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Associate Scientist II, Injectable Drug Product Development

New Haven, CT 06510

Posted: 06/05/2024 Employment Type: Contract Job Category: Scientific Job Number: 604767 Is job remote?: No Country: United States

Job Description

The position is required to join Injectable Drug Product Development group of the Analytical and Pharmaceutical Development department. This position is required to conduct studies to enable Drug Product characterization activities, including combination products at high protein concentration, as well as commercial products. The job entails experimental work on various aspects of Drug Product characterization, including formulation development, safety risk assessment of excipients as well as process reagents, extractables and leachables, in use compatibility studies for intravenous and subcutaneous administration, process development to support drug product manufacturing support, 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 and data processing and compiling to generate and support development reports as well as other required documentation. Understanding of assay development, biotherapeutics development is a plus. Understanding of the basic principles of protein chemistry and/or drug product process is required. Experience with electronic record keeping software, like ELN, EndNote, e-logbooks; maintenance of laboratory instrumentation (organizing PMs, data backup, SW upgrade, etc.) and familiarity with design and maintenance of databases will be a plus.

You will be responsible for:
  • Execute development studies for drug candidates and commercial products, support tech transfer activities for internal manufacturing and contract manufacturing sites
  • Assist in preparation of internal technical reports on the executed studies with minimal supervision for the company product candidates
  • Participate in Department meetings and other technical and team building activities



You will need to have:
 
  • BS in Chemistry, Biochemistry, Biophysics, Chemical engineering, or relevant field with 2+ years of experience or MS degree with 1+ years of relevant experience is required. Solid background in protein chemistry, chemistry, biochemistry, or equivalent is highly preferred.
  • Position requires scientific and practical knowledge of protein chemistry or drug product process
  • Previous experience in biotherapeutics development as well as understanding of the biotechnology products life cycle and factors impacting protein molecule stability is a plus
  • Hands-on experience with instrumentation, used in protein pharmaceutical and analytical development as well as characterization and knowledge of cGMP and quality guidelines is a plus
  • Ability to take initiative in problem solving and finding solutions to scientific challenges with minimal supervision is preferred
  • Shows ability to take instructions and execute experiments and other activities with minimal supervision is required
  • The individual must be able to work in a collaborative setting and has ability to adhere to timelines with minimal supervision is essential
  • Excellent interpersonal skills are required, as is the strong ability to communicate effectively

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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.