Analytical Method Scientist – Drug Development & Validation

Kelly Services; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 41,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

Telemedicine

Term life insurance

Disability insurance

Retirement savings plan (401k)

Transit spending account

Job summary

Kelly Science & Clinical is seeking a Scientist for a premier pharmaceutical leader in Irvine, CA. You will support analytical method development, validation, and transfer for drug product development, including formulation, stability, and release testing.

Responsibilities include validating USP methods, writing validation protocols, maintaining documentation, and operating analytical instruments such as HPLC, GC, ICP, UV, FTIR, and dissolution testers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry with 2+ years in pharma.
• Hands-on HPLC/GC method development, validation, transfer.
• Proficiency in cGMP documentation and QMS practices.

Responsibilities

• Support analytical method development, validation, and transfer for drug product development, including formulation, stability, and release testing.
• Validate and verify USP methods; write and review validation/verification protocols, reports, and SOPs.
• Conduct method improvements and instrument troubleshooting for materials and finished products.
• Maintain lab notebooks, logbooks, validation and verification reports, stability studies, and R&D protocols.
• Operate and maintain analytical instrumentation such as HPLC, GC, ICP, UV, FTIR, dissolution testers, Malvern, and XRD.
• Analyze organic and inorganic compounds to determine chemical and physical properties.
• Support method development, validation, transfer, and feasibility studies for drug products.

Skills

HPLC

GC

cGMP

Documentation

Analytical skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Chemistry

Tools

Empower software

Job description

Kelly Science & Clinical is seeking a Scientist for a premier pharmaceutical leader in Irvine, CA. You will support analytical method development, validation, and transfer for drug product development, including formulation, stability, and release testing.

Responsibilities include validating USP methods, writing validation protocols, maintaining documentation, and operating analytical instruments such as HPLC, GC, ICP, UV, FTIR, and dissolution testers.