Postdoctoral Scientist: Quantitative Pharmacology & PK

Merck; West Point (PA); On-site; USD 82,000 - 92,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Long-term incentive

Job summary

Merck's Postdoctoral Research Fellow Program invites early-career scientists to advance translational pharmacology in a collaborative, industry-focused setting.

As a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Quantitative Pharmacology and Pharmacometrics, you will develop and apply PK/PD models, translate findings across populations, support pediatric drug development, and contribute to publications with mentorship from senior scientists.

Qualifications

• Experience with pharmacokinetic modeling (e.g., population PK [popPK] modeling, physiologically-based pharmacokinetic [PBPK] modeling).
• Proficiency in at least one programming language or pharmacometrics application (e.g., R, MATLAB, Python, NONMEM, Monolix, Phoenix WinNonlin, or other language).
• Scientific writing skill, demonstrated by publication record (includes preprints).

Responsibilities

• Reviewing and curating relevant nonclinical and clinical pharmacokinetic data from published and internal sources.
• Integrating data from multiple sources to support quantitative model development, evaluation, and application.
• Developing and qualifying fit-for-purpose pharmacokinetic and translational models to address questions in pediatric drug development.
• Evaluating model performance and uncertainty and translating results into recommendations for multidisciplinary project teams.
• Present your research at conferences and/or publish in peer-reviewed journals.

Skills

Pharmacokinetic modeling

Programming (R/Python/MATLAB)

Scientific writing

Pediatric PK translation

PBPK modeling

Education

Ph.D. in pharmacometrics or related field

Tools

R

Python

NONMEM

Monolix

Phoenix WinNonlin

Job description

Merck's Postdoctoral Research Fellow Program invites early-career scientists to advance translational pharmacology in a collaborative, industry-focused setting.

As a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Quantitative Pharmacology and Pharmacometrics, you will develop and apply PK/PD models, translate findings across populations, support pediatric drug development, and contribute to publications with mentorship from senior scientists.