Quantitative Clinical Pharmacology (CVRM) in Gothenburg is growing and we are looking for a Clinical Pharmacometrician to join our team!
Do you have expertise and experience in mathematical modelling and simulation, PKPD and its applications in drug development? Would you like to apply your expertise in a company that is following the science and turn ideas into life changing medicines? Then you might be the one we are looking for! This is an opportunity for a talented and engaged individual to join our growing Quantitative Clinical Pharmacology team in AstraZeneca in Gothenburg and develop as a Clinical Pharmacometrician supporting projects within the therapy area of Cardiovascular, Renal and Metabolism (CVRM). The career level of the position will be adapted to the candidate's experience. AstraZeneca is a world-leading pharmaceutical company, we focus on discovering and developing medicines that make a real difference to millions of patients. Within the Early Clinical Development function in Gothenburg, we have a state-of-the-art quantitative clinical pharmacology group with a diverse and uniquely skilled team of clinical pharmacometricians and clinical pharmacology scientists. You'll thrive in an environment that inspires innovation, encourages multidisciplinary team-working and collaboration with academia, and rewards original scientific thinking. Main duties and responsibilities Working closely with clinical pharmacology scientists, physicians and other scientists, you'll apply modelling to support the design and interpretation of clinical studies and influence key decisions in early and late clinical development. The work includes integration of relevant data, such as dose information, pharmacokinetics, biomarkers and clinical endpoints within and across studies, compounds and development stages. Support to informative trial designs using simulations and efficient modeling statistics is an important focus area for us. In collaboration with clinical pharmacology scientists, you'll represent Quantitative Clinical Pharmacology and be responsible for identifying and executing modelling to support model informed drug development. You will communicate your findings to other scientists within and outside of AstraZeneca and publish them in peer reviewed journals. Essential Requirements · Quantitative modelling skills, e.g. knowledge in mathematics and statistics applied to life sciences · Background and understanding of clinical pharmacology aspects of drug development · Working knowledge of pharmacokinetics and its clinical application · Biological understanding of disease and drug action · Excellent collaboration and communication skills · Excellent English, both spoken and in writing Desirable requirements · Recognised scientific expertise demonstrated by scientific publishing in the field of clinical pharmacology · Early or late phase clinical development experience/awareness. If you are interested, apply now! https://job-search.astrazeneca.com/job/gothenburg/clinical-pharmacometrician/7684/10273850 For more information about the position please contact recruiting manager Bengt Hamrén at +46 31 7762201 Welcome with your application no later than January 31, 2019 AstraZeneca is an equal opportunity employer. AstraZeneca will consider all qualified applicants for employment without discrimination on grounds of disability, sex or sexual orientation, pregnancy or maternity leave status, race or national or ethnic origin, age, religion or belief, gender identity or re-assignment, marital or civil partnership status, protected veteran status (if applicable) or any other characteristic protected by law. AstraZeneca only employs individuals with the right to work in the country/ies where the role is advertised. ________________________________ Confidentiality Notice: This message is private and may contain confidential and proprietary information. If you have received this message in error, please notify us and remove it from your system and note that you must not copy, distribute or take any action in reliance on it. Any unauthorized use or disclosure of the contents of this message is not permitted and may be unlawful.
