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Associate Scientist, Postdoctoral Fellow - AI in Infectious Disease Modeling

at Merck

📍 USA - Pennsylvania - West Point Hybrid 💰 $75K – $86K USD / year Posted March 19, 2026
Salary $75K – $86K USD / year
Type Not Specified
Experience mid
Exp. Years Not specified
Education Not specified
Category Science & Research

This postdoctoral role involves developing AI-assisted models for infectious diseases, leveraging generative AI and large language models to improve health economic evaluations and model transparency.

  • Develop health economic models
  • Utilize AI and LLMs for model extraction
  • Implement AI reasoning layers
  • Collaborate across research teams
  • Disseminate findings

The technical scope includes AI, generative models, LLMs, and systematic review tools, with a focus on interdisciplinary research in health economics and infectious disease modeling.

The ideal candidate is a postdoctoral researcher with expertise in AI-driven infectious disease modeling, biostatistics, and data science, capable of developing innovative models using generative AI and LLMs in a collaborative research environment.

AIInfectious Disease ModelingData Science
Generative AILLMsModel ExtractionBiostatistics
Generative AILarge Language ModelsAI-assisted systematic review tools
AIInfectious Disease ModelingBiostatisticsHealth Economic ModelsGenerative AILLMsModel ExtractionData ScienceResearch
AIInfectious Disease ModelingBiostatisticsHealth Economic ModelsGenerative AILLMsModel ExtractionData ScienceResearchProgramming
Research SkillsCollaborationCommunicationProblem-solvingInterdisciplinary Work
Industry Pharmaceuticals
Job Function Advance infectious disease modeling using AI and generative techniques in a research setting
Role Subtype Postdoctoral Fellow
Tech Domains Generative AI, Large Language Models, AI-assisted systematic review tools
AIInfectious Disease ModelingBiostatisticsHealth Economic ModelsGenerative AILLMsModel ExtractionData ScienceResearchPostdoctoral Fellowaiinfectious disease modelingbiostatisticshealth economic modelsgenerative aillmsmodel extractiondata scienceresearchpostdoctoral

Lack of experience with AI or disease modeling, No research or academic background in biostatistics or data science, Inability to collaborate across disciplines

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