Analytical Scientist - The Fountain Group

The Fountain Group is currently seeking an ­­­­­­­­Analytical Scientist for a prominent client of ours. This position is located in ­­Somerset, NJ. Details for the position are as follows:

Job Description:

**ONSITE: Monday-Friday 8:30am-5pm**

• The Analytical Development Department is responsible for the successful and timely development of new pharmaceutical solid oral products by carrying out required analytical development services to clients.
• The primary responsibilities of this position are to provide analytical support for the Analytical Development team in the development, validation, and transfer of analytical methods, with limited supervision.
• The Scientist will also perform routine analysis of APIs, excipients and finished product using laboratory techniques and instrumentation.
• Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
  • Hands-on method development, method improvement, and validation, including but not limited to HPLC, GC, Dissolution, UV-Vis Spectroscopy, FTIR, Microscopy, PSD etc.
  • Assists in complex experiments and tasks such as unknown impurity identification and excipient compatibility studies.
  • Prioritizes activities to provide timely analytical support to product development.
  • Anticipates analytical issues early in the R&D development process and provides long term planning for analytical method development and improvement.
  • Supports formulation development and transfer activities for assigned projects.
  • Supports the investigations of method performance, reliability and conducts optimizations studies, as needed.
  • Participates in the preparation of technical documents, including validation protocols and reports, reference standard qualification reports and analytical test procedures.

Qualifications:

• BS (4+ years relevant industry) or MS (2+ years relevant industry)
• Experience working in a GxP / ICH regulated environment
• Pharmaceutical industry experience (USP/EP/JP compendial requirements)
• Analytical Skillset (R&D preferred)
  • As much as possible: HPLC | GC | Dissolution | UV-Vis Spectroscopy | FTIR | Microscopy | PSD
• API analysis
• Analytical method development
• Analytical method improvement
• Analytical method validation

Compensation: $35-47 per hour depending on experience