Overview

About Certara 
Certara is a growing company that provides a dynamic and exciting place to work. Our purpose is to assist in accelerating the development of meaningful medicines that make an impact on our society and the people that need them most. Innovation and creativity are highly valued, and everyone is given the opportunity for training and continuous development. Our portfolio spans the discovery, preclinical, clinical and post-marketing phases of drug development, working with 1,200 commercial companies, 250 academic institutions, and numerous regulatory agencies.

The Certara Quantitative Systems Pharmacology (QSP) group is a global organization focused on the impactful application of QSP and mechanistic PKPD modeling and simulation in drug discovery and development across therapeutic areas and modalities. We have been leading two first-of-its-kind QSP Consortia with more than 15 global pharmaceutical companies and have a rapidly expanding consultancy portfolio.  Our QSP scientists work in close collaboration with other Certara staff and clients to generate and use state-of-the-art mechanistic models for decision making in pharmaceutical R&D. The models are designed in close dialogue with clients and developed with a view to creating user-friendly tools that will inform drug development programs from discovery to regulatory filing. We have unique capability to seamlessly integrate bespoke QSP models into the Simcyp® physiologically based pharmacokinetic (PBPK) platform.

We have unique opportunities for experienced QSP modelling experts to join our team and become part of a global organisation leading model-informed drug development. Positions are available across our global locations and for flexible, home-based roles.

Responsibilities

• Overall responsibility for project delivery of quality QSP solutions on time.
• Provide hands-on technical support for model building when required.
• Work with clients to ensure they receive the expected added value.
• Work with the consortium/ consulting teams to ensure optimal deployment of resources.
• Work with Certara QSP line management to deliver optimum solutions.
• Provide general expert technical input across Certara QSP portfolio.
• Mentor other Certara QSP staff.

Technical

• Postdoctoral experience in systems modelling for drug discovery/ development teams.
• PhD (or equivalent) in life sciences, engineering, computer sciences, mathematics physics or equivalent.
• Preferably 2 years plus industry experience
• Good understanding of PKPD, systems pharmacology and biology and its application in drug discovery and development.
• Very familiar and outstanding hands-on expertise with QSP modelling software.
• Strong publication record (commensurate with level of experience).

Team working

• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Skilled and experienced at facilitating a multi-disciplinary team to work together on a complex project.
• Ability to clearly and efficiently communicate with all stakeholders.
• Organised and with track record of delivering quality results on time.

Personal  

• Ability to work virtually with project teams across different locations and time zones.
• Leads by example.
• Self-reliant.

Other skills

• Ability to communicate and present effectively to a range of stakeholders.
• Combines scientific and technical excellence with ability to make impact in drug discovery and development programs.
• Ability to manage multiple client project timelines and deliverables simultaneously.