This should be posted on the r-sig-jobs email list. Cheers, Bert Bert Gunter
"The trouble with having an open mind is that people keep coming along and sticking things into it." -- Opus (aka Berkeley Breathed in his "Bloom County" comic strip ) On Mon, Jun 6, 2016 at 3:25 PM, <nidal.alhun...@gmail.com> wrote: > AstraZeneca, a leading pharmaceutical company, has an exciting opportunity > for an R-developer within its Quantitative Clinical Pharmacology (QCP) > group. The position is a 6-12 month contract position which will integrate > R programming knowledge, capabilities and prowess towards pharmacometric > analysis objectives. > > > > The position is located in Waltham, Massachusetts (outside Boston). > > > > The candidate will engage and contribute their programming expertise > towards meaningful pharmacometric industrialization projects. This includes > the development and implementation of state-of-the-art infrastructure > tools, applications and processes that will directly facilitate > cutting-edge pharmacometric modeling research towards bettering the health > well-being of individuals. > > > > The candidate will be exposed to project related activities to help him/her > develop an understanding of Clinical Pharmacology’s role in drug > development. > > > > Education, Experience and Knowledge > > • MS. or PhD in a relevant technical discipline, such as > machine learning, computer science, physics, engineering, mathematics, > statistics, or related field, or 3+ years of experience in a relevant role. > > • Expert knowledge of R (expert R coding and programming > practices; ability to design and write functions). > > • Demonstrated leadership experience preferred. > > > > Specific Skills > > • Experience in building R packages, good understanding of S3 > and S4 methods, and knowledge of generics R work as well as R environments. > > • Experience in making advanced reproducible report using > Sweave and knitr including tables, graphs and literate programming. > > • Proficiency with other scientific computer language such as > MATLAB, Python and rJava. > > • Expertise with the C++ programming language. > > • Strong knowledge of computer science practices; strong > technical aptitude. > > > > Other Skills > > • Ability to work within a cross-functional teams with strong > interpersonal abilities. > > • Strong written and verbal communication skills. > > • Strong customer service orientation. > > • Solid analytical capability; ability to exercise sound > judgment. > > • Strong attention to detail. > > • Strong organization and prioritization skills; ability to > perform multiple tasks and meet deadlines. > > • Proficiency in Microsoft Office software. > > > > Required experience: > > • 3+ years of experience in a relevant role.: 3 years > > [[alternative HTML version deleted]] > > ______________________________________________ > R-help@r-project.org mailing list -- To UNSUBSCRIBE and more, see > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help > PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html > and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. ______________________________________________ R-help@r-project.org mailing list -- To UNSUBSCRIBE and more, see https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.
