Pharmacometrics Lead – UCB – Union Chimique Belge – Brussels or Anderlecht, Belgium
About the role
Leading and delivering the Pharmacometrics strategy to support development of our assets.
Who you’ll work with
Reporting to Global Head of Pharmacometrics you will be working closely with the QCP Leads assigned to the various projects, to ensure clear integration of the pharmacometrics aspects into the programs. Working with IT to ensure appropriate system validation and integration with other software is enabled.
What you’ll do
- Extrapolation (where appropriate), dose selection, trial design, PIP development and ongoing evaluation of data as generated;
- Performing hands‑on PBPK, QSP, and clinical trial simulations on an assigned project;
- Transform PBPK and QSP analyses into actionable insights and communicate these findings effectively to project teams and stakeholders;
- Developing submission‑ready fit for purpose Pharmacometrics analysis plans and reports;
- Initiating and overseeing outsourced pharmacometrics activities and further internalizing the work as needed;
- Supporting the development of a team from both a technical and scientific perspective to ensure state of the art mechanistic approaches are applied to optimize drug discovery and development;
- Having a working knowledge about the regulatory pathways on a global basis and opportunities for collaboration with health authorities (either through working parties, advice meetings, and other initiatives) in pediatrics, Neurology and Immunology;
- Promoting MID3 internally and externally.
Interested? For this role you will need the following education, experience and skills
- Doctorate (PhD or MD) in the related disciplines of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Statistics or Engineering;
- 6+ years’ experience in PBPK and QSP modeling in (Bio)pharmaceutical industry;
- Expertise in PK‑Sim®/MoBi®, SimCyp®, GastroPlus®, MatLab and R. ONMEM and python is an additional advantage;
- Experience in population PK/PD modeling is a plus;
- Agile mindset with a proven ability to adjust by prioritizing multiple tasks;
- Outstanding communication, organizational and presentation skills.
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