Scientist/Senior Scientist - Pharmaceutical Analysis - Large Molecule

Location: Exton, PA

Full-time

Frontage Laboratories Inc. is an award winning, full-service, CRO/Contract Research Organization operating over 25 state-of-the-art laboratories across the US, Canada and China.  Our core competencies include drug metabolism, pharmacokinetics/ pharmacodynamics (PK/PD), safety and toxicology, bioanalytical services, chemistry and manufacturing controls for drug development, and core laboratory services for clinical trials.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Develop and apply biochemistry, biophysics methods, immunoassays, and other state of the art analytical technologies to analyze and characterize oligonucleotides, cell and gene products, biotherapeutic proteins, their conjugates, and variants.
• Perform method development, validation, tech transfer, product characterization, impurity profiling, routine and stability testing across varieties of biologics products.
• Prepare project proposals, protocols, reports, Certificate of Analysis, investigation reports, and generate cGMP documents.
• Prepare and review notebooks in compliance with Frontage CMC SOPs.
• Maintain qualification and compliance of instruments, and conduct technical and instrumental troubleshooting.
• Manage projects from initiation to completion and ensure the projects are on time, on budgets, and meeting pre-established quality standards.
• Under guidance of supervisor, contribute and/or lead the creation of new service portfolios for emerging biotherapeutics.

Skills/Knowledge Required:

• PhD in Biological Science, Biochemical Engineering, or related discipline with 0-2 year’s relevant industrial analytical development experience, or MS with 0-4 year’s analytical development experience for biologics.
• It is a plus to have experience in applying biochemistry (e.g., icIEF, CE-SDS, HPLC, LC-MS, ELISA, etc.) and biophysics (CD, DSC, DLS, etc.) analytical method for characterization and release of biologics such as recombinant proteins and monoclonal antibodies.
• Excellent oral and writing communication, and organization skills.
• Demonstrated enthusiasm to learn and collaborate.

Salary and Benefits:

Frontage Laboratories offers a competitive compensation and benefits package including health and dental insurance, a 401(k) plan, disability insurance, and life insurance.

Frontage Laboratories Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a protected veteran, among other things, or status as a qualified individual with disability.