Job Description

The Quantitative Pharmacology and Pharmacometrics (QP2) department of our company's Research Laboratories in Rahway, NJ is seeking a collaborative Operations Scientist to join our QP2 Operations Team.

Responsibilities:

The QP2 Operations Scientist will work with QP2 scientists and cross-functional partners to advance the pipeline of novel therapeutic agents at our Company. QP2 Operations Scientists will enable tactical, logistical and operational elements of pertinent workflows, including but not limited to those in support of data needed for QP2 modeling, support of filings, and management of regulated document workflows. The Operations Scientist will develop a deep understanding of how to enable QP2 deliverables with a focus on strategically solving tough operational and scientific challenges, streamlining end-to-end process, and improving operational efficiency. More specifically, an Operations Scientist will work with QP2 scientists and key partner functions (such as bioanalytical sciences, data management, statistics/statistical programming, and external vendors) to:

• Enable smooth functioning and continuous improvement of QP2 involvement in clinical trials, including troubleshooting to resolve clinical study data issues.

• Ensure QP2 data requirements are integrated into evolving clinical data systems.

• Support QP2 needs for clinical trial operations, dataset creation, analyses (including conducting noncompartmental analysis) and reporting.

• Simultaneously manage timelines of multiple clinical studies, QP2 deliverables and document reviews.

• Gain expert level familiarity with regulatory publishing and take primary responsibility for publishing and editorial filing readiness of modeling and simulation reports for filings.

The selected candidate will be expected to operate with an enterprise mindset, be comfortable operating in ambiguous situations and with independence.

Education Requirement:

A MS, PharmD or equivalent degree - OR- a BS or equivalent degree with at least two years of experience, where "experience" means having a record of increasing responsibility and independence in a similar role in pharmaceutical drug development or academia.

Skills:

Required:

• An educational background in quantitative sciences, including but not limited to pharmaceutical sciences, pharmacy, pharmacometrics, mathematics, statistics/ biostatistics, computational biology/chemistry, chemical/biomedical engineering or public health.

• Excellent written/verbal communication and interpersonal skills with a proven ability to collaborate with individuals across multiple different areas of expertise.

• Organization skills, strong attention to detail, an operations-oriented mindset, and a propensity for troubleshooting complex issues.

• Proven ability to work on multiple projects at the same time and manage timelines/deliverables appropriately.

Preferred:

• Background in health or pharmaceutical sciences.

• Demonstrated leadership experience, with an ability to work through ambiguous situations, and a team-oriented enterprise mindset focused on identifying efficiencies and driving innovative solutions.

• Knowledge of or experience with clinical trial conduct, trial operations, clinical databases and data standards (e.g CDISC, SDTM and ADaM).

• Experience implementing noncompartmental analysis (NCA) using PK software (e.g. Phoenix), statistical software (e.g. SAS), or other pharmacometric analyses via NONMEM, Monolix, R, etc.

• Proficiency utilizing Microsoft Office suite, in particular Microsoft Excel.

This is a unique opportunity to advance your career while learning the fascinating world of pharmaceutical R&D in one of the world's most research-intensive biopharmaceutical companies.

Your role at our Company is integral to helping the world meet new breakthroughs that affect generations to come, and we're counting on your skills and inventiveness to help make meaningful contributions to global medical advancement. At our Company, we're inventing for life.

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The salary range for this role is

This is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. An employee's position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, government requirements, and business or organizational needs.

The successful candidate will be eligible for annual bonus and long-term incentive, if applicable.

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits. Available benefits include medical, dental, vision healthcare and other insurance benefits (for employee and family), retirement benefits, including 401(k), paid holidays, vacation, and compassionate and sick days. More information about benefits is available at https://jobs.merck.com/us/en/compensation-and-benefits.

You can apply for this role through https://jobs.merck.com/us/en (or via the Workday Jobs Hub if you are a current employee). The application deadline for this position is stated on this posting.

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Requisition ID:R355512