Irina Baltcheva
Global Head Early Development Pharmacometrics at Novartis
Oberwil, Basel-Country, Switzerland
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Top SchoolIrina Baltcheva is a leader in pharmacometrics and model-informed drug development with eight years of industry experience and a PhD in theoretical immunology and mathematical modeling. At Novartis she has progressed from modeling roles to Global Head Early Development Pharmacometrics, leading quantitative teams that shape early clinical strategy and dose-finding across immunology portfolios. She specializes in population PK/PD, mechanistic receptor-binding models and translating complex clinical data into actionable dose–exposure–response decisions used in regulatory interactions and successful registrations. Known for spotting opportunities to apply Modeling & Simulation across development, she combines rigorous mathematical training with hands-on implementation (NONMEM, Monolix) and cross-functional influence. Her background in immune-system modeling gives her rare domain depth that informs smarter trial design and translational decisions. Colleagues describe her as an enthusiastic, multidisciplinary communicator and mentor who bridges quantitative science and development strategy.
8 years of coding experience
18 years of employment as a software developer
M.Sc. Computer Science Operations research, M.Sc. Computer Science Operations research at Université de MontréalPh.D. Mathematical Modeling and Theoretical Immunology, Ph.D. Mathematical Modeling and Theoretical Immunology at Ecole polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne
English, French, Bulgarian, Spanish, German
Github Skills (6)
stata10
r-package10
sas10
r9
modeling3
exploratory2
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (4)
baltcir1/nlmixr
Oct 2019 - Oct 2019
nlmixr: an R package for population PKPD modeling
Contributions:2 pushes in 1 day
r-packagemodelingpkpd
ggPMXdevelopment/ggPMX
May 2018 - Apr 2019
ggPMX R package
Contributions:13 commits, 11 pushes, 45 comments in 11 months
pharmacometricsr-packagereportingsasrstats
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