Scientist, Clinical Research

Scientist Responsibilities

• Provide training, troubleshooting, and oversight of high‑performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) analyses.
• Perform analyses including size‑exclusion, cation and anion exchange, affinity, and reversed phase HPLC/UHPLC.
• Perform hands‑on testing support of the HPLC/UHPLC methods.
• Implement new HPLC/UHPLC methods, drafting standard operating procedures, performing familiarization runs, and documenting method establishment.
• Perform and trend assay control charts to monitor performance of all HPLC/UHPLC testing.
• Interface with analytical method developers and team leads on method performance.
• Perform technology development to improve speed and compliance.
• Qualify HPLC/UHPLC methods to enable transfer to a quality control laboratory.
• Collaborate with partner organizations during commercial process development, process characterization, and process validation studies to support marketing applications.
• May telecommute and supervise direct reports.

• Master’s degree in Chemistry, Biochemistry, Analytical Chemistry, or related field.
• Three years of experience in a chemistry‑related occupation or in the job offered.
• Three years of experience developing, executing, and troubleshooting analytical test methods utilizing HPLC.
• Experience qualifying and transferring analytical test methods following pharmaceutical industry guidelines.
• Operation and data analysis with chromatography data software such as Waters Empower, Agilent Chemstation, or Open Lab.
• Investigation of out‑of‑trend and out‑of‑spec analytical test results.
• Training analysts on the operation of HPLC equipment and interpretation of chromatography data for biological and small‑molecule drug candidates.
• Execution of analytical tests in accordance with United States or international pharmacopoeia.

Job type:
Full Time position. The annual salary for this position in the U.S. is $ per year. The position also offers stock, retirement, medical, life and disability insurance and eligibility for an annual bonus. For more details visit

• A comprehensive employee benefits package, including a retirement and savings plan with generous company contributions, group medical, dental and vision coverage, life and disability insurance, and flexible spending accounts.
• A discretionary annual bonus program, or for field sales representatives, a sales‑based incentive plan.
• Stock‑based long‑term incentives.
• Award‑winning time‑off plans.
• Flexible work models, including remote and hybrid work arrangements, where possible.

Interested candidates please apply via  and search for job#R-243911.

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