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ThermoFisher Scientific Senior Pharmacokineticist (PK/PD Modeling specifically)- remote in Richmond, Virginia
Work Schedule
Standard (Mon-Fri)
Environmental Conditions
Office
Job Description
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What will you do as a PK/PD Modeling Senior Pharmacokineticist role?
Working as a clinical pharmacologist provides the support vital to educate the pharmacokinetics and PK/PD relationships in support of our client's drug development efforts. The Sr Pharmacokineticist position is a "hands-on" position that provides both PK consultation and pharmacokinetic analyses. In addition to leading their own projects, the Sr Pharmacokineticist will work with our Clinical Pharmacology team to assist our clients in the design, analysis, and interpretation of PK, PK/PD and population PK studies. The ideal candidates will have the experience, insight and skills vital to provide interpretation of complex data and will be able to present this interpretation in a format and style that is compatible with client and regulatory requirements.
The Senior Pharmacokineticist role is responsible for leading all aspects of the analysis and interpretation of the Pharmacokinetic / Pharmacodynamic (PK/PD) aspects of clinical trials including PK/PD modelling and simulation within the clinical pharmacology team.
Education:
Masters or PhD degree in Pharmcokinetics or Pharmaceutical sciences, with an emphasis on clinical pharmacokinetics
Experience:
5+ years in the Pharmaceutical or CRO Industry
Must have experience with pharmacokinetic, medical, pharmaceutical and research concepts
Experience required in pharmacokinetic analysis and modeling with strong theoretical background
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:
Must have experience as a pharmacokinetic modeler using WinNonlin, R and NONMEM software (familiarity with other modelling packages would be advantageous: Phoenix NLME, Simcyp, Gastroplus, Monolix, etc)
Competent in pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic theory
Excellent communication skills, both written and oral
Ability to guide and lead multiple projects, delivering within required timelines
Self-starter, able to initiate work and motivate others
Ability to keep others informed of progress
Excellent problem solving capabilities and organizational skills
Ability and desire to support, mentor and train others within the team
Must have experience creating NONMEM dataset specifications using SDTM and ADaM datasets
Strong quantitative skills to develop models with nonlinear behavior, mechanistic or semi-mechanistic components
Non-compartmental analysis experience required
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