PhD Student - Modelling drug-excipient solubilisation interactions to predict excipient selection

Job description

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Roche is a partner of InPharma, an EU funded consortium integrated in the EU-Horizon 2020 Initiative.InPharma is a MSCA European Industrial Doctorate programme offering a comprehensive training program addressing the challenges of developing emerging drug candidates into new licensed medicines, including innovative modelling and bio-predictive tools tailored to streamline the oral drug product development process.

During this collaboration, Roche is going to host a PhD Position at our Labs at Roche's Headquarter in Basel, Switzerland.

Hence, we are looking for a highly motivated, open-minded person to join Roche's Drug Product group within our Pharma Research and Early Development (pRED) Department.

The scientific objectives are as follows:

·  Explore drug-excipient interactions in both nano-carrier and micellar systems using computational pharmaceutics
·  Apply QSPR, AI, and ML to predict drug-excipient interactions for nano-carrier and micellar systems
·  Develop computational tools to guide excipient selection for optimal solubilisation and industrial scalability.

Requirements to be considered for the role:

·  M.Sc. (or equivalent graduation) in relevant area (e.g. Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Drug Delivery or Industrial Pharmacy)
·  Proof of English proficiency as communication and teaching language throughout InPharma is English (e.g. TOEFL or similar test, not for native speakers)

Planned secondment during the PhD:

·  Host: UCC, Ireland; Duration: ~12 months; Purpose: Modelling and data analysis, PhD courses

You can find this vacancy (ESR2) as well on InPharma and on EURAXESS

As this is a collaboration between Roche and InPharma, please note that your application can only be taken into account if you place your application via the InPharma Webpage . Please follow the respective instructions

During this collaboration, two additional PhD positions are available. However, these positions are not hosted at Roche. One of these positions will be hosted at the University of South Denmark ( ESR 11 ) and the other one by the Fraunhofer Institute ( ESR12 ). If you are interested in one of these openings, please apply directly via InPharma .

Roche is an equal opportunity employer.
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