Scientist Chemistry

Level of

Experience:

Senior Level
Employment Type: Contract on W2 (US Citizens, GC Holders, GC EAD, OPT, EAD, CPT)
Position: Scientist Chemistry
Location: Research Triangle Park, NC
Duration: 12 Months
Total Hours/week: 40
Shift: 1st Shift
Client: Medical Devices Company
Job Category: Clinical
Workdays: Monday - Friday day shift
Candidate must work 3 days in the office and 2 days remote (days determined by department needs.)

• The Scientist will be part of a multi-disciplinary Innovation team supporting a variety of medical technologies and solutions with an initial focus on new drug delivery systems and development of interventional medical devices.
• Reporting to a Senior Manager of Innovation, this is a technical position where the engineer will contribute significantly to exciting, high visibility projects and collaborations across the R&D portfolio.
• This position will be responsible for the assessment, development, and testing of new technologies for a range of medical devices, including drug-device combination products.
• The candidate is expected to design and execute experiments aimed at developing formulations for enabling controlled release of drugs/proteins and improving our understanding of the drug-material-tissue interactions impacting the performance of medical devices.
• Specific expertise sought is in the areas of formulation development using soft matter (polymers, colloids, etc.), materials structure-property elucidation, controlled delivery of drugs or proteins and tissue permeation enhancers.
• The Scientist must be able to effectively collaborate with team members from varying backgrounds and should have strong oral and written communication skills.
• The successful candidate will have an interest in technically contributing to areas beyond medical devices and drug delivery systems over time due to the dynamic nature of the Innovation team and its programs.

• Carry out experimental studies relating to drug/device combination technology.
• Provide expertise in drug formulation and delivery technologies, soft materials characterization, and drug-bio materials-tissue interactions.
• Work with project team members to plan and execute technical assessments of coatings for medical devices and drug delivery technologies/products.
• Responsible for the execution of technical work and communication of results to various stakeholders.
• Investigating and resolving technical problems and managing different work streams to meet program objectives and timelines.
• Author/review SOPs, test/project reports, and other documents as required to execute studies in the laboratory.
• Work with project team leadership to help ensure a smooth transition of projects from the Innovation phase to product development.

• Degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Materials Science & Engineering, Polymer Science, Textiles or related fields is required. Advanced degree is preferred.
• Experience:
  
  PhD, MS + 2 years of relevant industry experience, or BS + 4 years of relevant industry experience is required.

• Formulation development using polymeric materials, micro/nanoparticles, colloids, tissue permeation enhancers, etc.
• Structure-property characterization of soft materials.
• Hands-on experience using analytical instrumentation and characterization tools.
• Ability to plan and conduct scientific experiments and effectively analyze, interpret, report, and present experimental results.
• Experience contributing to multidisciplinary teams including the ability to influence without direct reporting ties.
• Ability to translate an issue or problem statement into study strategy.
• Ability to adapt quickly to changes in program and project priorities.
• Strong oral and written communication skills and team collaboration.

• Working knowledge of drug delivery principles, ADME, PK/PD and drug elution studies.
• Experience developing controlled delivery methods for drugs/other small molecules/proteins.
• Design of functional polymeric materials.
• Hands on experience operating a rheometer and interpreting resulting data.
• Synthesis of small and/or large molecules.
• Knowledge of drug delivery systems and/or medical device development.
• Experience working under a quality system.

• The candidate is expected to work in a research lab environment and may require working with chemicals, in vivo models, and biological materials (blood, tissues, etc.).