Associate Scientific Director, Translational Quantitative Pharmacology | Associate Scientific Director, Translational Quantitative Pharmacology (all genders)
Merck KGaA
Job Summary
This role is for an Associate Scientific Director in Translational Quantitative Pharmacology, focusing on Model Informed Drug Development (MIDD) strategies across the R&D lifecycle. The successful candidate will manage multiple projects, providing scientific and technical supervision for internal and external TQP assignments. Day-to-day tasks involve developing quantitative mechanism-based PK/PD models, performing human PK predictions, and designing pre-clinical PK/PD experiments, especially within immunology and oncology. The role requires interacting with project teams, communicating model-based analysis results, and implementing innovative modeling and simulation platforms to optimize drug administration. This position is ideal for a professional with strong modeling and simulation expertise who can translate complex biological knowledge into mathematical models and effectively communicate findings to diverse stakeholders.
Required Skills
Education
PhD in Pharmacokinetics, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Biomedical/Chemical Engineering, Applied Mathematics, or a related discipline
Experience
- Minimum of 5 years in industry and/or academia in a relevant field
- Hands-on experience in mathematical modeling of pharmacologic effects with mechanism-based models
- Applied translational PK/PD modeling and simulation, including QSP models, in research and early clinical development
Languages
Additional
- Not specified
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