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Christina Friedrich

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Executive Director, Translational Modeling at Merck
📍 San Francisco, California, United States

Christina Friedrich is the Executive Director of Translational Modeling at Merck, with 25 years of experience in drug development. An alumna of MIT and Stanford University, she is an expert in quantitative systems pharmacology (QSP), leading scientific collaborations and interfacing between modeling, life sciences, management, and software engineering groups.

A key focus for Christina is the continuous improvement of technology and operations. She has a proven track record of systematizing and streamlining research and modeling processes to enhance quality, efficiency, and profit margins.

Pioneered the use of "virtual populations" in simulations and integrated machine learning with quantitative systems pharmacology modeling.

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Experience
22 Years
Current Role
Executive Director, Translational Modeling
Job Level
Senior
Location
San Francisco, California, United States
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QSP Modeling
A core specialty throughout her career, focusing on mechanistic physiological models to support model-informed drug development and improve decision-making.
AI/ML in Pharma
Actively hires for AI/ML roles and previously spearheaded the use of machine learning methodologies in quantitative systems pharmacology (QSP) modeling.
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Career

Work history

2-2025
Executive Director, Translational Modeling
Merck
10-2010 - 2-2025
Chief Modeler, PhysioPD
Rosa & Co. LLC
4-2010 - 10-2010
Director of Core Product Development
Entelos
10-2006 - 8-2010
Associate Director of In Silico R&D
Entelos
3-2004 - 10-2006
Technical Lead for Modeling Methodologies
Entelos
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Education
1995 - 2000
Ph.D
Stanford University
1987 - 1991
B.S. degrees
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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