Job Description
Job Summary:
- The successful candidate will be expected to perform analytical testing of drug products and APIs under the supervision of a senior scientist.
- The candidate will have a good understanding of the technical, regulatory, and GMP needs related to drug product development.
- The position will report to the Senior Leadership of the Analytical Sciences laboratory located at th, Pennsylvania location.
- Strong technical background with a problem-solving skill set as well as the ability to work in teams are considered essential.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Perform analytical testing (e.g., HPLC/UPLC and dissolution) of drug products.
- Perform data analysis (chromatography/spectroscopy) and present them to the team in a timely manner.
Education and Experience:
- BS with 4-6 years or MS with 1-3 years or Ph.D. with 0-2 years of relevant experience in Analytical Chemistry.
Required Experience and Skills:
- Hands-on analytical laboratory experience-e.g., wet chemistry, chromatography.
- Experience collecting and analyzing raw data, preparing graphs and other visualization tools to help interpret results.
- Familiarity with statistics.
- Demonstrated strong verbal as well as written communication skills and ability to work in an interdisciplinary team environment.
Preferred Experience and Skills:
- Working knowledge of laboratory GMP, quality, compliance and data integrity requirements and related recent industry trends.
- Working knowledge of troubleshooting analytical techniques (e.g., chromatography, dissolution, spectroscopy, etc.)
- Demonstrated ability to work independently in the laboratory.
- Expertise in Liquid Chromatography (HPLC/UPLC) and dissolution.
- Hands-on experience with chromatographic integration and with Empower software (or other chromatographic data acquisition systems) and Electronic Laboratory Notebook (ELN).
- Working knowledge of statistics and tools, e.g., statistical data treatment and/or Excel or Minitab.
- Experienced in conducting comparative and or multi-media dissolution studies.
Personality:
- Collaborative and team player.
- Independent.
- Flexible and adaptable.