Senior Scientist - Analytical Chemistry
About The Position
Work Your Magic with us! Start your next chapter and join EMD Serono. Ready to explore, break barriers, and discover more? We know you’ve got big plans – so do we! Our colleagues across the globe love innovating with science and technology to enrich people’s lives with our solutions in Healthcare, Life Science, and Electronics. Together, we dream big and are passionate about caring for our rich mix of people, customers, patients, and planet. That's why we are always looking for curious minds that see themselves imagining the unimaginable with us. United As One for Patients, our purpose in Healthcare is to help create, improve and prolong lives. We develop medicines, intelligent devices and innovative technologies in therapeutic areas such as Oncology, Neurology and Fertility. Our teams work together across 6 continents with passion and relentless curiosity in order to help patients at every stage of life. Joining our Healthcare team is becoming part of a diverse, inclusive and flexible working culture, presenting great opportunities for personal development and career advancement across the globe. This role does not offer sponsorship for work authorization. External applicants must be eligible to work in the US. Your Role: EMD Serono in Billerica, MA is seeking a Senior Scientist – Analytical Chemistry to add to their Oligonucleotide Therapeutics Group (DDTech).
Requirements
- PhD in Chemistry, Biochemistry or other Science discipline with 5+ years of experience in chromatographic separation, method development /qualification and structure elucidation expertise OR Master’s degree in Chemistry, Biochemistry or other Science discipline with 10+ years of experience in chromatographic separation, method development /qualification and structure elucidation expertise
Nice To Haves
- Hands-on experience with oligonucleotides
- Familiarity with instrument troubleshooting and software including Empower, Mass Hunter, and UNIFI
- Knowledge of GxP requirements and application of statistical methods in the analytical laboratory
- Strong interpersonal skills, communication, and collaboration
Responsibilities
- Develop, qualify, and troubleshoot chromatographic (GC, HPLC/UPLC) and LCMS based methods for the identification, characterization, and impurity profiling of oligonucleotides, siRNAs, and their formulations, as well as raw material related analytical methods and other methods as needed
- Understand and apply advanced scientific principles, theories, concepts, practices and standards to process and analytical development
- Provide analytical support for investigations leading by quality, manufacturing, supply chain
- Perform testing of siRNA conjugates and their formulations for their characterization
- Author method development and qualification reports and SOPs for test methods
- Evaluate suitability of new methods and oversee method qualification and validation in the external contract testing labs
- Author and review analytical sections in regulatory submission documents
- Utilize technical knowledge of organic and analytical chemistry to support laboratory investigations (deviations/OOS/OOT), as needed
- Conduct laboratory work in safe, efficient manner that ensures a safe working environment for colleagues
- Track progress against project timelines, generate regular status updates, and communicate progress and issues to management
Benefits
- Benefits offered by the Company include health insurance, paid time off (PTO), retirement contributions, and other perquisites.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Ph.D. or professional degree
