Senior Scientist, Chemistry

Senior Scientist, Analytical Commercialization Technology

The Analytical Commercialization Technology (ACT) group within Analytical Chemistry in Development and Supply (ACDS) is seeking applicants for a Senior Scientist position available at the Rahway, NJ site. The successful candidate will utilize innovative analytical characterization technologies to drive late-stage pharmaceutical drug product development and commercialization. The Senior Scientist responsibilities include, but not limited to, analytical method development and validation, drug product testing and analytical investigations in a cGMP environment, drug product and manufacturing process characterization, drug product stability studies, specification development, manufacturing process scale‑up and validation support, preparation of Chemistry, Manufacturing, and Controls (CMC) documents for global regulatory submissions, and responses to regulatory questions.

The successful candidate must be able to collaborate in a dynamic, integrated, and multidisciplinary team environment.

The ideal candidate will have knowledge and proficiency in separation techniques and strong fundamental knowledge in recent advances in analytical technologies. Applicants must have effective organizational skills, multi‑tasking, oral and written communications skills.

PhD in Analytical Chemistry or related discipline or MS in Analytical Chemistry or related discipline with at least 5+ years of relevant pharmaceutical development experience.

• Strong background and extensive hands‑on experience with common analytical techniques such as UHPLC/HPLC, Gas Chromatography, UV and IR spectroscopy, Karl Fischer titration, and dissolution.
• Strong chemistry knowledge.
• Demonstrated problem‑solving ability.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, demonstrated creativity, and strong interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work in a team environment with cross‑functional interactions.

• Experience or foundational knowledge in aerosol science including analytical techniques to characterize aerosols.
• Experience with hyphenated analytical techniques such as LC/MS and GC/MS with proven ability in troubleshooting these methodologies.
• Experience with method development and validation.
• Familiarity with authoring relevant CMC sections of regulatory submissions.

• Analytical Chemistry
• Analytical Method Development
• Chemical Processes
• Chemical Processing
• Chemical Synthesis
• Chromatography
• Flow Cytometry
• Gas Chromatography Analysis
• Gas Chromatography‑Mass Spectrometry (GC‑MS)
• High‑Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)
• Pharmaceutical Development
• Process Analytical Technology (PAT)
• Protein Chromatography
• Spectroscopy
• Synthetic Biology

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