Trainee Pharmacokineticist in Edinburgh

Quotient Sciences is a leading drug development and manufacturing accelerator, helping biotech and pharma companies bring new medicines to patients faster. With over 35 years of experience and a track record of success, we provide Drug Product (CDMO) and Clinical (CRO) services across the entire development pathway, including formulation development, clinical pharmacology, clinical trials, and commercial product manufacturing.

Our proprietary and disruptive platform – “Translational Pharmaceutics®” – integrates Drug Product Manufacturing and Clinical Testing to eliminate silos in the drug development process. This in turn reduces costs, improves outcomes, and significantly accelerates drug development times.

The Role

Data Sciences at Quotient Sciences comprises 6 departments (including Pharmacokinetics), over 100 staff and provides an expert service in the data management, analysis and reporting of early phase clinical studies. Due to our continued growth and success, we have an excellent opportunity for a Trainee Clinical Pharmacokineticist to join our Pharmacokinetics Department.

As a member of our Pharmacokinetics department, you will be trained and eventually responsible for:

• Pharmacokinetic and toxicokinetic input to and review of Clinical Protocols and Reporting and Analysis Plans
• Non-compartmental pharmacokinetic/toxicokinetic analysis and data interpretation
• Providing interpretive pharmacokinetic expertise to inform dose decision making strategies
• Utilising modelling functionality to support emerging questions arising from clinical data e.g. Compartmental Modelling, Non-Parametric Superposition, basic PK/PD modelling
• Providing Pharmacokinetic, Pharmacodynamic, and Clinical Pharmacological interpretive reports for inclusion in Clinical Study Reports

At Quotient, our early Phase studies present particular PK challenges due to their complexity (often with multiple study parts), interim modelling, interpretation, protocol changes and the urgent requirement from sponsors for their key results; you will be expected to be flexible and creative in your PK skills.

The Candidate

The successful trainee candidate will have a degree in a field related to Clinical Pharmacology or a biological discipline and have an ability to explain PK concepts to other staff and to demonstrate a strong interest in a career as a Clinical Pharmacokinetist. Experience of WinNonlin/Phoenix, knowledge of ICH GCP and clinical trials would be an advantage.

In addition, you should have good organisational and presentation skills and be able to work to deadlines whilst maintaining quality standards. Attention to detail and the ability to multitask are essential. Effective oral and written communication skills are also required as you will, in time, be a primary pharmacokinetic point of contact with clients, regulators and clinical staff.

Applicants must have the right to work in the UK upon being offered employment. The trainee role can be based in our Nottingham or Edinburgh office (with some home working), or can be fully home based with occasional trips to an office. This is a full-time position.

Please note that this position is not eligible for sponsorship under the UK points-based immigration system. If you require sponsorship, we will be unable to progress your application or make an offer of employment. As this is a permanent role, we are also unable to accept applications from candidates on a Graduate Visa.

Application Requirements

When applying for a position with Quotient Sciences to be able to work in our organization you must be aged 18 years or over and not have been debarred by the FDA. If you indicate you are under the age of 18 or have been debarred then your application will be automatically declined.

Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Quotient Sciences are advocates for positive change and conscious inclusion. We strive to create a diverse Quotient workforce and develop a workplace culture that provides a sense of acceptance for every person within our organization. As a global employer, we recognize the value in having an organization that is a true reflection and representation of our society today.

Specifically we will not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, gender, gender identity, pregnancy, marital status, partnership status, domestic violence victim status, sexual orientation, age, national origin, alienage or citizenship status, veteran or military status, disability, medical condition, genetic information, caregiver status, unemployment status or any other characteristic prohibited by federal, state and/or local laws. This applies to all aspects of employment, including hiring, promotion, demotion, compensation, training, working conditions.