Associate Director, Quantitative Pharmacology and Pharmacometrics, Cardiometabolic
Merck
August 20, 2026
Full-time
Remote friendly (Boston, MA)
Worldwide
Clinical Research and Development
Role: Associate Director in Quantitative Pharmacology within the QP2 Department, supporting cardiometabolic pipeline discovery and development. Responsibilities: develop and apply model-based strategies such as translational PK/PD, mechanistic modeling, and clinical simulations to guide dose selection, trial design, and go/no-go decisions; represent QP2 on cross-functional teams; collaborate with external vendors; contribute to regulatory documentation; work across discovery and development phases in cardiometabolic diseases using small molecules, biologics, and emerging modalities. Requirements: Ph.D. (β₯4 yrs), PharmD (β₯6 yrs), or MS (β₯8 yrs) in biopharmaceutics, pharmacometrics, or related field; expertise in population PK/PD analyses using tools like NONMEM, Phoenix, R, or Monolix; strong communication and collaboration skills; knowledge of complex therapeutics and regulatory expectations. Preferred: experience in cardiometabolic clinical development and advanced modeling skills. HighValue: cardiometabolic indications, early to late clinical development, model-informed decision-making, cross-functional collaboration, hybrid work setup, ~10% travel.