Scientist, Research Scientist

Scientist

Our client, a pharmaceutical company, is looking for a Scientist to join their team! This will be an onsite role working out of their office in Ridgefield, Connecticut. The successful candidate will have a Bachelor's degree, with experience in chromatography (aSEC) and LC-MS techniques.

Role Overview:

• Contract Role: approx. 12 months
• Pay: $39.76/hr on W2

Responsibilities:

• Support the management and characterization of critical reagents for clinical and non-clinical bioanalytical assays.
• Independently handle routine inventory, physical receipt, tracking, storage, and discrepancy resolution for standard and custom reagents, matrices, and reference standards.
• Conduct analytical characterization (such as concentration determination, aSEC, and LC-MS) and maintain proper documentation in electronic notebooks.
• Coordinate equipment calibrations (pipettes and balances), perform safety inspections, manage off-site storage, and handle general lab maintenance tasks.
• Report and present scientific findings to cross-functional teams while strictly complying with safety regulations, SOPs, and company policies.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in a related scientific discipline paired with 1 to 3 years of relevant experience.
• Hands-on experience with analytical size exclusion chromatography (aSEC) and LC-MS techniques.
• Strong planning, organizational, and interpersonal skills, with a proven ability to collaborate and deliver results.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office along with a willingness to learn electronic data management systems and lab software.