Careers at PD-value

What do we do at PD-value?
PD-value is involved in translational medicine, general pharmacometrics and systems biology.
We are active at all phases of pharmaceutical drug research & development, including early discovery and post-filing support.

PD-value’s services include:

• model building and development
• delivering with a wide variety of models (PK, PK-PD, PBPK-PD, QSP, systems biology)
• extrapolation to support experiment or clinical trial design, dose selection
• strategic consulting

Why apply at PD-value?

At PD-value, we see pharmaceutical R&D as teamwork.
We strongly believe that the only way to add value is to work closely together. We offer a flexible working environment and numerous opportunities to learn and develop.
You will be working in close contact with clients as partners but will also enjoy support from colleagues as a team, next to receiving mentoring from Jeroen Elassaiss-Schaap, owner of PD-value and an expert in the field of pharmacometrics.
This is an unique learning opportunity that is only possible at a compact company; PD-value currently consists of 7 modelers with diverse expertise.

Your role at PD-value

• modeling and simulation activities, including model building and evaluation
• data management
• preparing scientific reports
• communicating findings to clients
• performing quality control checks on codes, models and reports
• in addition, non-proprietary activities / open source projects are possible (4 hr/week)

Who are you?

• you hold a PhD degree in a relevant field. Alternatively, you hold a MSc degree and have professional experience bringing you to the PhD level
• you have basic statistical and mathematical knowledge, in addition to knowledge of basic modeling and simulation principles
• you are proficient in R and NONMEM; this includes hands-on experience in modeling and simulation
• you have strong analytical skills
• you are a team player and have good communication skills
• you are fluent in English, both written and spoken
• candidates with (clinical or preclinical) pharmacology background are preferred
• you look forward to work on-site (3 days/week) at the science park in Utrecht
• your antropomorphometrics, pigmentation levels and cumulative number of heart beats or their correlates are irrelevant
• you accept a background- and social media screen as part of the procedure
• you are preferably willing to work full-time, but part-time is possible (min. 60%)