Associate Scientist

Job Title: Associate Scientist

Department/Team Description

Pay : $26 per hour + health benefits

Our client's Consumer Health Research & Development (R&D) Center in Morristown, NJ is focused on development of over-the-counter drug products in categories of Allergy, Cough & Cold, Pain & Cardio

Skills & Competency Requirements

• Bachelors degree in science with 2+ years of proven Pharmaceutical Analytical Laboratory experience.
• A Masters degree or higher in Science, with 1+ years of proven Pharmaceutical Analytical Laboratory experience.
• Must have a minimum of 1 year experience in the QC or R&D in pharmaceutical industry * Must have Hands-on experience with Waters & Agilent HPLC / UPLC and dissolution apparatus (USP Type 1 and 2)
• Hands-on experience in using Waters Empower3 software. Understands fundamental analytical chemistry and chromatography.

Position Summary

The Associate Scientist Analytical Development performs extensive laboratory work to support specialized software-based stability studies. The Associate Scientist, with minimum supervision, ensures all tests are completed on time, results are accurate, and all activities are documented. The Associate Scientist effectively presents the results in the AD meetings.

Position Duties and Responsibilities - Enter Description here:

• Performs extensive laboratory work to support the specialized software-based stability studies for the determination of shelf-life of the drug product
• Write SOPs/guidelines/OI/reports related to the stability studies, specialized stability software and any other as needed.
• Must be able to perform the Assay method, Impurities method and dissolution method for the drug products
• Accurately and timely documents the experiments and results into the notebooks, ELN and LIMS (if required)
• With minimum supervision, manages projects to ensure all tests are completed on time, results are accurate, and all activities are documented.
• Effectively communicates to all stakeholders the analytical activities and findings.
• Follows SOPs/OIs and analytical laboratory practices to ensure the work quality and compliance.
• Interacts with analysts on the data review to recommend appropriate corrections / modifications / improvements needed to build consistency with respect to documentation practice guideline.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements/Preferences: Education Minimum Requirement Bachelors Degree Education Preferred if different from above Masters Degree

Skills & Competency Requirements

• Bachelors degree in science with 2+ years of proven Pharmaceutical Analytical Laboratory experience.
• A Masters degree or higher in Science, with 1+ years of proven Pharmaceutical Analytical Laboratory experience.
• Must have a minimum of 1 year experience in the QC or R&D in pharmaceutical industry * Must have Hands-on experience with Waters & Agilent HPLC / UPLC and dissolution apparatus (USP Type 1 and 2)
• Hands-on experience in using Waters Empower3 software. Understands fundamental analytical chemistry and chromatography.
• Able to quickly learn specialized-stability studies software. * Able to troubleshoot testing and/or analytical method related issues. * Understands and follows GMP / SOP requirements * Familiar with analytical laboratory documentation practices * Expertise in MS Office, such as Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. * Good communication and interpersonal skills * This individual must be highly motivated, have a positive can-do attitude and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment as a collaborative team player * Practical knowledge and experience with application of analytical method development and method validation activities.

Preferences

• Goes the extra mile to get things done at high quality
• Ownership of the work