Associate Principal Scientist, Custom Automation in Data-Rich Experimentation

Job Description

We are seeking an Associate Principal Scientist to join our Data-Rich Experimentation (DRE) organization, within Process Research & Developing Enabling Technologies (PR&D ET), located in West Point, PA.

Primary Responsibilities:

In this role, the chosen candidate will work with a team of scientists tasked with identifying, developing, and deploying data-rich technologies aimed at improving the manner in which process understanding is gathered. The tools that we develop are as diverse as the team developing them, and in this Associate Principal Scientist role, the chosen candidate will leverage automation technologies to enable our process research and development efforts across our Company’s small molecule, biologics, and vaccines portfolio.

Our DRE organization is responsible for the invention and application of new data-rich tools to support the scientists across process research and development at our Company. We aspire to embed data-intense technologies into the fabric of our Company’s process development culture. This Associate Principal Scientist role is a scientific position tasked with solving complex process research and development challenges in an interdisciplinary, collaborative environment via invention, development, and application of innovative laboratory automation tools. Ultimately, using cutting-edge automation and integrated systems and hardware capabilities, we aim to elucidate a deeper understanding of our processes across diverse medicines and vaccines.

In this Associate Principal Scientist role, the chosen candidate will leverage laboratory automation capabilities to help advance process-focused scientific research. This includes, but is not limited to, developing custom automation technologies to enable process development, delivering solutions for integrating diverse hardware and software capabilities across process and analytical equipment and instrumentation, leveraging state-of-the-art robotics to automate mechanical systems, sensors, and other laboratory tools, and inventing innovative automation approaches to enable process development across modalities (i.e., small molecules, biologics, and vaccines) and scales (i.e., high-throughput scale, laboratory scale, and commercial scale). As such, the chosen candidate should have a robust background in automation technologies, with an emphasis on developing creative new solutions to enable the next generation of pharmaceutical processes.

In addition to a passion for automation, the chosen candidate should have excellent interpersonal, communication, and collaboration skills. The chosen candidate should embrace and model our core values of diversity and inclusion, including fostering a supportive culture where all can thrive. The chosen candidate should be able to effectively collaborate in a dynamic, integrated, and multidisciplinary team environment. The chosen candidate should demonstrate a clear ability to perform impactful scientific innovation in a team-oriented manner that builds trusted partnerships across vast stakeholder networks. The chosen candidate should have a demonstrated ability to publish and present research, including an established track record of interaction with the broader academic community. The chosen candidate will join a diverse group of scientific problem solvers who are dedicated to creating the life-changing medicines and vaccines of tomorrow.

Education Minimum Requirement:

• A Ph.D. in Engineering (i.e., Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical), Mechatronics, Robotics, Chemistry, Physics, Biology, Pharmaceutical Sciences or a closely-related field with at least 3 years of relevant experience

• A M.S. in Engineering (i.e., Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical), Mechatronics, Robotics, Chemistry, Physics, Biology, Pharmaceutical Sciences or a closely-related field with at least 5 years of relevant experience

• A B.S. in in Engineering (i.e., Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical), Mechatronics, Robotics, Chemistry, Physics, Biology, Pharmaceutical Sciences or a closely-related field with at least 7 years of relevant experience

Required Experience and Skills:

• Background and experience in laboratory automation tools and technologies.

• Highly-motivated and technology-centric scientist that is passionate about modernizing our Company’s process development practices across biologics, vaccines, and small molecule modalities.

• Demonstrated scientific ability through publications and presentations in scientific conferences.

• Excellent communication skills, demonstrated creativity, and effective interpersonal skills.

• Ability to deliver complex solutions under compressed timelines in a dynamic environment.