Associate Scientist

Description

Schedule: Monday - Friday / day shift

Experience making buffers and performing basic analyses (such as pH, UV/Vis, etc) preferred. Experience with HPLC/UPLC, Waters Empower, icIEF, or CE a very strong plus.

Role Summary:

The primary goals for the Associate Scientist are associated with supporting formulation and drug product development for a Client molecule preparing for commercialization.

Role Responsibilities:

• Prepare buffers to be used in formulation development work and to support analytical testing of antibody-drug conjugate molecules. Support analytical testing team by performing compendial assays including appearance assessments, pH, osmolality, and protein concentration with training supplied.
• With experience, the candidate may be trained to perform more complex experiments using HPLC/UPLC, icIEF, capillary electrophoresis, etc.
• Additionally, the candidate will support the drug product team in developing freeze-drying processes (lyophilization) and analyze freeze-dried drug products.

Basic Qualifications:

• Associate degree in a scientific discipline.
• Laboratory practices such as use of analytical scale, pH meter and pipettors
• Aseptic technique involving the use of a biosafety cabinet.
• Algebra skills for volume and weight conversions.
• Data extrapolation and reporting.
• Good oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills
• Problem solving
• Working independently and multitasking.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in a scientific discipline
• One year or more of experience in a similar role with Biopharma.
• Experience working in a regulated lab environment such as Good Laboratory Practices
• Physical/Mental Requirements:
• Stand for extended periods of time.
• Climb stairs, kneel or crouch to retrieve items.
• Perform detailed work on multiple, concurrent tasks, with frequent interruptions and under time constraints.