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Assoc Scientist Pharmaceutical Sci

New Haven, CT 06510

Posted: 10/02/2024 Employment Type: Contract Job Category: Scientific Job Number: 614913 Is job remote?: No Country: United States

Job Description


This is what you will do:
The position is required to join Injectable Drug Product Development group Pharmaceutical Development and Clinical Supply (PDCS) department. The job entails experimental work on various aspects of drug product characterization, including formulation development, in use compatibility studies for intravenous and subcutaneous administration, process development  to support drug product manufacturing support, and particulates testing. The ability to work with minimal supervision as well as part of the team is essential. The position entails execution of the studies, data processing and compiling to generate development reports as well as other required documentation.
 
You will be responsible for:
  • With some supervision, design and execute development studies for the company's clinical drug candidates and commercial products, characterizing protein drug conformational and colloidal stability using industry standard methodology (e.g., circular dichroism, differential scanning fluorimetry, analytical ultracentrifugation, size-exclusion chromatography, etc.)
  • Can prioritize multiple assigned tasks and projects. The ability to work independently as well as part of the team is essential.
  • Execute drug development studies including physico-chemical characterization, particulates testing, and stability studies for rare disease drug candidates and commercial products
  • Assist in preparation of internal technical reports on the executed studies with minimal supervision
  • Participate  in cross-functional development teams

You will need to have:
  • BS or MS degree in Biochemistry, Pharmaceutical Science, Chemical Engineering, or relevant field with 0 to 2 years relevant work experience with a pharmaceutical or biotechnology company
  • Solid understanding of protein stability, thermodynamics, and mechanism of protein degradation.
  • Experience of working with H/UPLC’s, imaged capillary electrophoresis (iCE/Maurice), Ion Exchange Chromatography (IEX), Micro-flow imaging (MFI), light obscuration (LO), DLS, NanoTemper and DSC is desirable.
  • Ability to execute experiments with minimal supervision is required. 
  • The individual must be able to work in a collaborative setting and has ability to adhere to timelines is essential.
  • Excellent interpersonal, collaborative and communication skills
  • Experience with various software packages like MS Office programs, including Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint
  • The duties of this role are conducted in a lab environment.  As is typical of a lab-based role, employees must be able, with or without an accommodation to: lift/carry 15/30 pounds unassisted/assisted; work comfortably in a controlled environment with and around biological, infectious and hazardous materials; gown/degown PPE; use a computer; engage in communications via phone, video and electronic messaging; engage in problem solving and non-linear thought, analysis and dialogue; collaborate with others; maintain general availability during standard business hours.?

We would prefer for you to have:
  • Experience of working with sub-visible particulates characterization and testing
  • Experience of working with biophysical testing and analytical testing
  • Familiarity with regulatory guidelines.
  • High level proficiency in MS Office software including Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint.
  • Experience with electronic record keeping software, like ELN, EndNote, e-logbooks; maintenance of laboratory instrumentation (organizing PMs, data backup, SW upgrade, etc.) will be a plus.
  • Ability to take initiative in problem solving and finding solutions to scientific challenges.
  • The individual must be able to work in a collaborative setting and ability to adhere to timelines is essential.
  • Excellent people skills are required, as is the strong ability to communicate effectively.

The staffing industry has seen an increase in people falsely representing themselves as recruiters to gather personal information from job seekers. For your safety, do not provide sensitive data to anyone you have not spoken with thoroughly and never provide banking information during the application process. Candidate safety is a top priority at Planet Pharma.

Planet Pharma and The Planet Group of Companies are equal opportunity employers. It is our practice not to discriminate against any employee or applicant based on any criteria, condition or basis protected by laws or regulations in the locations where we do business. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply. We celebrate diversity and are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect. We believe that diversity, equity and inclusion enable us to better meet our mission and values while serving our clients across the globe. If you have a disability or handicap and would like us to accommodate you in any reasonable way, please inform your recruiter, or contact us, so that we can discuss the appropriate alternatives available.

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Although this hasn't been an issue at Planet Pharma, the staffing industry has seen an increase in people falsely representing themselves as recruiters to gather personal information from job seekers. For your safety, do not provide sensitive data to anyone you have not spoken with thoroughly and never provide banking information during the application process. Candidate safety is a top priority at Planet Pharma.