Sr. Scientist I - Biologics HPLC Separations Focus

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At Parexel, we all share the same goal - to improve the world's health. From clinical trials to regulatory, consulting, and market access, every clinical development solution we provide is underpinned by something special - a deep conviction in what we do.

Each of us, no matter what we do at Parexel, contributes to the development of a therapy that ultimately will benefit a patient. We take our work personally, we do it with empathy and we're committed to making a difference.

We are looking to fill a Senior Scientist I – Biologics HPLC Separations Focus position working as a full-time employee of Parexel FSP on long-term assignment onsite at one of our clients located in Rahway, NJ. This position offers full benefits, sick time, 401K, paid holidays, and paid time off.

Description  

Support of routine bioanalytical testing of samples from cell-line development, in-process, process development/characterization, forced degradation, release & stability, and pre-formulation studies. Other potential opportunities include method development/optimization, workflow optimization, and template development. 

Responsibilities  

• Support of high-throughput, pre-formulation, pre-qualification, robustness, or admixture testing 

• Results processing and documentation by following appropriate methods / protocols / procedures 

• Sample management and monitoring of controlled temperature units 

• Following all appropriate laboratory safety and hygiene procedures 

Qualifications 

• BS (5+ yrs) or MS (2+ yrs) of relevant experience in analytical chemistry and/or biologics testing laboratory 

Required Skills and Experience 

• Must have separations experience for large molecules 

• Experience in analyzing biologics including monoclonal antibodies and/or other therapeutic proteins using at least one of the following techniques: 

• Liquid Chromatography (HPLC / UPLC), such as Protein A Titer, Size Exclusion Chromatography (SEC), Ion Exchange Chromatography (IEX, AEX, CEX), Reverse Phase (RP), or Hydrophobic interaction chromatography (HIC) 

• Electrophoretic methods such as capillary electrophoresis sodium dodecyl sulfate (CE-SDS) and/or capillary isoelectric focusing (cIEF) 

Desired Skills and Experience 

• High-throughput liquid handling systems such as Tecan, Bravo, Gilson etc. 

• Familiarity with compendial testing such as UV 280, pH, and Physical Observations 

• Ability to follow complicated scientific protocols / procedures 

• Making accurate reagent preparations (dilutions / solutions / buffers / mobile phases) 

• Good documentation practices and utilization in electronic laboratory notebooks (ELN) 

• Analytical software including Empower and/or Chemstation 

• Knowledge of Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS) 

• Familiarity with Microsoft Office Applications (Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, OneNote, Teams, etc.) 

About Parexel

Parexel FSP includes the CMC Operations group. We provide pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical companies with qualified and talented technical professionals to support the development and