Job Abstract

Job Description

The Biologics Analytical Research & Development department of our Research Laboratory Division is seeking applicants for an Associate Principal Scientist position within the Automation group, available at its Rahway, New Jersey research facility.  The Associate Principal Scientist is a laboratory-based scientific role tasked with identifying, developing and deploying automation and high throughput tools and techniques in support of the Biologics AR&D and the broader analytical organization.  The successful candidate must function well and be able to collaborate in a fast-paced, integrated, multidisciplinary team environment.  Then, independently or as part of a team, work to develop and implement automated solutions.  The candidate is expected to be self-motivated and possess excellent communications skills in order to drive adoption of automated workflows and effectively communicate results through reports and presentations to key stakeholders and to the external scientific community through presentations and publications.  Experience developing and implementing automated and/or high throughput liquid-handling workflows while also mentoring others will aid in distinguishing candidates.  Evidence of strong cross-functional collaboration in an academic or industrial setting and a working knowledge of Good Practices (GxP) as it relates to experimental execution and documentation is desired. 

Education Minimum Requirements: 

• A Ph.D. with 4 years of experience, a Master’s degree with a minimum of 8 years of experience, or a Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 12 years of experience in analytical chemistry, biochemistry, organic chemistry, engineering or other pharmaceutically related field with a focus on automation-centric work. 

Required Experience and Skills: 

• Experience developing and implementing automated liquid handling platforms for parallel experimentation

• Experience in analysis of biologics or other pharmaceutically relevant entities using separation or plate-based techniques (capillary electrophoresis, IEX, iCIEF, SEC, glycan analysis, ELISA, etc)

• Demonstrated ability for taking initiative, creativity and innovation in problem solving

• A strong team player with excellent oral and written and communication skills with the ability to work independently to develop and design experiments, critically evaluate data, and then iterate as part of the scientific method

• Strong ability to deliver complex objectives under aggressive timelines in a rapidly changing environment

Preferred Experience and Skills:

• Experience in data analytics or programming

• Background in the development of new methods and sound scientific understanding of Quality by Design (QbD) and Design of Experiments (DOE) principles as well as data analysis and statistics

• Working knowledge of Regulatory Good Practices (GxP) with regards to laboratory experimentation and documentation

• Experience with performing gap analyses in order to identify problems, development solutions, and implement them in a laboratory environment.   

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