Associate Principal Scientist-Semi-Preparative/Preparative Purification

Job Description

Our Research Scientists are our Inventors. We identify and target steps in disease mechanisms or pathways that could be inhibited or enhanced. Our goal is to use innovative thinking, state-of-the-art facilities, and robust scientific methodology, we collaborate to discover the next medical breakthrough.

As an Associate Principal Scientist in Analytical Enabling Capabilities, the successful candidate is expected to provide scientific expertise, creativity, and technical problem-solving ability to enable the advancement of the development pipeline. The primary responsibilities include chromatographic isolation of pharmaceutical API, intermediates, and impurities from mg scale to multigram semi-prep scale or prep scale, covering the space of small molecules, peptides, protein-based therapeutics as well as emerging modalities in our portfolio. To accelerate the development of new medicines and vaccines, The candidate will be expected to partner with process chemists and ARD scientists to deploy efficient and fit-for-purpose chemical isolation methods, to establish innovative purification workflows, and to deliver purified materials at fit-for-purpose purity. As a member of our team, you will be joining a diverse group of scientific problem solvers, who are dedicated to creating the life-changing products of tomorrow.

Education Minimum Requirement:

• Ph.D. in Analytical Chemistry or a related field with a minimum of 4 years of industry experience in biopharmaceutical industry.

• OR M.S.with a minimum of 8 years of experience in the Biopharmaceutical industry

• OR Bachelors with a minimum of 12 years of experience in the Biopharmaceutical industry.

Required Experience and Skills:

• Expertise in semi-prep/prep scale supercritical fluid chromatographic (SFC) principles, technologies, instrumentation, and workflows, with demonstrated experience in its applications in chiral, achiral isolation of challenging pharmaceutical mixtures to support a variety of pharmaceutical modalities including small molecules, peptides, antibody-drug conjugates and vaccines etc.

• Strong knowledge in orthogonal chromatographic separation techniques, including reversed phase, ion exchange, size exclusion chromatography etc.

• Expertise in mass spectrometry and its application in MS-direction chromatographic purification. Strong working knowledge on orthogonal detection technologies, including PDA, Multi-angle light scattering, charged aerosol detection etc.

• Creative problem solving in scientific research and development, with proven track-record of translating R&D problem solving into impactful pipeline deliveries.

• Experience in mentoring peers.

• External scientific engagement that may include a combination of publications, industry white paper contributions, presentations at scientific meetings.

• Ability to excel in a team-based environment, partnering and influencing in a professional and positive manner.

• Excellent scientific writing and verbal communication skills.

Preferred Experience and Skills:

• Pharmaceutical GMP experience is highly preferred.

• Strong knowledge in chromatographic system configuration and troubleshooting with primary focus on SFC

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We are a research-driven biopharmaceutical company. Our mission is built on the simple premise that if we “follow the science” that great medicines can make a significant impact to our world. We believe that a research-driven enterprise dedicated to world-class science can succeed by inventing medicine and vaccine innovations that make a difference for patients across the globe.

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