Analytical Development Scientist

Job Description

Our company, a global, research-driven company that develops, manufactures, and markets a broad range of veterinary medicines and services, is seeking Analytical Development Scientists for our R&D facility in New Jersey. This Scientist will support the progression of molecules from discovery throughout the development process, transforming drug candidates into marketed products for company whose products enable pets and people to enjoy their time together and help keep livestock healthy to ensure a safe, sustainable, and high-quality food supply.

The professional in this position will:

• Support the analytical development of high priority drug candidates.

• Work in a team environment on multiple, concurrent projects and experiments of moderate complexity.

• Execute studies to characterize key physical and chemical properties of active pharmaceutical ingredients, excipients, and formulated drug products (e.g., tablets, solutions, implants).

• Maintain high-quality documentation, independently analyze and interpret data, and prepare technical reports and external publications (as appropriate).

• Work as part of a team to develop, characterize, and apply new analytical methods, generating data to guide product development and secure successful commercialization of new veterinary medicinal products. Use non-routine approaches to solve challenging technical problems related to purity, stability, packaging, and manufacturing. Techniques often used by persons in these positions include separation techniques (e.g., HPLC, GC, TLC), in-vitro dissolution, general/wet chemical methods, physical characterizations (e.g., particle size analysis, SEM and light microscopy), spectroscopy (e.g., UV/Vis and FTIR) and thermal methods (e.g., DSC, TGA).

• Opportunities are available for candidates with intermediate to advanced levels of experience.

• The candidate will have demonstrated good laboratory skills and a solid understanding of analytical and physical chemistry.

• This position requires the ability to work well in a highly collaborative environment as well as excellent oral and written communication skills.

Education Minimum Requirement:

• Undergraduate or Master’s degree in Chemistry, Pharmacy or other scientific discipline

Required Experience and Skills:

Minimum 1 year of previous pharmaceutical experience.

• Qualified candidates must have strong technical skills and a demonstrated track record of successfully contributing to the development of pharmaceutical raw materials/actives and/or drug products for animal or human health.

• Experience should include high proficiency in analytical laboratory techniques.

• Ability to work under the general direction of a laboratory supervisor is required.

Preferred Experience and Skills:

The ideal candidate will have a personal drive for results and a demonstrated history of achievement in pharmaceutical research & development.

• The candidate should have strong oral and written communication skills, including experience authoring technical documents.

• An ability to multitask is important in this role.

• Attention to detail, customer focus, and continuous improvement are also important to this role.

Employees working in roles that the Company determines require routine collaboration with external stakeholders, such as customer-facing commercial, or research-based roles, will be expected to comply not only with Company policy but also with policies established by such external stakeholders (for example, a requirement to be vaccinated against COVID-19 in order to access a facility or meet with stakeholders). Please understand that, as permitted by applicable law, if you have not been vaccinated against COVID-19 and an essential function of your job is to call on external stakeholders who require vaccination to enter their premises or engage in face-to-face meetings, then your employment may pose an undue burden to business operations, in which case you may not be offered employment, or your employment could be terminated. Please also note that, where permitted by applicable law, the Company reserves the right to require COVID-19 vaccinations for positions, such as in Global Employee Health, where the Company determines in its discretion that the nature of the role presents an increased risk of disease transmission.

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Requisition ID:R271685