Principal Scientist- Quality Controls

Company:
Lightwave Logic

Website:

Position:
Principal Scientist- Quality Controls

Salary Range:
$160,000—170,000

Address:
369 Inverness Pkwy #350, Englewood, CO 80112

Lightwave Logic (Nasdaq: LWLG) is a publicly traded materials development company that is conducting cutting-edge work to commercialize its proprietary organic nonlinear polymers for a variety of electro-optic devices and pushing the state of the art in high-speed fiber-optic telecom and data communications. Our development roadmap is designed to disrupt the industry by introducing organic modulators and related photonic integrated circuits that offer superior speed, lower power consumption, and smaller size compared to current technologies. Our materials are extendable into other applications, including sensors and quantum computing.

Job Description

The Principal Scientist - Quality Controls plays a crucial role in overseeing quality assurance practices throughout the organization, ensuring that materials are effectively managed from inception to production. They are responsible for maintaining and tracking key documentation and processes, including the bill of materials and work orders. This role involves advising on intellectual property matters and collaborating closely with various departments to enhance process validation and product quality. By working with both customers and internal teams, they drive improvements and refine specifications, contributing to the continuous enhancement of company products.

Key Responsibilities

• Support and advise on quality control efforts within the organization.
• Control internal documentation on the flow of materials through lifecycle stages? i.e. inception to production.
• Ownership and tracking of the bill of materials (BOM), and work order management.
• Provide guidance for intellectual property management.
• Collaborate with the Director of Process Chemistry and the Director of R&D Chemistry to validate the capability for processes and end products.
• Provide suggestions for potential solutions and/or alternative approaches to foster continuous improvement in company products.
• Collaborate with customers and internal teams to improve device-to-material correlations, driving specification refinement.
• Other duties and special projects as assigned.

Requirements:

• Ph.D. in organic chemistry or related field (or MS +10 years of industry experience).
• In-depth knowledge of GLP, CGMP, ISO 9001 standards, and quality control processes.
• Positive attitude and approachable demeanor.
• Previous experience creating and analyzing intellectual property positioning.
• Experience in chemical engineering within volume manufacturing within a relevant industry (e.g., pharmaceuticals, fine chemicals, specialty chemicals, agrochemicals).
• Effective written and verbal communication skills within and across departments and to company leadership.
• Deep understanding of reaction kinetics, thermodynamics, and mass transfer.
• A proactive and results-oriented mindset.
• In-depth knowledge of safety protocols (e.g., Process Safety Management) and regulatory requirements (e.g., cGMP, ICH guidelines).

PHYSICAL, MENTAL, AND VISUAL DEMANDS:

The mental/visual demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Sitting, standing, or walking for extended periods of time.
• Lifting or carrying up to 25-65lbs.
• Close vision and the ability to adjust focus are necessary to perform the job functions.

Lightwave Logic offers a highly competitive compensation package including restricted stock awards, stock options, as well as a comprehensive benefits package including fully paid medical, dental, and vision coverage (employee and dependents), a generous PTO policy, $500/year (prorated) company contribution to your medical FSA, and a 401K (safe harbor, 4 % match).

Background check upon hire.