Pharma Materials Scientist – Solid-State & Polymorphs

SmartRecruiters, Inc.; Groton, Northern (CT, KY); Hybrid; USD 34,000 - 41,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental and vision options

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid vacation and holidays

Job summary

Eurofins Scientific, based in Groton, CT, is seeking an Associate Scientist to support the synthesis of salt forms and polymorphs of drug candidates. The role focuses on solid form and particle characterization, with collaboration across project teams to meet timelines.

The successful candidate will have hands-on experience in solid state techniques, data interpretation, and a strong drive to learn new technologies in a fast-paced pharmaceutical setting.

Qualifications

• BS with 2+ years or MS in pharmaceutical science, chemistry, chemical engineering, or related field.

Responsibilities

• Conduct solid state characterization (e.g., X-ray powder diffraction, thermal analysis, moisture sorption, microscopy, spectroscopy) of small molecules.
• Support project teams to define crystallization, polymorph, salt, and co-crystal screening activities.
• Support API particle characterization activities according to project timelines.
• Perform physical and surface characterization of pharmaceutical powders (particle size, shape; surface energy).
• Collaborate with Medicinal Chemistry, Formulation and Biopharmaceutics to align screening strategies with solid form selection for clinical studies.
• Solve Materials Science problems using contemporary techniques.
• Contribute to development of new scientific approaches within Materials Science.
• Maintain accurate entries in electronic lab notebooks per good practice.

Skills

Solid state characterization

Data analysis

Communication skills

Independent work

Team collaboration

Learning new technologies

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Tools

X-ray powder diffraction

DSC

TGA

FTIR/NIR/Raman

SSNMR

Polarized light microscopy

Job description

Eurofins Scientific, based in Groton, CT, is seeking an Associate Scientist to support the synthesis of salt forms and polymorphs of drug candidates. The role focuses on solid form and particle characterization, with collaboration across project teams to meet timelines.

The successful candidate will have hands-on experience in solid state techniques, data interpretation, and a strong drive to learn new technologies in a fast-paced pharmaceutical setting.