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About Idorsia Pharmaceuticals Ltd

Idorsia Ltd is reaching out for more - We have more ideas, we see more opportunities and we want to help more patients.

In order to achieve this, we will develop Idorsia into one of Europe’s leading biopharmaceutical company, with a strong scientific core.

Headquartered in Switzerland - a European biotech hub - Idorsia is specialized in the discovery and development of small molecules, to transform the horizon of therapeutic options. Idorsia has a broad portfolio of innovative drugs in the pipeline, an experienced team, a fully-functional research center, and a strong balance sheet – the ideal constellation to bringing R&D efforts to business success.

Idorsia was listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange (ticker symbol: IDIA) in June 2017 and has over 600 highly qualified specialists dedicated to realizing our ambitious targets.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Modeling and Simulation Scientist (Pharmacometrician) to join our company.

Job Responsibilities :

• Support compounds and projects in clinical development with model-based data analysis.


• Support decision making in clinical development by simulation of scenarios and studies.


• Contribute to decision making with quantitative assessments of efficacy and safety measures of different doses, dosing regimens, and other relevant variables.


• Being a champion and advocate for pharmacometrics within the company.


• Identify opportunities for model-based drug development.


• Maintain effective communication with clinical teams and clinical pharmacologists.


• Ensure high quality contributions to drug development.


• Management of quality and timelines.


• Knowledge of relevant regulatory guidelines and requirements.


• Sustain scientific competence by establishing familiarity with new scientific developments.


• Education of colleagues in Clinical Pharmacology and Clinical Development about modeling and simulation.

Requirements :

• Relevant academic degree (pharmacology, statistics, pharmacometrics, biology).


• Degree: Preference for PhD, PharmD, maybe MD.


• Industry: Pharmaceuticals.


• Experience in modeling and simulation to drug research and development.


• Good knowledge of drug development and the transition phases (preclinical to Phase I, Phase I to Phase II).


• Experience with relevant software (Monolix, NONMEM, R/S-PLUS, Berkeley Madonna, WinNonlin, other).


• Track record of relevant publications.


• Ability to work with a team.


• Ability to adapt and respond to change.


• Good interpersonal and communication skills.


• Knowledge of MS office products.


• Fluency in English, written and spoken.

What Idorsia offers :

• Exciting opportunities  for development and professional growth within our dynamic organization.


• A collaborative and solution-oriented enviroment where you can make a difference.


• An innovative and open culture in a truly multicultural environment.


• A competitive salary and generous social benefits.

Work  Location: Allschwil

Country: Switzerland

Business Area: Global Clinical Development

Schedule: Fulltime

Job Type: Permanent

Job ID: 1690

If you are interested, please click on apply now.

Please be informed that if you are selected for this position, your employment will be subject to a pre-employment background screening process, of which you would be informed in greater detail in due course.

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