Senior Scientist: Advanced Formulation & Modelling

Haleon; Richmond, Northern (VA, KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) plan

Tuition reimbursement

Paid parental leave

Job summary

Haleon in Richmond, VA seeks a Senior Scientist in the R&D Product Chemistry Group to advance understanding of how product chemistry influences performance. You will support formulation teams in early-stage development and collaborate with regulatory and legal partners on safety and efficacy substantiation.

The role requires designing characterization strategies, interpreting complex data, and contributing to regulatory submissions while mentoring junior scientists within a fast-paced, agile

Qualifications

• Well-rounded understanding of the product development process and ability to apply problem solving to unexpected technical issues.
• Demonstrated experience writing technical reports and communicating technical data to both technical and non-technical colleagues.
• Fundamental understanding of molecular structure, kinetics and thermodynamics.
• Must be mechanically inclined to enable hyphenation of unusual instrument sequences.
• Must work as a team member and be willing to listen and learn.
• Desire to teach junior level Scientists.

Responsibilities

• Utilize mass spectrometry and allied techniques (i.e. NMR, IR spectroscopy) to characterize structure and interactions of formulation ingredients.
• Design sample preparation strategies to isolate analyte from multi-component dosage forms including viscous liquids, gels, ointments, creams and solids.
• Perform trace analysis using mass spectrometry with various combinations of chromatography and other hyphenated techniques.
• Perform routine maintenance on mass spectrometry instruments to ensure consistent performance.
• Design and execute characterization strategies to support regulatory submissions, patent applications and claims substantiation.
• Engage in problem solving by interpreting data sets from multiple characterization approaches.
• Justify the meaning of experimental data as it applies to product development milestone achievement.

Skills

Mass spectrometry

NMR

IR spectroscopy

Sample preparation

Chromatography

Data interpretation

Team collaboration

Technical reporting

Tools

Mass spectrometry instruments

Hyphenated techniques

Job description

Haleon in Richmond, VA seeks a Senior Scientist in the R&D Product Chemistry Group to advance understanding of how product chemistry influences performance. You will support formulation teams in early-stage development and collaborate with regulatory and legal partners on safety and efficacy substantiation.

The role requires designing characterization strategies, interpreting complex data, and contributing to regulatory submissions while mentoring junior scientists within a fast-paced, agile