Operations Scientist, Quantitative Pharmacology and Pharmacometrics (QP2)

Job Description

The Preclinical Development (PCD) Department of our company's Research Laboratories in West Point, PA / Rahway, NJ is seeking a collaborative Operations Scientist for the Quantitative Pharmacology and Pharmacometrics (QP2) group.

The Operations Scientist will participate in cross-functional teams to advance the clinical development of novel therapeutic agents. Operations Scientists will work closely with QP2 scientists to understand, interpret, and review clinical study data, and provide support for QP2 analyses thereby facilitating QP2 input into key program decisions and activities. More specifically, an Operations Scientist will coordinate with QP2 scientists and key partner functions (such as bioanalytical sciences, data management, statistics/statistical programming, and external vendors) to align on QP2 data and analysis needs, manage timelines for datasets and downstream analysis activities, and collaborate to troubleshoot and resolve clinical study data issues. The Operations Scientist will develop a deep understanding of how to enable QP2 deliverables such as regulatory submissions throughout a clinical program with a focus on strategically solving tough operational and scientific challenges.

Required:

• A MS, PharmD or equivalent degree - OR- a BS or equivalent degree with at least two years of experience, where “experience” means having a record of increasing responsibility and independence in a similar role in pharmaceutical drug development or academia

• An educational background in pharmaceutical sciences, pharmacy, pharmacometrics, mathematics, statistics/ biostatistics, computational biology/chemistry, chemical/biomedical engineering, public health or project management.

• Excellent written/ verbal communication and interpersonal skills with an ability to collaborate with individuals across multiple different areas of expertise

• Organization skills, strong attention to detail, an operations-oriented mindset, and a propensity for troubleshooting complex issues

• Proven ability to work on multiple projects at the same time and manage timelines/deliverables appropriately

Preferred:

• Background in health or pharmaceutical sciences

• Knowledge of or experience with clinical trial conduct, trial operations, clinical databases and data standards (e.g CDISC, SDTM and ADaM)

• Experience implementing noncompartmental analysis (NCA) using PK software (e.g. Phoenix), or other pharmacometric analyses via NONMEM, Monolix, R, etc.

This is a unique opportunity to advance your career while learning the fascinating world of pharmaceutical R&D in one of the world’s most research-intensive biopharmaceutical companies.

Your role at our company 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 our company, 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., Rahway, 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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Requisition ID:R212544