Scientist - II; Associate

Senior Bioanalytical Bench Scientist

Animal Health is seeking a motivated individual to work as a senior bioanalytical bench scientist within its Good Laboratory Practices (GLP) bioanalytical laboratory. This is a bioanalytical senior scientist position with primary duties in performing laboratory work, preparing reports, and interacting with internal and external partners.

This position is a part of the Bioanalytical group, Global Preclinical Development, based in Rahway, New Jersey. Main responsibilities include:

• Development, validation and implementation of LC-MS/MS assays for the analysis of tissue, plasma and other biological samples to support pharmacokinetic, toxicokinetic, clinical efficacy and/or human food safety studies in a GLP environment, with duties inclusive of, but not limited to, extracting tissue and plasma samples, setting up instrument analysis, and processing and interpreting LC-MS/MS data;
• Assurance that notebooks and other documentations are up-to-date as per GLP regulations and departmental guidelines;
• Preparation of validation and sample analysis reports; assist study directors or principal investigators on all study-related tasks;
• Compliance with and maintenance of required training for company and departmental SOPs, safety-related guidance and other guidelines as relevant/applicable;
• Adherence to short term goals, objectives and timelines agreed upon with management, via working independently (e.g., with little to no management oversite in this regard);
• Interaction with partners in other functional lines, such as Drug Safety and Metabolism, Quality Assurance, and program management, under the supervision of management;
• Troubleshooting assays when problems arise;
• Any relevant/applicable additional BA assignments as directed by management;
• Ability to multi-task and be a team player.

Position

Qualifications:

Minimum Education al Requirement:

Ph.D. degree in chemistry, biochemistry or related scientific discipline with 5 years of industrial experience, or Master of Science degree in chemistry, biochemistry or related scientific discipline with at least 10 years of industrial experience, preferably in a bioanalytical laboratory.

Required

Experience and Skills:

• Experience in developing, validating and implementing LC-MS/MS methods under GLP;
• Possess excellent written and verbal communication skills;
• Experience in Watson or other LIMS systems;
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office products.