Chemistry Scientist Job Description
Chemistry scientist
provides guidance for early phase product evaluations, new medical device development, and legacy projects on biocompatibility testing requirements based on US and international standards including ISO 13485, ISO 14971, and FDA 510(k).
Chemistry Scientist Duties & Responsibilities
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Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Independently propose, direct and perform scientific experiments with a predefined project goal including developing new methodologies, protocols and procedures
Develop and maintain visibility through presentations and publications
Contribute to departmental administration when needed
Comply with all regulations and policies
The successful candidate will participate in the molecular design and synthesis of novel compounds, and interface with our biological and pharmacological collaborators in the testing and development of interesting compounds
Specifically, this individual’s primary responsibility will be in the lab designing and synthesizing novel chemical compounds to optimize potency, selectivity, pharmacokinetics and in vivo efficacy
The successful candidate will also contribute effectively to patent, report, and scientific publication writing
In some cases, develop a hypothesis and then design the necessary set of experiments to test the hypothesis with no assistance
Managing the workload to meet aggressive timelines
Serving as part of cross-functional project teams, which impact product specifications, change controls, and other key contributors to consumer production
Chemistry Scientist Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for Chemistry Scientist
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Education for Chemistry Scientist
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Employers hiring for the chemistry scientist job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and Master's Degree in Chemistry, Science, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, Biology, Industrial, Education, Engineering, Technical, Biotechnology
Skills for Chemistry Scientist
Desired skills for chemistry scientist include:
Microsoft applications
Computer system validation
GMP and FDA
SUP and European regulations relating to material/product samples and testing
Documentation of results and procedures
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FDA and ISO requirements
2D-HPLC
Access
Adobe and Internet Explorer
Desired experience for chemistry scientist includes:
Typically requires minimum of a BS degree in Polymer or Organic Chemistry with minimum of 5 years' relevant experience in a chemistry laboratory or a combination of equivalent education and experience
MS and Ph.D
3 year or more experience in developing products for the biopharmaceutical, protein analysis or life science market
Self-driven and achievement motivated
Ability to thrive in a multi-tasking, fast-paced and complex environment
Demonstrated broad knowledge of organic chemistry and the ability to independently design and optimize organic reactions, and ability to evaluate and interpret data
Chemistry Scientist Examples
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Chemistry Scientist Job Description
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Our company is hiring for a chemistry scientist. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for chemistry scientist
- Experience analyzing large data sets and simplified presentation of results
- 2+ years non-academic experience
- Experience working with plant or microbial natural products
- Experience with Agilent equipment
- Participation in the triage and selection of molecules for additional studies (DMPK, in vivo experiments, counterscreening )
- Support drug discovery and early development efforts as a member of the Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics group working closely with oligonucleotide discovery team members, and occasionally external contract research organizations
- Provide support to innovative design and execution of multi-disciplined analytical experiments, with emphasis on developing advanced mass spectrometric and HPLC assays to characterize and quantify oligonucleotides in complex biological samples
- Conduct the sample preparation and qualitative/quantitative analysis of oligonucleotides from in vitro and in vivo studies using various biological matrices
- Assist in the interpretation of raw data, organization of results, generating reports, and communicating findings at project meetings
- Maintain accurate records of all bioanalytical data and keep current the in-house database with all processed bioanalytical data/results
Qualifications for chemistry scientist
- As important as excellent scientific expertise are enthusiasm, flexibility, strong communication and presentation skills, and a high degree of team spirit
- International experience (Postdoc, industry) is preferred
- May travel various domestic conferences or client sites, including overnight trips
- MS/MA in Chemistry with minimum 14 years of relevant research experience, OR
- BS/BA in Chemistry with minimum 12 years of relevant research experience
- Demonstrates fundamental understanding of drug discovery within therapeutic areas
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Our innovative and growing company is looking for a chemistry scientist. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for chemistry scientist
- Independently interpret and present data from internal efforts our outsourcing partners
- Write scientific reports to a broad scientific audience, and help write the relevant CMC sections of IND’s, IMPD’s, and NDA’s
- Lead by example in the laboratory, and help grow our personnel
- Specific laboratory responsibilities include
- Serves as a team representative in drug candidate-specific development team meetings, and shares knowledge and expertise of analytics development at cross-function team meetings
- Independently designs and conducts analytical experiments on therapeutic proteins characterization, and analyzes mass spectrometry data to elucidate the quality attributes of therapeutic protein candidates and/or products
- May directly or indirectly lead, guide, and assist Research Associates in conducting research and developmental work, investigating and solving developmental problems
- Prepare analytical samples and assay reagents according to established procedures
- Run analytical methods, which may include HPLC, UPLC, SEC, gel electrophoresis, capillary electrophoresis, total protein analysis, amino acid analysis or similar methods
- Manage samples including ensuring proper storage and handling of samples
Qualifications for chemistry scientist
- A minimum of 2 % travel
