Scientist, Research Scientist, Data Scientist

Scientist

Position:
Scientist

Location:

South Plainfield, NJ

Duration:
Contract to hire (3-6 months contract)

Job Summary

• Scientist II reports to and takes direction from the Associate Director, R&D.
• Scientist II is knowledgeable in the areas of method development, method validation, and drug characterization.
• Develop and validate methods for experimental drug candidates.
• Perform characterization studies for impurities, degradants, intermediates, and active components of drug substances and drug products.
• Technical experience must include analysis of proteins by HPLC (SEC, RP-HPLC, IEX), electrophoretic techniques (SDS-PAGE, IEF, Western blotting), and spectroscopy (UV and VIS).
• Write and review method transfer protocols and method SOP's
• Perform analytical testing to support process development and release/stability testing.
• MS or PhD in a scientific discipline or equivalent and 3-4 years related experience; may include post-doctoral experience.
• Excellent knowledge of scientific principles and concepts.
• Other special projects and/or duties may be assigned by Management.
• Biophysical techniques (CD, FTIR, DSC); mass spectrometry (electrospray, MALDI); capillary electrophoresis; peptide mapping; amino acid analysis; protein sequencing
• Working knowledge of important aspects of analytical development in the pharmaceutical industry, particularly pertaining to cGMP and method validation requirements