• Job Description

  Req#: R256591

  Job Description

  The Future Talent Program features internships that last 12 weeks and will include one or more projects. These opportunities in our company's Research Labs can provide you with great development and a chance to see if we are the right company for your long-term goals.

  Our Company Research Lab’s Quantitative Pharmacology & Pharmacometrics (QP2) group within the Translational Medicine department is seeking summer intern students for 2024. QP2 provides mathematical modeling, simulation, and pharmacokinetic / pharmacodynamic (PK/PD) analysis to enable drug development decisions across the pipeline – starting at discovery / preclinical investigation, through early-stage clinical trials, to late-stage clinical trials and drug registration.

  The intern will work closely with a QP2 scientist mentor to build and apply novel mathematical, physiologic, pharmacologic, or statistical models to support drug development and create new quantitative capabilities and approaches. Interns have an opportunity to collaborate with scientists in QP2 and other groups within our Company, to develop external presentations / publications and to learn about drug development more broadly.

  A wide variety of scientific projects will be available to interns, on topics such as (but not limited to):

  • Pharmacometrics

  • Machine learning in clinical trials

  • Quantitative systems pharmacology (QSP) in neuroscience and cardiometabolic studies

  • Bayesian methods in pharmacology

  • Physiologically-based Pharmacokinetics (PBPK)

  • Translational modeling (predicting late-stage results from preclinical and early-stage studies)

  • Semi-mechanistic models of infection (e.g., viral dynamics)

  • Interactive visualizations for modeling & simulation

  • Automation and scaling of modeling analyses for rapid decision-making

  We are seeking intern candidates with strong academic performance, communication skills, teamwork, and the ability to work in a multi-disciplinary environment.

  NOTE: This Co-op is available in Rahway, NJ or West Point, PA based on candidate preference.

  Education:

  • Candidates must be currently enrolled in a Bachelor's degree program or higher education in Pharmacometrics, Clinical Pharmacology, Clinical PK/PD, Mathematics / Applied Mathematics, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Statistics, Bioengineering, Chemical Engineering, Computer Science or related disciplines

  • Candidates must have completed at least two (2) years of studies towards a Bachelor’s degree by June 2024

  Required Experience and Skills:

  • Candidate must be able to commit to full-time hybrid employment for 10 - 12 weeks beginning June 2024

  Preferred Experience and Skills:

  • Strong computational skills

  • Experience with programming languages such as R, NONMEM, MATLAB, Monolix, SAS, Phoenix NLME, Python

  • Experience with data visualization

  • Familiarity with population modeling principles, differential equations, machine learning, and/or Bayesian statistics

  • GPA of 3.0 or higher

  Under New York City, Colorado State, Washington State, and California State law, the Company is required to provide a reasonable estimate of the salary range for this job. Final determinations with respect to salary will take into account a number of factors, which may include, but not be limited to the primary work location and the chosen candidate’s relevant skills, experience, and education.

  Expected salary range:

  $39,600.00 - $105,500.00

  FTP2024

  MRL2024

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  Employee Status:

  Intern/Co-op (Fixed Term)

  Relocation:

  No relocation

  VISA Sponsorship:

  No

  Travel Requirements:

  No Travel Required

  Flexible Work Arrangements:

  Hybrid

  Shift:

  1st - Day

  Valid Driving License:

  No

  Hazardous Material(s):

  n/a

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