Scientist, Analytical Development

Overview

Job Description

The Scientist, is part of Analytical Development Starting Material Group and will be responsible for:

• Develop, qualify and transfer GC, HPLC, UPLC and mass spectrometry based assays of starting materials, raw materials, intermediates and excipients to suppliers, CMOs and QC.
• Identify impurity profiles and provide data to set impurity limits.
• Understand and apply advanced scientific principles, theories, concepts, practices and standards to process and analytical development.
• Author and review method development and qualification reports and SOPs for test methods, as well as transfer / qualification protocols and reports related to critical starting materials / intermediates / excipients.
• Provide analytical support externally and internally.

• Ph.D. in Analytical Chemistry, Organic Chemistry or related disciplines with > 1 year biopharmaceutical experience or equivalent.
• Master degree with > 5 years biopharmaceutical experience respectively, with demonstrated chromatographic separation, method development / qualification and structure elucidation expertise.
• Strong knowledge of fundamental chromatographic separation mechanisms in both gas phase and liquid phase, proven hands-on method development and optimization experience on HPLC, UPLC and GC for separation of molecules and isomers.
• Sound background in organic chemistry with a focus on structure characterization and elucidation of synthetic molecules through determination and interpretation of mass spectrometry and NMR data.
• Self-motivated, excellent communication, writing and reviewing skills.
• Familiarity with Waters and Agilent (U)
  HPLC and Mass Spectrometry hardware.
• Familiarity with Empower, Mass Lynx, Mass Hunter, and XCalibur CDS is preferred.

Pay ranges between $42-48/hr based on experience.

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