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Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Merck is a leading pharmaceutical company focused on breakthrough innovation in research and discovery. They are seeking a Postdoctoral Fellow in AI for Infectious Disease Modeling to develop and support health economic models using advanced AI techniques, collaborating with various teams to enhance model transparency and improve health decision-making.
Responsibilities
Build a robust corpus of health economic infectious disease models using AI-assisted systematic review techniques
Utilize advanced LLMs to precisely extract infectious disease model type, structure (states, transitions), and parameters (costs, utilities, probabilities)
Implement an intelligent AI reasoning layer to evaluate consistency, completeness, and scientific validity across extracted models
Employ generative AI to propose new model structures, dynamically guided by disease-specific needs and prior evidence
Apply the developed pipeline to critical case studies (e.g., RSV vaccine modeling) and rigorously compare AI-generated models with existing approaches
Develop excellent working relationships within partner across our Research Laboratories; ensure effective cross-functional collaboration across teams
Collaborate externally and solicit input from appropriate stakeholders and adopt latest techniques from relevant published literature
Disseminate key research findings/methodology via scientific presentations at congresses and publications in scientific journals
Skills
Candidates should currently hold a PhD OR will receive a PhD by start of employment in Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, or a closely-related quantitative field
Previous experience with large language models (LLMs), natural language processing (NLP), or machine learning
Strong programming skills in Python and/or C++, with experience in model fitting, simulation, and data extraction workflows
Previous experience working on interdisciplinary research projects and/or working within interdisciplinary teams
Ability to gather, organize, and synthesize complex information in order to draw conclusions and make recommendations
Strong creative problem solving skills
Strong interpersonal, networking, presentation, and communication skills
Ability to communicate effectively in English in both verbal and written formats
Experience in prompt engineering, fine-tuning, or evaluating large language models
Previous experience of health economic modeling and cost-effectiveness analysis for infectious disease
Benefits
Bonus eligibility
Health care and other insurance benefits (for employee and family)
Retirement benefits
Paid holidays
Vacation
Sick days
Flexible Work Arrangements: Hybrid
Relocation: Domestic
VISA Sponsorship: Yes
Company Overview
Merck is a biopharmaceutical company that offers medicines and vaccines for various diseases. It was founded in 1891, and is headquartered in Rahway, New Jersey, USA, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is