You should have A-levels in biology/mathematics/science, 2+ years in biomedical/life sciences, good interpersonal skills, basic programming knowledge, and familiarity with pharmacokinetics.

You will search for and interpret data, format it for analysis, conduct data fitting and plotting, and contribute to the development of mathematical Systems Pharmacology models.

Science

Research & Development

United Kingdom

Canterbury

Sheffield

Large

Certara accelerates medicines using proprietary biosimulation software, technology and services to transform traditional drug discovery and development. Its clients include 2,000 biopharmaceutical companies, academic institutions, and regulatory agencies across 62 countries.

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Certara

Manufacturing

Accelerating medicines to patients with biosimulation, technology and services.

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 Overview: 
 <p><b> About Certara</b></p>
 <p>Certara accelerates medicines using proprietary biosimulation software, technology and services to transform traditional drug discovery and development. Its clients include more than 2,000 biopharmaceutical companies, academic institutions, and regulatory agencies across 62 countries</p>
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 <p><br> We are seeking undergraduate level first degree students who share our passion for using quantitative approaches to understand and impact complex drug discovery and development questions. The students will learn about the exciting breaking science of QSP, utilising mathematical systems models of disease to discover and develop novel medicines. They will work in close collaboration with Certara staff to help generate state-of-the-art QSP models for users in pharmaceutical R&amp;D. The models will be designed in dialogue with the clients and developed with a view to creating user-friendly models that will inform drug development programs from discovery to regulatory filing. This role does not include laboratory work.</p> Responsibilities: 
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  Technical
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  <li>A-level or equivalent in biology and mathematics, physics, or computer science.</li>
  <li>2+ years undergraduate degree education in biomedical/life sciences, bioengineering, biochemistry, or similar.</li>
 </ul>
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  Team working
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  <li>Good interpersonal skills.</li>
 </ul>
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  Personal
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  <li>Passionate about using mathematical approaches to improve drug discovery.</li>
  <li>Self-motivated.</li>
  <li>Willing to work in, or relocate to, Canterbury or Sheffield, UK.</li>
 </ul>
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  Other skills
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 <ul>
  <li>Computer literate and familiar with modern communications technology.</li>
  <li>Familiar with Excel, PowerPoint, Word etc.</li>
  <li>Some familiarity with the use of search engines/PubMed etc. to find biomedical scientific data.</li>
 </ul>
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  Role
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  <li>Work with QSP modellers to find and interpret relevant data via literature searching and, where appropriate, capture this data.</li>
  <li>Rendering data in appropriate format for fitting and/or analysis.</li>
  <li>Data fitting, plotting, and model building as appropriate.</li>
 </ul>
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  <br> Technical
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  <li>Introductory knowledge of pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, pharmacology, and biology (including immunology).</li>
  <li>Experience in basic programming, for example using R, Python or Matlab.</li>
 </ul>
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  Team working
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  <li>Experienced in working in multi-disciplinary teams.</li>
 </ul>
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  Role
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  <li>Contribute materially to mathematical Systems Pharmacology model development.</li>
 </ul> Qualifications: 
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  <i> Certara bases all employment-related decision on merit, taking into consideration qualifications, skills, achievement, and performance. We treat all applicants and employees without regard to personal characteristics such as race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, nationality, marital status, pregnancy, physical or mental condition, genetic information, military service, or other characteristic protected by law.</i>
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 Overview: 
  About Certara
 Certara accelerates medicines using proprietary biosimulation software, technology and services to transform traditional drug discovery and development. Its clients include more than 2,000 biopharmaceutical companies, academic institutions, and regulatory agencies across 62 countries
 
  We are seeking undergraduate level first degree students who share our passion for using quantitative approaches to understand and impact complex drug discovery and development questions. The students will learn about the exciting breaking science of QSP, utilising mathematical systems models of disease to discover and develop novel medicines. They will work in close collaboration with Certara staff to help generate state-of-the-art QSP models for users in pharmaceutical R&D. The models will be designed in dialogue with the clients and developed with a view to creating user-friendly models that will inform drug development programs from discovery to regulatory filing. This role does not include laboratory work. Responsibilities: 
 
  Technical
 
 
  A-level or equivalent in biology and mathematics, physics, or computer science.
  2+ years undergraduate degree education in biomedical/life sciences, bioengineering, biochemistry, or similar.
 
 
  Team working
 
 
  Good interpersonal skills.
 
 
  Personal
 
 
  Passionate about using mathematical approaches to improve drug discovery.
  Self-motivated.
  Willing to work in, or relocate to, Canterbury or Sheffield, UK.
 
 
  Other skills
 
 
  Computer literate and familiar with modern communications technology.
  Familiar with Excel, PowerPoint, Word etc.
  Some familiarity with the use of search engines/PubMed etc. to find biomedical scientific data.
 
 
  Role
 
 
  Work with QSP modellers to find and interpret relevant data via literature searching and, where appropriate, capture this data.
  Rendering data in appropriate format for fitting and/or analysis.
  Data fitting, plotting, and model building as appropriate.
 
 
 
   Technical
 
 
  Introductory knowledge of pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, pharmacology, and biology (including immunology).
  Experience in basic programming, for example using R, Python or Matlab.
 
 
  Team working
 
 
  Experienced in working in multi-disciplinary teams.
 
 
  Role
 
 
  Contribute materially to mathematical Systems Pharmacology model development.
  Qualifications: 
 
   Certara bases all employment-related decision on merit, taking into consideration qualifications, skills, achievement, and performance. We treat all applicants and employees without regard to personal characteristics such as race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, nationality, marital status, pregnancy, physical or mental condition, genetic information, military service, or other characteristic protected by law.
 


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