitative Pharmacology and Pharmacometrics department on cardiometabolic and ophthalmology discovery and clinical development teams to drive streamlined program development. Collaborate with cross-functional areas and external vendors on study design, protocol development, data execution, and interpretation. Perform population PK and PK/PD analyses using pharmacometrics software to support dose selection and go/no-go decisions across development phases.
Required Qualifications
- A Ph.D. or equivalent degree OR a PharmD or equivalent degree with at least 2 years of experience OR an MS or equivalent degree with at least 4 years of experience, where 'experience' means having a record of increasing responsibility and independence in a similar role in pharmaceutical drug development, regulatory agency, or academia
- Educational background in biopharmaceutics, pharmaceutical sciences, pharmacometrics, chemical/biomedical engineering, or a related field
- Experience in performing population PK, PK/PD analyses using standard pharmacometrics software (e.g. NONMEM, Monolix, Phoenix, etc.)
- Good written and verbal communication
- Interdisciplinary collaboration
- Problem scoping and planning
- Valid Driving License
Desired Qualifications
- Knowledge in cardiometabolic and/or ophthalmology clinical drug development programs
- Skills in experimental design, mathematical problem solving, critical data analysis/interpretation, and statistics
- Scientific understanding of biopharmaceutical and ADME properties of small molecules and/or biologics
- Clinical Study Design
- Clinical Trial Designs
- Clinical Trials
- Database Design
- Data Engineering
- Data Modeling
- Data Science
- Data Visualization
- Interdisciplinary Collaboration
- Machine Learning (ML)
- Pharmacodynamics
- Pharmacokinetics
- Pharmacotherapeutics
- Waterfall Model
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