Analytical R&D Supervisor

Analytical R&D Supervisor

Warrington, PA 18976

Salary Range $ - $ Salary Level Experienced Position Type Full Time Education Level Graduate Degree Travel Percentage Negligible Category Manufacturing

Ott Scientific

The Ott Scientific family of companies comprises Polysciences, Bangs Laboratories, and Ethos Biosciences. Together, we bring the whole of our experience with best-in-class facilities and scientific, technical, analytical, and manufacturing capabilities to serve customers around the globe. We deliver highly specialized products and services that support scientific discovery and innovations.

Polysciences

Polysciences technical operations and scientific laboratories offer custom synthesis, contract manufacturing and packaging, and laboratory products. We are proud to offer a broad range of products and tailored solutions for the life sciences, bioprocessing, microparticles, medical device, specialty chemical and eChem industries. We adhere to ISO
13485:2016, FDA cGMP 21 CFR 820 regulations, and SOCMA's Chem Stewards® Management System. We believe the best scientific innovations are built through collaborations.

At Polysciences, Inc., we take chemistry beyond the ordinary. We create and produce specialty chemicals for medical devices, gene therapy, vaccine development, pharmaceuticals, drug delivery, electronics, academic research, and personal care. We need driven, detail-oriented team players to support our growing operations and customer base and identify further opportunities for growth.

We recently expanded our analytical laboratory and added numerous new instruments to accelerate new product development and support our growing product line. We are now seeking an experienced Analytical R&D Supervisor to lead our R&D analytical team in this state-of-the-art facility. The ideal candidate will lead a team of analytical chemists who collaborate with R&D synthetic chemists, customers, and our QC team.

Responsibilities include developing, documenting and validating reproducible analytical methods, along with further expanding our analytical capabilities. The position also includes working closely with our R&D synthetic chemists to improve our understanding of reactions and solve problems encountered to improve products and processes.

• Lead a team of 2 – 4 analytical chemists developing and validating cGMP analytical methods, and analyzing samples using LCMS, GCMS, NMR, GPC, FTIR, TGA, DSC, Viscometers, etc.
• Create an inclusive environment where team members are engaged, motivated, and increasing their analytical skills, knowledge, and analytical method development and validation capabilities in a regulated environment (ISO 13485).
• Write well-organized method development reports and protocols for method validation.
• Collaborate with R&D synthesis chemists to investigate and understand reaction outcomes, help solve issues encountered during synthesis route selection, process development, and scale-up.
• Lead preparation of proposals and timelines for developing and validating new analytical methods.
• Provide training and guidance for new methods being implemented or transferred to the QC team.
• Communicate with customers to help determine appropriate analyses for their products, refine analytical methods, and provide results in reports and presentations.
• Identify, recommend, and lead the purchase of instruments that further expand the team's ability to understand reactions and increase the company's product characterization capabilities.
• Communicate with equipment providers to select and purchase new instruments, refine analytical methods, schedule service, and troubleshoot equipment issues.
• Lead the maintenance and troubleshooting of instruments in the analytical laboratory to minimize downtime.
• Maintain a safe, clean, and organized environment in the R&D analytical laboratory.
• Coordinate with internal synthesis, analytical, QC and production teams to meet project and company objectives.
• Manage analytical project timelines and deliverables and provide updates on progress made and challenges encountered.

Education &

Skills Required:

• MS or PhD in Chemistry – Organic…