We invite applications for an EPSRC-funded Research Fellow (Post Doc) position on "Real-time Supply Chain Logistics for Personalised Medicines" in the Operations Group at Warwick Business School, University of Warwick, UK.
New trends in personalised medicine pose new challenges to the development and manufacturing of biopharmaceutical drugs, on a technical and organisational level. One example is CAR-T therapy, which has a cyclic supply chain, with blood from the patient transported to the manufacturing facility, processed and then transported back to the patient. Because of the limited storage suitability, patient appointments, transportation and manufacturing need to be tightly linked and controlled in real time.
The aim of the project is to create new decision tools to manage the real-time supply chain logistics for such personalized medicines. The project is part of the much larger EPSRC funded Future Targeted Healthcare Manufacturing Hub, a network of leading UK universities and numerous industry partners working on innovative manufacturing research for the targeted biopharmaceutical supply chain, covering all aspects from new technology and new decision tools to the regulatory framework. This network ensures a close collaboration with many other experts in the area, access to real-world data, and the possibility to work with PhD students. For more details on the hub please see
https://www.ucl.ac.uk/biochemical-engineering/research/research-and-training-centres/future-targeted-healthcare-manufacturing-hub
Applicants hold (or are about to complete) a PhD in Computer Science, Operational Research, Industrial Engineering, Applied Mathematics or a related discipline. A strong background in optimization under uncertainty and methods such as approximate dynamic programming/reinforcement learning, Monte-Carlo Tree search or metaheuristics is required. A background in biopharmaceutical manufacturing would be a great advantage, a willingness to learn the fundamentals and terminology of personalized biopharmaceutical manufacturing is essential in order to be able to interact with other groups in the Hub and with industry partners.
Programming skills, fluency in English and excellent communication and presentation skills are essential.
For informal inquiries, please contact Prof Juergen Branke Juergen.Branke@wbs.ac.uk
The full job advert can be found at
https://atsv7.wcn.co.uk/search_engine/jobs.cgi?SID=amNvZGU9MTg3MDg2NSZ2dF90ZW1wbGF0ZT0xNDU3Jm93bmVyPTUwNjI0NTImb3duZXJ0eXBlPWZhaXImYnJhbmRfaWQ9MCZwb3N0aW5nX2NvZGU9NjM1
Application deadline is 31 August 2020.
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Juergen Branke
Professor of Operational Research
University of Warwick, UK
Coventry
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