- Experience initiating, working with external contract research organizations
- BS/MS in chemistry or a related discipline with at least 2-3 years laboratory experience
- Minimum 3 years pharmaceutical industrial experience
- Candidates will have a track record of successful contributions to, and leadership of, innovative drug discovery projects, exemplified by a record of patent inventorship, conference presentation and peer-reviewed publication
- They would have multiple years of drug discovery, and would typically possess a PhD in organic chemistry or medicinal chemistry
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Our innovative and growing company is hiring for a chemistry scientist. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for chemistry scientist
- Advance research in molecular modeling to enhance drug discovery and development processes
- Enabling base business support for the Small Molecule R&D and Manufacturing product portfolio as a world-wide Centre of Excellence for structural elucidation
- Compile Proof-of-Structure reports for use in regulatory filings
- Organic trace analysis by hyphenated mass spectrometric techniques
- Semi-prep isolation of impurities and degradation products to enable structural elucidation
- Solid-state NMR spectroscopy
- Perform syntheses of organic reagents, API, and drug intermediates
- Proposes, initiates and implements improvements in chemical routes and processes to meet project objectives
- Collaborate with colleagues to ensure timeline adherence and project alignment
- In some cases, characterization of solid samples using specialized techniques such as single crystal X-ray diffraction and/or solid-state NMR
Qualifications for chemistry scientist
- Qualification of oils and lubricants
- Lead and conduct laboratory examinations for failure analysis, quality control and process optimization
- Collaboration with engineering and product development teams
- Familiarity with organic chemistry, synthetic oils, and lubricants
- Familiarity with characterization of oils & lubricants, their breakdown mechanisms, and approaches used to extend application temperature
- Understanding of oil & lubricant interactions with other organic and inorganic materials
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Our company is growing rapidly and is hiring for a chemistry scientist. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for chemistry scientist
- Enjoying and excelling at problem solving
- The ability to create a clear message from complicated and sometimes disparate chemical data that you collect
- Developing and applying new analytical techniques and benches
- Managing and prioritizing several projects at once with minimal direction
- Demonstrating innovation and providing value to customers and industry utilizing the variety of tools and resources available in a technology driven company
- Supervising a subset of technicians in the lab
- Minimum of 5 years’ experience with a Bachelors Degree or 1-2 years with a Masters or PhD in a technical field
- Experience with common analytical tools such as GCMS, TDGCMS, LCMS, IC, FTIR, Raman, AFM, Light Microscopy, SEM, EDS, TGA, DSC, vapor sorption, DMA, and particle counting
- Experience with filtration media test instrumentation is desirable
- Ability to perform all stages of chemical and materials analysis including sample preparation, data collection, data analysis, reporting, presentation, and troubleshooting
Qualifications for chemistry scientist
- A solid understanding of computational chemistry and protein modeling methodologies including docking, pharmacophore modeling, similarity searching, QSAR, protein modeling, homology modeling, molecular dynamics and application of these technologies in solving drug discovery problems
- Proven track record in developing computational chemistry/cheminformatics methodologies in solving drug discovery problems
- Demonstrated ability to work independently effectively collaborating in multidisciplinary environment
- Excellent oral and written communication skills and organizational skills are required as is the ability to effectively communicate across cultural global scientific community
- Background in synthetic chemistry and medicinal chemistry
- A PhD in chemistry or a Master’s degree with a 4-10 years of food chemistry experience
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Our growing company is looking to fill the role of chemistry scientist. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for chemistry scientist
- Develop and execute methods to investigate chemical interactions between active drug ingredients and excipient ingredients
- Identify new compositions and active ingredients to deliver therapeutic benefits
- Independently develop and apply state-of-the-art mass spectrometry and its related technologies for the analytical characterization of therapeutic protein drug candidates and/or products, including monoclonal and bispecific antibodies, to support different drug development activities, with a primary focus on supporting early stage drug candidate characterization and lead candidate selection
- Work closely with multi-functional project teams, including but not limited to research, formulation, process development, pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamics
- Keep abreast of identifying the opportunities to improve existing or develop innovative analytical methods
- Other responsibilities may include, but are not limited to performing analytical characterization for therapeutic antibody development and regulatory submissions, and authoring characterization sections of regulatory submissions
- Support managing and maintaining large compound collections
- Execute stand-alone compound provision projects with international customers within a semi-automated lab infrastructure
- Support design and implementation of compound logistics software solutions
- Modify and apply software solutions to interlink sample logistics with data evaluation in HTS projects
Qualifications for chemistry scientist
- Have Ph.D degree with 0-2 years or master degree with 5+ years of professional experience of organic synthesis or medicinal chemistry
- Experience in chemistry research and be able to present scientific data clearly.Chemistry
- MS or PhD degree in a related Chemical field (Synthetic Organic Chemistry or Chemical Engineering preferred) with 5 or more years of laboratory experience in pharmaceutical research and development
- Experience with statistical design-of-experiment techniques and analysis is desirable (Design-Expert )
- Extensive hands on laboratory experience in pharmaceutical chemical process development
- Knowledge of requsite analytical and manufacturing cGMP guidelines to support IND and NDA filings