Pediatric PBPK Modeling Intern (AI-Driven)

Merck

West Point (PA)

On-site

USD 39,000 - 111,000

Part time

3 days ago

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Job summary

Merck invites a highly motivated Intern to join the PDMB Translational Modeling Group to advance juvenile PBPK modeling and drug-development science. The 12-week internship will provide exposure to cutting-edge Model-Informed Drug Development (MIDD) approaches, safety assessment, and collaboration with TK and PBPK scientists.

The role includes building a foundational juvenile PBPK model, developing AI-enabled workflows, and delivering technical summaries and a final presentation during the

Qualifications

Currently pursuing Master's or Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Sciences or related field.
Experience with PBPK or mechanistic modeling is required.
Ability to perform literature searches, extract quantitative parameters, summarize findings, and analyze data.

Responsibilities

Build juvenile PBPK model
Develop AI-enabled knowledge-generation workflows
Create resources supporting juvenile toxicity studies
Prepare technical summaries and progress presentations
Present outcomes at end-of-summer intern symposium

Skills

PBPK modeling

Mechanistic modeling

Systems pharmacology

Mathematical modeling

Literature search & data extraction

Full-time availability May/June 2027

Education

Master's or Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacology, Toxicology, Biomedical Engineering, Systems Biology, Computational Biology, or related discipline

Tools

Simcyp

GastroPlus

PK-Sim

MATLAB

Job description

The role includes building a foundational juvenile PBPK model, developing AI-enabled workflows, and delivering technical summaries and a final presentation during the

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