Associate Principal Scientist

Associate Principal Scientist - Modelling & Simulation Specialist

Business Area - Research and Development
Specialism - Drug Safety Metabolism Imed
Department - Translational Safety
Location - UK, US & Sweden

Description

Join AstraZeneca as an Associate Principal Scientist - Modelling and Simulation Specialist, and you'll have a unique opportunity to apply your modelling and simulation expertise to the preclinical safety area by developing an industry leading Translational Safety department. Simply put, it's a chance to be at the leading edge of translational safety sciences.

AstraZeneca - Health Connects Us All

As one of the world's leading pharmaceutical companies, our business is focused on providing innovative, effective medicines that make a real difference in important areas of healthcare. At AstraZeneca, innovation is about more than just research. We aim to stimulate continued creativity throughout our organisation by maintaining a culture in which our people feel valued, energised and rewarded for their ideas and contribution to our success - ideas which can make a difference in all aspects of our business. And we support and encourage our people in discovering their own potential, through excellent learning and development opportunities that are available to them throughout their careers.

As an Associate Principal Scientist ? Modelling and Simulation Specialist your skills and qualifications will ideally include:

-A PhD level education (or equivalent) in a relevant discipline
-A solid knowledge of the drug discovery development process
-Extensive modelling and simulation experience
-Experience with PK/PD modeling, pharmacometrics, systems pharmacology, systems biology, or related areas
-A detailed understanding of drug metabolism and pharmacokinetics
-An understanding of current principles and concepts in safety assessment
-Pharmaceutical industry knowledge

As an Associate Principal Scientist - Modelling and Simulation Specialist your main responsibilities will involve:

-Contributing to the development and implementation of new strategies for translational safety
-Optimising the design of toxicology studies and developing preclinical models to enhance project decision-making
-Working to optimise the impact of modelling in efficacy and safety studies
-Evaluating and interpreting data to prepare for internal governance bodies
-Working in appropriate external forums to champion the use of modelling and simulations in toxicology settings

What we will be looking for in you:

We'll need to see a high degree of flexibility, innovation and commitment to customers.

To apply for this position - please use this link:
http://gs.globalsuccessor.com/fe/tpl_astrazenecav2.asp?newms=se