PhD student Dissolution & Biopharmaceutics (all genders)

Job description

A career at our company is an ongoing journey of discovery: our 60,300 people are shaping how the world lives, works and plays through next generation advancements in Healthcare, Life Science and Electronics. For more than 350 years and across the world we have passionately pursued our curiosity to find novel and vibrant ways of enhancing the lives of others.

 

United As One for Patients, our purpose in Healthcare is to help create, improve and prolong lives. We develop medicines, intelligent devices and innovative technologies in therapeutic areas such as Oncology, Neurology and Fertility. Our teams work together across 6 continents with passion and relentless curiosity in order to help patients at every stage of life. Joining our Healthcare team is becoming part of a diverse, inclusive and flexible working culture, presenting great opportunities for personal development and career advancement across the globe.

 

Your Role:
As a PhD student within Analytical Development, you will characterize active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) using various analytical methods. The focus will be on biopredictive in vitro dissolution testing, specifically, on the biopharmaceutics characterization of drug products. You will develop new in vitro methods with the aim to improve understanding of dissolution, supersaturation/precipitation and digestion of lipid-based formulations and APIs in lipidic environments. This will further include translation of in vitro to in vivo clinical data and cross-functional collaboration with other experts and departments. The PhD project will be in close collaboration with European universities.

Who You Are:
-    Master / ‘Staatsexamen’ or equivalent degree in pharmacy or life sciences 
-    Profound knowledge in pharmaceutical development and first experiences of working in a research environment
-    Excellent team player with “fit for purpose” mindset
-    Fluent English skills, fluent German skills due to international collaboration and supervision
-    Effective oral and written communication skills
 

 

What we offer: We are curious minds that come from a broad range of backgrounds, perspectives, and life experiences.
We celebrate all dimensions of diversity. We believe that it drives excellence, innovation, and human progress. We care about our customers, patients, and our rich mix of people. This diversity strengthens our ability to lead in science and technology.
We are committed to creating access and opportunities for all and empower you to fulfil your ambitions. Our diverse businesses offer various career moves to seek new horizons.
Join us in building a culture of inclusion and belonging that impacts millions and empowers everyone to bring their curiosity to life!

 

Curious? Chat with one of our curious minds on our interactive Q&A platform and catch a glimpse of our people, values, and culture.  You can also apply and find more information at https://jobs.vibrantm.com

 

If you would like to know more about what diversity, equity, and inclusion means to us, please visit https://www.merckgroup.com/en/company/press-positions.html

Stellenanforderungsnummer:  254716

Standort:  Darmstadt

Berufserfahrung:  B - Recent University Graduate( .buttontext8a6804593ffaad52 a{ border: 1px solid transparent; } .buttontext8a6804593ffaad52 a:focus{ border: 1px dashed #eb3c96 !important; outline: none !important; }

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Jobsegment: R&D, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacy, Developer, Research, Science, Healthcare, Technology