Pharmacometrics Intern
Description
Boehringer Ingelheim is currently seeking a talented and innovative Intern to join our Pharmacometrics Group located at our Ridgefield, CT facility. As an Intern, you will be assigned to your own pharmacometrics project and work under the supervision of an experienced pharmacometrician. The project scope includes but is not limited to performing hands-on pharmacometrics analysis with appropriate software (e.g., NONMEM, R) based on pre-clinical and clinical pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic data and collaborating with other stakeholders in drug development. Ideally, the project results in a poster presentation or publication.
As an employee of Boehringer Ingelheim, you will actively contribute to the discovery, development and delivery of our products to our patients and customers. Our global presence provides opportunity for all employees to collaborate internationally, offering visibility and opportunity to directly contribute to the companies´ success. We realize that our strength and competitive advantage lie with our people. We support our employees in a number of ways to foster a healthy working environment, meaningful work, diversity and inclusion, mobility, networking and work-life balance. Our competitive compensation and benefit programs reflect Boehringer Ingelheim´s high regard for our employees.
Duties & Responsibilities
- Develop and qualify PK, PKPD, and/or disease progression models including data set preparation and post-processing of software output
- Perform literature research to support model development and qualification
- Present project results and conclusions to the Pharmacometrics Group and other stakeholders
- Summarize project results and conclusions in internal report and/or external poster/publication
Requirements
- Must be a current graduate or advanced degree student in good academic standing
- Student must be enrolled at a college or university for the duration of the internship
- Overall cumulative minimum GPA from last completed quarter/semester 3.0 GPA (on a 4.0 scale) preferred
- Major or minor in related field of internship
- Undergraduate students must have completed at least 12 credit hours at current college or university
- Graduate and Advanced Degree students must have completed at least 9 credit hours at current college or university
- Onsite/Flex*: This position is site based with flexibility for remote working. Working onsite a minimum of 2-3 days per week is required. Remote working norms will be clarified during the interview process.
Desired Experience, Skills and Abilities:
- Hands-on experience in pharmacometrics software packages (e.g., NONMEM, R)
- Basic knowledge in non-linear mixed effect modelling and biostatistics
- Basic knowledge in clinical pharmacology and model informed drug discovery and development
Compensation Data
This position offers an hourly rate of $20.00 - $33.00 USD/hr. commensurate to the level of degree program in which an applicant is actively enrolled. For an overview of our benefits please click here.
Eligibility Requirements
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without restriction.
• Must be willing to take a drug test and post-offer physical (if required)
• Must be 18 years of age or older