Associate Scientist (Protein)

Integrated Resources, Inc ( IRI ); New Haven (CT); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A pharmaceutical development company is seeking a candidate to join their Injectable Drug Product Development group. The role involves conducting experimental studies on drug product characterization and analytical testing. Candidates should have a relevant degree and experience with protein stability. Essential skills include excellent interpersonal and communication abilities. This is primarily a lab-based position with responsibilities that require adherence to timelines and collaboration within teams.

Qualifications

• 0-2 years relevant work experience with a pharmaceutical, CRO, CDMO or biotechnology company.
• Solid understanding of protein stability and degradation mechanisms.
• Ability to execute experiments with minimal supervision.

Responsibilities

• Design and execute development studies for pharmaceuticals’ drug candidates.
• Execute drug developability studies including physicochemical characterization.
• Assist in preparation of internal technical reports with minimal supervision.

Skills

Analytical testing

Biophysical comparability testing

Process development

Excellent interpersonal skills

Collaborative communication

Education

BS or MS degree in Biochemistry, Pharmaceutical Science, Chemical Engineering

Tools

iCE/Maurice

H/UPLC’s (IEX, SEC)

DLS

CD

DSC

AUC

NanoTemper

MS Office programs

Job description

This is what you will do:

The position is required to join Injectable Drug Product Development group of Rare Disease Pharmaceuticals’ Pharmaceutical Development and Clinical Supply (PDCS) department. The job entails experimental work on various aspects of drug product characterization, including analytical testing, biophysical comparability testing, and process development to support drug product manufacturing. The ability to work with minimal supervision as well as part of the team is essential. The position entails execution of studies, data processing, and compiling to generate development reports as well as other required documentation.

You will be responsible for:

• With some supervision, design and execute development studies for pharmaceuticals’ clinical drug candidates and commercial products, characterizing protein drug conformational and colloidal stability using industry standard methodology (e.g., circular dichroism,d ifferential scanning fluorimetry, analytical ultracentrifugation, size-exclusion chromatography with multi-angle light scattering detection, etc.)
• Prioritize multiple assigned tasks and projects. The ability to work independently as part of the team is essential.
• Execute drug developability studies including physicochemical characterization, UPLC analysis, and stability studies for rare disease pharmaceuticals’ drug candidates and commercial products.
• Assist in preparation of internal technical reports on the executed studies with minimal supervision.
• Participating in cross-functional development teams

You will need to have:

• BS or MS degree in Biochemistry, Pharmaceutical Science, Chemical Engineering, or relevant field with 0-2 (MS) or 2-4 (BS) years relevant work experience with a pharmaceutical, CRO, CDMO or biotechnology company
• Solid understanding of protein stability, thermodynamics, and mechanism of protein degradation.
• Experience of working with imaged capillary electrophoresis (iCE/Maurice), H/UPLC’s (IEX, SEC), DLS, CD, DSC, AUC, and NanoTemper is desirable.
• The ability to execute experiments with minimal supervision is required.
• The individual must be able to work in a collaborative setting and having the ability to adhere to timelines is essential.
• Excellent interpersonal, collaborative and communication skills
• Experience with various software packages like MS Office programs, including Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint
• The duties of this role are generally conducted in a lab environment. As is typical of a lab-based role, employees must be able, with or without an accommodation to: lift/carry 15/30 pounds unassisted/assisted; work comfortably in a controlled environment with and around biological, infectious and hazardous materials; gown/degown PPE; use a computer; engage in communications via phone, video and electronic messaging; engage in problem solving and non-linear thought, analysis and dialogue; collaborate with others; maintain general availability during standard business hours.

We would prefer you to have:

• Experience of working with biophysical testing and analytical testing
• Familiarity with low volume analytical assays.
• High level proficiency in MS Office software including Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint.
• Experience with electronic record keeping software, like ELN, EndNote, e-logbooks; maintenance of laboratory instrumentation (organizing PMs, data backup, SW upgrade, etc.) will be a plus.
• Ability to take initiative in problem solving and finding solutions to scientific challenges is preferred.
• The individual must be able to work in a collaborative setting and ability to adhere to timelines is essential.
• Excellent interpersonal skills are required, as is the strong ability to communicate effectively.