Associate Scientist (Pharmaceutical Sciences)

Ultimate Staffing Services; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 62,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

Ultimate Staffing Services in Irvine, CA is seeking an Associate Scientist (Pharmaceutical Sciences) with 1-3 years of lab experience to join a leading biopharmaceutical company. The role focuses on formulation development and analytical characterization in a fast-paced lab environment.

Reporting to the Manager of Pharmaceutical Sciences, you will design experiments, prepare formulations, maintain lab records, and contribute to technical documents while adhering to quality standards and

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chemical Engineering, or related field.
• Hands-on laboratory experience in preformulation, formulation development, process development, or analytical characterization.
• 1-3 years of lab experience in pharmaceutical development or related settings.
• Strong critical thinking, problem-solving, and data integrity.
• Experience with analytical techniques to characterize drug substances or products.

Responsibilities

• Help design and conduct formulation studies to support development with supervision.
• Document lab work with accurate, reproducible data and maintain notebooks.
• Review technical documents, memos, presentations, and reports.
• Complete trainings required by Quality as a GxP employee.

Skills

HPLC

UV-Vis

Particle size analysis

Dissolution testing

Rheology

pH meters

Lab data management

Analytical method development

Education

Bachelor's degree in Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chemical Engineering, or related fields

Tools

Laboratory instrumentation

Job description

Associate Scientist (Pharmaceutical Sciences) (JN -082026-427837) Irvine, California

Salary: USD45 - USD55 per hour

We are hiring for an Associate Scientist (Pharmaceutical Sciences) with 1-3 years of lab experience. You will have an opportunity to join a leading biopharmaceutical company based in Irvine, CA!

We are looking for inspired individuals who are motivated to grow professionally, while building a best-in-class pharmaceutical company with a differentiated approach.Join us in advancing our mission to focus on unmet needs and apply proven science and new technology to revolutionize treatment for patients.

Overview:

Under supervision of the Manager and Sr Scientist of Pharmaceutical Sciences, the Associate Scientist will be involved in the development, designing, and performing and/or management of experiments to support products’ development at various stages of their lifecycles. This individual will be involved in the formulation, preparation and characterization of experimental formulations, writing and reviewing of technical documents and reports, maintenance of lab instruments, and other general lab duties.

Key responsibilities:

• Help design and conduct formulation studies to support formulation and manufacturing process development with assistance and supervision of Sr Scientist, Pharmaceutical Sciences.
• Demonstrates strong laboratory practices, attention to detail, and the ability to generate accurate, reproducible, and well-documented experimental data.Author and review internal notebook entries documenting lab work in timely manner and treat data with a high level of integrity and ethics.
• Review internal and external technical documents and author technical memos, scientific presentations, and reports.
• Complete trainings assigned by the Quality department as part of being a GxP employee in a timely manner.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor in Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chemical Engineering, or related fields
• Hands-on laboratory experience in one or more of the following areas is preferred: preformulation, formulation development, process development, analytical characterization.
• Recently graduated with1-3 years of hands-on laboratory experience laboratory experience in pharmaceutical development, gained through industry, academic research, or internships.
• Strong critical thinking, and problem-solving skills with the ability to investigate technical challenges and propose practical solutions..
• Experience with a combination of any the following: pre-formulation, formulation, process development, scale-up and optimization from laboratory scale to pilot scale.
• Familiarity with analytical techniques used to characterize drug substance or drug products (e.g., HPLC, UV-Vis spectroscopy, particle size analysis, dissolution, rheology, pH, osmolality, viscosity, or related techniques).
• Maintains organized laboratory records and effectively documents experimental procedures, observations, and conclusions.
• Ability to work collaboratively while managing multiple priorities and meeting project timelines.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills with the ability to summarize experimental results and present findings to project teams.
• The position will be based in our beautiful Irvine office, complete with a courtyard, gym, snacks, drinks, and occasional catered meals.
• We are passionate about our culture! Our employeeslive our values of commitment to patients, empowerment to champion innovation, and teamwork to amplify impact!
• This position reports directly to our Manager of Pharmaceutical Sciences.