Associate Scientist
Job Description
Responsibilities:
The successful candidate will be expected to perform analytical testing of drug products and APIs under the supervision of a senior scientist. The candidate will have a good understanding of the technical, regulatory, and GMP needs related to drug product development.
The position will report to the Senior Leadership of the Analytical Sciences laboratory located at the Spring House, Pennsylvania location. Strong technical background with a problem-solving skill set as well as the ability to work in teams are considered essential.
Position Responsibilities:
• Perform analytical testing (e.g., HPLC/UPLC and dissolution) of drug products.
• Perform data analysis (chromatography/spectroscopy) and present them to the team in a timely manner.
Qualifications:
Education and experience:
BS with 4-6 years or MS with 1-3 years or Ph.D with 0-2 years of relevant experience in Analytical Chemistry.
Required Experience and Skills
• Hands-on analytical laboratory experience-e.g., wet chemistry, chromatography
• Experience collecting and analyzing raw data, preparing graphs and other visualization tools to help interpret results
• Familiarity with statistics
• Demonstrated strong verbal as well as written communication skills and ability to work in an interdisciplinary team environment.
Experience and Skills:
• Working knowledge of laboratory GMP, quality, compliance and data integrity requirements and related recent industry trends
• Working knowledge of troubleshooting analytical techniques (e.g., chromatography, dissolution, spectroscopy, etc).
• Demonstrated ability to work independently in the laboratory
• Expertise in Liquid Chromatography (HPLC/UPLC) and dissolution
• Hands-on experience with chromatographic integration and with Empower software (or other chromatographic data acquisition systems) and Electronic Laboratory Notebook (ELN)
• Working knowledge of statistics and tools, e.g., statistical data treatment and/or Excel or Minitab.
• Experienced in conducting comparative and or multi-media dissolution studies.
Personality:
• Collaborative and team player
• Independent
• Flexible and adaptable