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Merck & Co, Inc
Senior Scientist, Quantitative Pharmacology and Pharmacometrics
Job Description
New hires in office-based roles in the US & Puerto Rico will be required, subject to applicable law, to demonstrate that they have been fully vaccinated for COVID-19 or qualify for a medical or religious exemption to this vaccination requirement that can be accommodated without an undue burden to the operation. However, subject to applicable law, employees working in roles that the Company determines require routine collaboration with external stakeholders, such as employees in customer facing commercial or research based roles, will be required to be fully vaccinated as a condition of employment.
In April 2020, our Company announced plans to consolidate our New Jersey campuses into a single New Jersey headquarters location in Rahway, NJ by 2023. Therefore, this role will be temporarily based in a and exact timing of the departmental move to Rahway, NJ will be communicated at a future date.
The Quantitative Pharmacology and Pharmacometrics (QP2) Department of Merck Research Laboratories in West Point, PA / Rahway, NJ is seeking a curious and collaborative Senior Scientist.
As a Senior Scientist, you will participate on cross-functional teams of experienced scientists to discover and advance the clinical development of novel therapeutic agents for cardiometabolic, ophthalmic or immunologic disorders. More specifically, you will apply your quantitative skills to develop and implement translational PK/PD strategies, characterize clinical population pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of biologics, small molecules and non-traditional therapeutics like peptides, novel biological constructs and others, perform clinical trial simulations, comparator modeling and other model-based analyses to inform dose selection and schedule, clinical trial design and go/no-go decisions. On the job, you will develop a comprehensive understanding of global regulatory requirements for experimental therapeutics, contribute to regulatory documents and interactions with agencies, and work to frame critical drug development questions to optimize drug development using model-based approaches.
The ideal candidate is collaborative, eager to learn and not intimidated by tough scientific challenges. You will quantitatively analyze and interpret new data and integrate it with existing information to apply the knowledge gained towards the advancement of Merck ‘s cardiometabolic, ophthalmic or immunology pipeline. In addition, you are encouraged to share innovative insights and ideas within the QP2 department to advance our science. Excellent communication skills are required including the ability to clearly present scientific data in group settings.
Within QP2, you have a unique opportunity to accelerate your professional career as a quantitative drug developer taking advantage of our end-to-end pipeline support in one of the world’s most research-intensive biopharmaceutical companies.
Required Education:
A Ph.D. or equivalent degree - OR- a PharmD or equivalent degree with at least two years of experience - OR- a MS or equivalent degree with at least four years of experience, where “experience” means having a record of increasing responsibility and independence in a similar role in pharmaceutical drug development or academia
Required Skills:
An educational background in PK/PD, pharmaceutical sciences, pharmacometrics, mathematics, statistics/ biostatistics, computational biology/chemistry, or chemical/biomedical engineering.
Proficiency in R, Matlab, or other similar programing language
Proficiency in written and verbal communication
Preferred:
Knowledge of cardiometabolic or autoimmunologic diseases
Experience in performing population PK and PK/PD analyses
Experience with standard pharmacometric software (e.g. NONMEM, Monolix, Phoenix, etc.)
Skills in experimental design, mathematical problem solving, critical data analysis/interpretation, and statistics
Your role at Merck is integral to helping the world meet new breakthroughs that affect generations to come, and we’re counting on your skills and inventiveness to help make meaningful contributions to global medical advancement. At Merck, we’re inventing for life.
We are a research-driven biopharmaceutical company. Our mission is built on the simple premise that if we “follow the science” that great medicines can make a significant impact to our world. We believe that a research-driven enterprise dedicated to world-class science can succeed by inventing medicine and vaccine innovations that make a difference for patients across the globe.
Who we are …
We are known as Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, New Jersey, USA in the United States and Canada and MSD everywhere else. For more than a century, we have been inventing for life, bringing forward medicines and vaccines for many of the world's most challenging diseases. Today, our company continues to be at the forefront of research to deliver innovative health solutions and advance the prevention and treatment of diseases that threaten people and animals around the world.
What we look for …
Imagine getting up in the morning for a job as important as helping to save and improve lives around the world. Here, you have that opportunity. You can put your empathy, creativity, digital mastery, or scientific genius to work in collaboration with a diverse group of colleagues who pursue and bring hope to countless people who are battling some of the most challenging diseases of our time. Our team is constantly evolving, so if you are among the intellectually curious, join us—and start making your impact today.
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New hires in office-based roles in the US & Puerto Rico will be required, subject to applicable law, to demonstrate that they have been fully vaccinated for COVID-19 or qualify for a medical or religious exemption to this vaccination requirement that can be accommodated without an undue burden to the operation. However, subject to applicable law, employees working in roles that the Company determines require routine collaboration with external stakeholders, such as employees in health services, customer facing commercial, or research based roles, will be required to be fully vaccinated as a condition of employment.
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