Description

Janssen Research & Development, L.L.C, a Johnson & Johnson's company is recruiting for a Postdoctoral Fellow, Clinical Pharmacology and Pharmacometrics, at its Spring House PA or Titusville NJ location.

The Postdoctoral Fellow will be involved in various activities to support Research and Development in areas ranging from preclinical to early/late-stage clinical development, including:

The Clinical Pharmacology and Pharmacometrics (CPP) department at Janssen R&D (JRD) develops and applies quantitative methodologies (population pharmacokinetics, mixed effects modeling, PK/PD analysis, and disease progression modeling) across all phases of drug development. The Post-Doctoral Fellow will work on one or multiple projects to apply and expand in-house clinical pharmacology knowledge, exposure-response, PK/PD, and/or QSP modeling platforms to inform decision making in drug development such as dose selection and applying model informed drug development (MIDD) principles.

Key Responsibilities:

• Advance the development of fit-for-purpose mathematical models (eg, population PK and PK/PD, empirical or mechanism-based PK/PD, quantitative systems pharmacology) to inform clinical study design (including but not limited to human PKPD analysis, first-in-human (FIH) starting dose projection, and efficacious dose selection) through identifying and addressing critical knowledge gaps using modeling and simulation approaches
• Develop flexible tools for data visualization, pharmacometrics analysis and report automation and standardization
• Identify and improve processes and workflow, develop innovative thinking, inform strategic decision making, and implement new methodologies when applicable

Qualifications

Education:

• PhD in Pharmacology, Pharmacokinetics, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Biostatistics, Engineering, Bioinformatics, Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, Systems Biology, or Computational Biology.
• PhD degree must be received in the past 12 months, or next 6 months.

Experience and Skills:

• Fluent in written and spoken English
• Demonstrated computational skills related to pharmaceutical or biomedical research
• Strong hands-on programming skills in R is required.
• Experiences with additional PKPD modeling tools are desired
• Excellent interpersonal skills with an ability to build positive relationships with colleagues from a diverse set of backgrounds and work with senior members and cross-functional teams
• Detail-oriented, highly organized, and able to manage multiple tasks
• Ability to function in a fast-paced environment and a creative problem solver
• Legally authorized to work in the United States for the duration of the fellowship, may require future sponsorship

Johnson & Johnson is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

The salary for this position is $95,000/year, this position is eligible for a sign-on bonus. This is a two-year duration-based role that has eligibility for severance.

The Company maintains highly competitive, performance-based compensation programs. Under current guidelines, this position is eligible for an annual performance bonus in accordance with the terms of the applicable plan. The annual performance bonus is a cash bonus intended to provide an incentive to achieve annual targeted results by rewarding for individual and the corporation’s performance over a calendar/performance year. Bonuses are awarded at the Company’s discretion on an individual basis.

Employees may be eligible to participate in Company employee benefit programs such as health insurance, savings plan, pension plan, disability plan, vacation pay, sick time, holiday pay, and work, personal and family time off in accordance with the terms of the applicable plans. Additional information can be found through the link below.

https://www.careers.jnj.com/employee-benefits

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