Dear All, Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV) is recruiting one PKPD postdoc to join our Integrated Sciences team. The position is based in Geneva, Switzerland (partially remote).
JOB PURPOSE MMV is a Swiss non-profit foundation whose mission is to reduce the burden of malaria in disease-endemic countries by discovering, developing and delivering new, effective and affordable antimalarial drugs. Working with drug discovery/development partners in academia and industry, as well as with country-based delivery partners and national ministries of health/malaria control programmes, MMV's focus extends from the identification of new potential treatments for malaria through to clinical development, regulatory approval and delivery-for-impact in malaria-endemic countries. Since its founding in 1999, MMV and partners have brought forward 11 new medicines that have saved an estimated 2.7 million lives. We are currently seeking a PKPD postdoc to join our Pharmacometrics team. We are seeking a highly motivated individual who will provide scientific expertise in PKPD modelling as well as modelling and simulation strategy. PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: * Develop innovative models to help the integration of new data and/or new experiments * Provide PBPK and/or PKPD modeling expertise to preclinical and clinical projects to help speed-up the development of molecules for antimalarial treatment or chemoprevention * Develop and apply modelling solutions for monotherapy and combination therapy * 20% of time will be allocated to a specific research project, supporting MMV's strategy, to develop an innovative PKPD modeling approach * Author and publish high-quality research articles * Attend selected conferences for training, giving presentations and posters, representing MMV, and building a network EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: * Ph.D. in Biomedical Science, Pharmacy, Clinical Pharmacology, Biometrics or Computational Engineering * 2 years of post-doctorate experience (academia and/or industry) with a proven track record within the duties mentioned above * Published peer-reviewed articles * Familiarity with the drug development process is an asset * Experience working in a cross-functional matrix is also an asset START DATE: As soon as possible DEADLINE: May 31, 2023 MORE INFORMATION AND APPLICATION: https://www.mmv.org/partnering-opportunities/opportunities/jobs#op-526029-pharmacometrics-scientist ............................................................................... Nathalie Gobeau, PhD| Medicines for Malaria Venture Pharmacometrics Lead, Integrated Sciences T: +41 22 555 03 64<tel:+41%2022%20555%2003%2064> | M: +41 76 442 65 26<tel:+41%2076%20442%2065%2026> Email:gobe...@mmv.org<mailto:gobe...@mmv.org> Defeating Malaria Together |www.mmv.org<http://www.mmv.org/> ________________________________ This email and any attachments may contain confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient, please delete the email and any attachments and notify the sender immediately. ________________________________
