Scientist II

October 3, 2025
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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.