Internship Opportunity at Novartis Pharmacometrics (Basel, Switzerland)

Job Description ggPMX is an open-source R package developed by the Pharmacometrics group at Novartis to produce diagnostic plots of nonlinear mixed-effect (NLME) models ( https://github.com/ggPMXdevelopment/ggPMX). The package is available on CRAN and is currently compatible with Monolix and nlmixr software. In this project, the intern will work to extend the compatibility of ggPMX to NONMEM, based on existing specifications under the guidance of experienced quantitative scientists. NONMEM compatibility will enable to extend usage of ggPMX to three of the most popular NLME modeling software, an important and unique feature of our package. This will allow using ggPMX for all internal projects, facilitating productivity, reproducibility and harmonization. Requirements The ideal candidate should have a very good knowledge of R and significant experience in developing R packages. Knowledge of NONMEM is a plus. Candidates must be enrolled at a university/FH as Master/PhD student in Bioinformatics, Biomedical Sciences, Mathematics/Statistics or Pharmaceutical Sciences/Pharmacy. Duration of employment 3 months Location Basel, Switzerland Application process To apply please access the Novartis Career website at www.novartis.com/careers/job-search and submit your complete application online for Job ID 288292BR For more information, feel free to reach out to Irina Baltcheva: [email protected]