Assistant Scientist Research & Development Job at Perrigo
Perrigo Company is dedicated to making lives better by bringing Quality, Affordable Self-care products that consumers trust everywhere they are sold. Help us do it.
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Description Overview
Provides technical support to assigned projects, using robust scientific methods which comply with standard operating procedures and scientific standards. Works under direction of senior scientist. As appropriate, may serve as a project leader to manage analytical support for projects with supervision.
Major Duties / Responsibilities % of Time
Execute protocol driven testing for a variety of technical service projects 50%
Research, prepare and review technical documents, including but not limited to SOPs, drug master files, technical packages, vendor qualification, USP verification raw material and release and stability specifications, test methods, and certificates of analysis which conform to company standards. 25%
Attend and present data at project-related meetings, interact with other departments and outside testing laboratories to ensure proper analytical testing. 15%
Perform testing for laboratory investigations as requested 5%
Utilize skills, established procedures, new methodologies, and experience to complete tasks; and provide formal and informal mentoring to interns and Technicians. 5%
Organization Structure and Functions:
This position does not supervise. Position Reports to Senior Scientist QC-TS
Principle Challenges:
Typical Problems: Uses established procedures/protocols to perform assigned tasks directly related to assignments.
Most Complex Problems: The initial development and continual evaluation of analytical test methods and specifications throughout the development of new products and revised formulations represents complex challenges. Ensuring that all laboratory documentation is maintained accurately and completely and staying abreast of multiple, moderately-complex technologies; and maintaining focus while involved in multiple, concurrent projects present complex challenges.
Decision Making Authority:
What typical decisions does the job have total authority for making? Execution and review of the following analytical documentation: Method Validation Protocols, Method Validation Reports, Analytical Reports including elemental impurities, residual solvents, and nitrosamine, Method Deviations, OOS/Atypical Investigation, COAs, Test Method, Specifications, SOPs
What typical decisions are referred to others for approval? Approval of reports is deferred to senior scientist. Changes in project scope and complex issues that may present significant risk and/or impact to the business may be escalated.
Experience Required
- Proficiency in the use of a variety of standard analytical instruments, such as UPLC, HPLC, GC, Headspace-GC, Dissolution, UV-Vis, FTIR and PDA detection
- Knowledge of testing requirements from compendial references, including USP and European Pharmacopeia.
- Knowledge of method validation requirements for a variety of analytical techniques including cleaning validation, assay, and impurity
- The ability to develop, document and execute analyses or experiments of moderate complexity, ensuring methods are robust and reliable.
- The ability to maintain high quality research documentation, analyze and interpret data.
- Experience in designing and drafting method validation, transfer, verification, and equivalency protocols and reports preferred
- Experience in writing technical reports including Compendial method verifications, elemental impurity, vendor qualification and residual solvent statements preferred
- Must be able to work independently on multiple concurrent projects, and communicate effectively with interdisciplinary project teams.
- These skills are normally acquired through completion of a bachelor degree in Chemistry or Pharmaceutical Sciences combined with 2-3 years of relevant experience in a cGMP or cGLP laboratory.
Salary Range: $70,000 to $90,000
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We are seeking a diverse applicant pool to ensure the diversity of our team reflects the end consumers we serve through our self-care mission. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer that celebrates our team’s differences. Individuals of all races, ethnicities, nationalities, ancestries, religious creeds, sexual orientations, genders, gender identities and gender expressions, national origins, ages, mental and physical abilities, familial status,’ veterans status’, military status’ and more are encouraged to apply. TOGETHER, we make lives better. #DIV
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