What are the responsibilities and job description for the Material Science Scientist (Contract) position at BioPharma Consulting JAD Group?
This position will be within the Engineering and Materials Science department, which supports Vertex's drug development programs by developing a deep understanding of the relationships between materials properties, pharmaceutical processing conditions, and final product performance and quality attributes. Members of the department apply conceptual and data-driven knowledge of materials science and engineering principles to improve process understanding and development of drug candidates.
Key Responsibilities
Key Responsibilities
- SCXRD data indexing, integration, and scaling (Bruker and/or Rigaku software), including twinned data
- Structure solution and refinement, including treatment of disorder
- Structure validation (Platon) and confirmation of absolute structure when applicable
- Cif finalization with standard and custom fields
- Report generation from formatted template
- Electronic notebook documentation of work
- Degree in Chemistry, Material Science, Physics or other related field with academic training in crystallography
- Experience in processing small molecule raw SCXRD data in either Crysalis (Rigaku) or Apex (Bruker) software
- Experience in refining small molecule crystal structures with Shelx suite of software
- Experience in small molecule structure and cif finalization and report generation
- Experience in handling complex data/structures (e.g. twinning, disorder) preferred
- Strong scientific writing/communication skills
