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Pharmacometrician (Manager)

Employer
Pfizer
Location
La Jolla, California
Salary
Competitive
Closing date
Aug 3, 2021

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Sector
Pharmaceutical, Physicians/Nurses
Hours
Full Time
Organization Type
Corporate
Jobseeker Type
Professional
JOB SUMMARY

Summarize the primary purpose & key accountabilities of the job.
  • Implements model informed drug development (MIDD) plans across projects and disease areas in order to optimize prospective studies, inform drug development strategy and project decision-making, in collaboration with partners.
  • Conducts and reports quantitative analyses which integrate knowledge of pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, patient characteristics, and disease states to optimize doses, dosage regimens and study designs throughout clinical drug development.
  • Identifies opportunities where modeling and simulation can advance the understanding of pharmacological activity, efficacy and safety.
  • May help in providing support and/or development of quantitative methodology, pharmacometrics tools, software, hardware, and related business processes


JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

Indicate the primary responsibilities critical to the job.
  • Responsible for the planning and execution of relevant quantitative analyses which may include population pharmacokinetics, pharmacokinetics/pharmacodynamics, exposure response, disease progression modeling, model-based meta analysis, quantitative knowledge management, decision analysis, and EQDD strategy in collaboration with partners.
  • Prepares formal presentations and written reports to Pfizer standards.
  • Provide Quantitative Clinical Pharmacology expertise on multidisciplinary development teams, working closely with clinical pharmacologists, clinicians and statisticians to create clinical development plans that include assessments of a drug's efficacy, safety, and commercial viability.
  • May contributes with project teams/partners to regulatory documents.
  • Stays abreast of literature, government guidelines, and internal guidance as relates to pharmacometrics and MIDD, including internal SOPs and regulations in order to be a team resource of pharmacometric knowledge and applications.
  • Contribute to the development or improvement of our tools, processes and methodology, including involvement in internal cross-functional workgroups or initiatives, external alliances or committees, consortia and academic relationships.


QUALIFICATIONS / SKILLS

Indicate qualifications and skills that are necessary for performance of responsibilities including: education, relevant experience, licenses, certifications and other job-related technical and managerial skills.

Basic Qualifications:
  • PhD, DSc, PharmD, DPhi, D.Eng, D.E.Sc, or MD with strong quantitative skills (e.g., pharmacometrics, pharmacokinetics, mechanistic modeling/systems pharmacology, literature meta-analyses, clinical trial simulations, statistics).
  • Experience using R software
  • Good communication skills (written, oral presentation)
  • 0 to 4 years experience in the quantitative field


Preferred Qualifications:
  • Other pharmacometric software experience (e.g. Nonmem, PsN, MATLAB)
  • Other statistical software experience (e.g. Stan)
  • Other programming experience (e.g. Python, C++)
  • We encourage applicants from different disciplines including clinical pharmacology, engineering, biostatistics, medicine, biology, etc.


Candidates with significant experience are also sought. In addition to professional challenge, we offer a culture that supports and encourages ideas, and recognizes individual contribution.

ORGANIZATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS

Provide the primary groups or key role(s) that this role will have interaction with as a regular part of the Job responsibilities. Include any external interactions as appropriate.

Reports to Pharmacometrics Group Leader within the line organization of Pharmacometrics, GPD-Clinical Pharmacology

Matrixed relationships particularly with Clinical Pharmacology Leads, Clinicians, Statisticians, and colleagues from Programming groups and other groups as required

RESOURCES MANAGED

Summary of resources managed.

NA.

Relocation support available

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EEO & Employment Eligibility

Pfizer is committed to equal opportunity in the terms and conditions of employment for all employees and job applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, gender identity or gender expression, national origin, disability or veteran status. Pfizer also complies with all applicable national, state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements of the Immigration and Nationality Act and IRCA. Pfizer is an E-Verify employer.

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