Internship in Pharmacometrics

Job Description

20 years and 2 million-years of patient data waiting for you to unlock the next breakthrough in medicine !

At Novartis, we are reimagining medicine to improve and extend people's lives. We have one of the most diverse product pipelines in the pharmaceutical industry and performance-driven professionals are bringing innovative medicines to life.

The department of Pharmacometrics at Novartis will have multiple internship positions available.
Timing: Flexible from April to September
Duration: The internship is expected to last 3 months

Your responsibilities:
• This internship will focus on longitudinal disease progression and drug effect (PKPD) models targeting the support for dermatology portfolio at Novartis. Various clinical problems will give the candidate a hands-on exposure to questions to be addressed in drug development
• Work on your own Pharmacometrics modeling project under the guidance of senior-level quantitative scientists
• Analyze data from various sources (e.g., clinical trials, competition database)
• Attend seminars and other activities to enhance the understanding of the drug development process
• Present your project results to quantitative scientists and other stakeholders
• This internship will provide motivated students with exposure to the pharmaceutical industry, and with the opportunity to work in an exciting, multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural environment with senior-level scientists

Diversity & Inclusion / EEO

Novartis is committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams representative of the patients and communities we serve.

Minimum Requirements

Minimum requirements
What you’ll bring to the role:
• Fields of studies Pharmacometrics or Mathematics/Statistics, Physics, Bioinformatics, Biomedical Sciences or Pharmaceutical Sciences/Pharmacy
• Current enrolled in PhD studies
• Ideal candidate should have a good familiarity with quantitative methods and longitudinal modeling in one-two domains among the following: mathematical, statistical, biological, pharmacological
• Candidates must have excellent oral and written communication skills in English as well as strong problem-solving skills
• Working knowledge with software for nonlinear mixed effects modelling, such as Monolix or NONMEM, as well as data exploration tools within R is required
• Familiarity with mixed effects modeling is of advantage

*The Novartis regulations on hybrid working will apply.

Why consider Novartis?
799 million lives were touched by Novartis medicines in 2020, and while we’re proud of this, we know there is so much more we could do to help improve and extend people’s lives.

We believe new insights, perspectives and ground-breaking solutions can be found at the intersection of medical science and digital innovation. That a diverse, equitable and inclusive environment inspires new ways of working.

We believe our potential can thrive and grow in an unbossed culture underpinned by integrity, curiosity and flexibility. And we can reinvent what's possible, when we collaborate with courage to aggressively and ambitiously tackle the world’s toughest medical challenges. Because the greatest risk in life, is the risk of never trying!

Imagine what you could do here at Novartis!