Senior Scientist, Modeling - Global DMPK&M

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Are you looking for a patient-focused, innovation-driven company that will inspire you and empower you to shine? Join us as a Quantitative Systems Pharmacology Modeler - Senior Scientist in our Cambridge, MA location.

Objective / Purpose:

As a Quantitative Systems Pharmacology Modeler - Senior Scientist in DMPK & Modeling, you will be empowered to interface between clinical pharmacology, clinical research, nonclinical drug safety, drug discovery, drug metabolism, translational medicine and pharmacovigilance to influence drug development.

Accountabilities:

• Support decision making in the preclinical development of novel therapeutic agents to treat various diseases involving aberrant activation of the immune system, including irritable bowel disease (IBD), ulcerative colitis, liver fibrosis, dermatitis, and others.
• Work on cross-functional teams with preclinical biology/pharmacology, clinical pharmacology, nonclinical safety assessment, and translational medicine to develop quantitative model-based understanding of both the target biological pathways and novel therapeutic agents.
• May involve early feasibility assessment for novel targets, reverse translation from clinical comparators for validates ones, and/or building pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic (PK/PD), physiologically based pharmacokinetic (PBPK), and quantitative systems pharmacology (QSP) models for distribution, pharmacology, and efficacy of novel agents.
• Implement a modeling & simulation strategy to assist and accelerate decisions around preclinical study design and interpretation, as well as prediction of first-in-human dose and safety margins for clinical trials. 

Education & Competencies

• Ph.D/Pharm.D in chemical or biomedical engineering, pharmaceutical sciences, mathematics, physics, or equivalent area.
• Strong competency in building mathematical models is required (in commonly used languages such as MATLAB, SimBiology, NONMEM, Phoenix, Python, or R) 
• At least 2 years (8 years with MS) of industry experience in mathematical modeling of biological systems.
• Demonstrated strong analytical skills to evaluate complex information and identify key scientific questions related to projects.
• Ability to communicate complex modeling results clearly and concisely to cross-functional audience is critical.

• Prefer candidates with background or interest in immunology or biology of GI diseases. 

• Job title is flexible based on experience. 

This position is currently classified as “hybrid” by Takeda’s Hybrid and Remote Work policy

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U.S. Base Salary Range:

The estimated salary range reflects an anticipated range for this position. The actual base salary offered may depend on a variety of factors, including the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant experience, specific and unique skills, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and the location in which the applicant lives and/or from which they will be performing the job.The actual base salary offered will be in accordance with state or local minimum wage requirements for the job location.

U.S. based employees may be eligible for short-term and/or long-termincentives. U.S.based employees may be eligible to participate in medical, dental, vision insurance, a 401(k) plan and company match, short-term and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance, a tuition reimbursement program, paid volunteer time off, company holidays, and well-being benefits, among others. U.S.based employees are also eligible to receive, per calendar year, up to 80 hours of sick time, and new hires are eligible to accrue up to 120 hours of paid vacation.

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