Pharmaceutical Materials Scientist - Solid State & Polymorphs

Eurofins PSS Insourcing Solutions; New London (CT); On-site; USD 70,000 - 98,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental and vision

Life and disability insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid vacation and holidays

Job summary

Eurofins USA PSS Insourcing Solutions seeks an Associate Scientist to support lab work synthesizing salt forms and polymorphs of drug candidates in Groton, CT. You will perform solid state and particle characterization, collaborating with cross-functional teams to implement screening strategies for clinical studies.

Requirements include a BS/MS/PhD in pharmaceutical science or related field, experience with X-ray powder diffraction, DSC/TGA, and data analysis.

Qualifications

• BS or MS/PhD in pharmaceutical science, chemistry, chemical engineering, or related field.
• Experience with solid state characterization techniques and data interpretation.
• Infrared spectroscopy (FTIR/NIR/FT-Raman) and/or SSNMR is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Perform solid state characterization of small molecules including X-ray powder diffraction and thermal analysis.
• Support project teams to design crystallization, polymorph, salt, and co-crystal screening per timelines.
• Conduct API particle characterization and surface analysis (size, shape, surface energy).
• Collaborate with Medicinal Chemistry, Formulation, and Biopharmaceutics to align solid-form strategies.
• Apply modern Materials Science techniques to solve problems and generate new approaches.
• Maintain accurate electronic laboratory notebook records per good practice.

Skills

Solid state characterization

X-ray powder diffraction

Data analysis

FTIR/NIR/FT-Raman

SSNMR (advant.)

Team collaboration

Programming basics

Written communication

Education

BS in pharmaceutical science/chemistry/chemical engineering

MS or PhD in related field

Job description

Eurofins USA PSS Insourcing Solutions seeks an Associate Scientist to support lab work synthesizing salt forms and polymorphs of drug candidates in Groton, CT. You will perform solid state and particle characterization, collaborating with cross-functional teams to implement screening strategies for clinical studies.

Requirements include a BS/MS/PhD in pharmaceutical science or related field, experience with X-ray powder diffraction, DSC/TGA, and data analysis.