Scientist II, Pharmacometrician

Scorpion Therapeutics; California (MO); Hybrid; USD 132,000 - 199,000; Full time

Job summary

Scorpion Therapeutics in Redwood City, CA is seeking a pharmacometrics modeler to develop exposure–response and DDI analyses in clinical studies, applying advanced statistics and machine learning to identify dose–response relationships and guide dose selection.

Hybrid work arrangement with remote 2 days per week; requires a PhD in Statistics or related field and strong R/SAS skills; background verification is required. The role involves communicating complex results to multidisciplinary teams.

Qualifications

• PhD in Statistics, Biostatistics, Mathematics, or related field.
• Experience with statistical modeling in biotech/pharma, including real-world datasets.
• Proficiency in R and SAS; knowledge of Bayesian inference and hierarchical modeling.

Responsibilities

• Build and interpret models such as hierarchical, Bayesian, GLMs, survival, and mixed-effects models; support clinical decision-making.

Skills

Statistical modeling

Bayesian inference

Hierarchical modeling

Survival analysis

Machine learning methods

Education

PhD in Statistics/Biostatistics/Mathematics or related

Tools

R

SAS

Job description

Role:

Support pharmacometrics functions as a statistical modeler, developing models for exposure-response and drug-drug interaction analyses in clinical studies. Objectives include applying advanced statistical and machine learning methods to identify exposure-response relationships and guide dose-finding.

Responsibilities:

• build and interpret models such as hierarchical, Bayesian, GLMs, survival, and mixed-effects models; support clinical decision-making.

Requirements:

• Ph.D. in Statistics, Biostatistics, Mathematics, or related;
• experience with statistical modeling in biotech/pharma, including real-world datasets;
• proficiency in R/SAS;
• knowledge of Bayesian inference and hierarchical modeling.

Preferred:

• industry internship/work experience;
• experience presenting complex results to diverse audiences.

HighValue:

• biometrics;
• pharmacometrics;
• exposure-response analysis;
• DDI modeling;
• clinical pharmacology.

WorkSetup:

hybrid, based in Redwood City, CA; option for remote 2 days/week; background verification required.

Salary range:

$132,000–$199,000 USD, dependent on location and experience.