Process Sr. Scientist - Antibody Drug Conjugates
Merck GroupAbout the role
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Your Role:
Within the Life Sciences division of MilliporeSigma, the Senior Scientist role sits within the Contract Testing, Development, and Manufacturing Organization (CTDMO). You will operate as a standalone contributor within the Process and Analytical Development department. The responsibilities of this role encompass laboratory work in process development for external clients specializing in Antibody Drug Conjugates (ADC). The primary emphasis will be on swiftly delivering small-scale material for customer proof-of-concept testing.
This role will report to Matt Hulvey at the Cherokee site.
Job duties will include:
- Serve as a subject matter expert in conjugation chemistry, capable of troubleshooting / providing efficient and innovative solutions, and working on quick turnaround project timelines
- Strong customer-facing skills, documents experimental results, communicates results to all stakeholders, authors development documents, contribute to information for customer proposals
- Serves as a project lead and ensures project deliverables are on quality and on time, develops multiple technical approach plans as needed to solve problems and mitigate risk
- Leads process improvement initiatives, scout for new technologies / emerging trends
Who You Are:
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry, Biochemistry, Biomedical Engineering or other scientific discipline with 6+ years’ research experience
OR
- Master’s Degree in Chemistry, Biochemistry, Biomedical Engineering or other scientific discipline with 2+ years’ research experience
OR
- Ph.D in Chemistry, Biochemistry, Biomedical Engineering or other scientific discipline with 1+ years’ research experience
Preferred Qualifications:
- Proficiency in bioconjugation chemistry
- Robust expertise in biochemistry or organic chemistry
- Familiarity with the application of Design of Experiment
- Competence in small-scale automation methods
- Proficiency in ultrafiltration and diafiltration techniques
- Expertise in small to medium-scale preparatory chromatography
- Strong skills in customer-facing communication and documentation
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