PKPD postdoc opportunity at Medicines for Malaria Venture

Dear All, Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV) is recruiting a PKPD postdoc to join our Integrated Sciences team. The position is based in Geneva, Switzerland (partially remote). JOB PURPOSE MMV is a Swiss non-profit foundation whose mission is to reduce the burden of malaria in disease-endemic countries by discovering, developing and delivering new, effective and affordable antimalarial drugs. Working with drug discovery/development partners in academia and industry, as well as with country-based delivery partners and national ministries of health/malaria control programmes, MMV's focus extends from the identification of new potential treatments for malaria through to clinical development, regulatory approval and delivery-for-impact in malaria-endemic countries. Since its founding in 1999, MMV and partners have brought forward 11 new medicines that have saved an estimated 2.7 million lives. We are currently seeking a PKPD postdoc to join our Pharmacometrics team. We are seeking a highly motivated individual who will provide scientific expertise in PKPD modelling as well as modelling and simulation strategy. PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: * Develop innovative models to help the integration of new data and/or new experiments * Provide PBPK and/or PKPD modeling expertise to preclinical and clinical projects to help speed-up the development of molecules for antimalarial treatment or chemoprevention * Develop and apply modelling solutions for monotherapy and combination therapy * 20% of time will be allocated to a specific research project, supporting MMV's strategy, to develop an innovative PKPD modeling approach * Author and publish high-quality research articles * Attend selected conferences for training, giving presentations and posters, representing MMV, and building a network EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: * Ph.D. in Biomedical Science, Pharmacy, Clinical Pharmacology, Biometrics or Computational Engineering * 2 years of post-doctorate experience (academia and/or industry) with a proven track record within the duties mentioned above * Published peer-reviewed articles * Familiarity with the drug development process is an asset * Experience working in a cross-functional matrix is also an asset START DATE: As soon as possible DEADLINE: August 15, 2022 MORE INFORMATION AND APPLICATION: https://www.mmv.org/about-us/work-us/jobs#op-526029-pharmacometrics-scientist ............................................................................... Nathalie Gobeau, PhD| Medicines for Malaria Venture Director, Pharmacometrics T: +41 22 555 03 64<tel:+41%2022%20555%2003%2064> | M: +41 76 442 65 26<tel:+41%2076%20442%2065%2026> Email:[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Defeating Malaria Together http://www.mmv.org/ ........................................................................... FOLLOW US ON: [Description: facebook] http://www.facebook.com/medicinesformalaria [Description: twitter] http://twitter.com/MedsforMalaria [Description: linkedin] https://www.linkedin.com/company/medicinesformalariaventure [Description: youtube] http://www.youtube.com/user/MMVMeds4Malaria ICC - Entrance G, 3rd Floor, Route de Pré-Bois 20, PO Box 1826, 1215 Geneva 15, Switzerland Sign-up for our e-news and keep up-to-date with MMV's http://www.mmv.org/about-us/subscribe ________________________________ This email and any attachments may contain confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient, please delete the email and any attachments and notify the sender immediately. ________________________________