Postdoctoral Associate - UF/Genentech

Postdoctoral Associate - UF\/Genentech<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

We are seeking self-motivated applicants for a two-year post-doctoral fellowship position in the area of clinical pharmacokinetics\/pharmacodynamics. The position will be supported through a joint fellowship program between the Clinical Pharmacology Department at Genentech and the Center for Pharmacometrics & Systems Pharmacology at the University of Florida. A key objective of the Fellowship is to integrate the academic and industry experience in clinical pharmacology and modeling & simulation (M&S) research. To that end, the Fellowship has two goals - a training goal and a project goal. To achieve these goals, the Fellow will have mentors at both Genentech and at the University of Florida.<\/p>\n

The successful candidate with have the opportunities to participate in:<\/p>\n

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   Participate in weekly project meetings to gain experience in:<\/p>\n

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   • Effectively analyzing, interpreting, and presenting Pharmacokinetics (\u201cPK\u201d) and Pharmacodynamics (\u201cPD\u201d) data at cross-functional teams, Department meetings, and regulatory meetings. Data analysis activities could include non-compartmental analysis, statistical analysis, population PK\/PD models, disease models, physiological-based PK (PBPK) models, quantitative system pharmacology (QSP) models, clinical trial simulations, literature meta-analysis, machine learning\/deep learning, and other state-of-the-art quantitative techniques.<\/li>\n
   • Developing a clinical pharmacology plan and\/or modeling & simulation plan<\/li>\n
   • Leading and contributing to the design and review of clinical pharmacology clinical study protocols and analysis plans<\/li>\n
   • Preparing and reviewing Clinical Pharmacology or Modeling & Simulation sections of the study reports and other internal, clinical, and regulatory documents<\/li>\n
   • Perform other duties as directed by University of Florida and Genentech<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
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     Participate in didactic instruction that supplements training and personal interest. Course topics include but are not limited to biostatistics, advanced pharmacokinetics, drug metabolism, drug analysis, or epidemiology<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

   • Participate in regular group meetings at Genentech and\/or the University of Florida<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Salary as defined by NIH guidelines, and based on education and experience.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Health Science, Engineering, Statistics, Applied Mathematics or related fields or Pharm.D. or M.D. with knowledge of PK\/PD analyses. <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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• Hands-on experience with nonlinear mixed-effect modeling (NONMEM)<\/li>\n
• Experience with NONMEM, R, Phoenix, Monolix, Pumas, SimBiology, Simcyp, GastroPlus, Python, or other related software packages<\/li>\n
• Experience with conducting independent and\/or collaborative research<\/li>\n
• Interest in interdisciplinary research<\/li>\n
• Strong communication skills<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

In order to be considered, you must upload your CV\/resume, cover letter, and list of at least 3 professional references.<\/p>\n

Please note, this position is housed at the UF Research and Academic Center in Orlando, FL.<\/p>\n

Application must be submitted by 11:55 p.m. (ET) of the posting end date.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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