What are the responsibilities and job description for the Principal Scientist position at Pace Life Sciences?
About Us
Pace® Life Sciences
Pace® makes the world a safer, healthier place. We advance the science of our pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical customers through the drug development process, from early-phase R&D through clinical trials and GMP commercial product support. For customers with in-house manufacturing and labs, Pace® provides professional services to support their operations.
Job Description
This is a full-time Senior Scientist / Principal Scientist position located in Norristown, PA, Monday - Friday, from 8 : 00 a.m. to 5 : 00 p.m.
SUMMARY
Pace Life Sciences (PLS) is an industry leading CDMO supplying, formulation development, clinical trial manufacturing, and analytical development services to the Pharmaceutical and Life Sciences industry.
The PLS facility in Norristown focuses on developing solid oral dosage forms of small molecule drug substances for preclinical, Phase 1 and Phase 2 drug development programs. The site develops and analyzes formulations for a variety of drug substances from new chemical entities (NCE’s) to mature, marketed molecules in collaboration with a broad range of clients, from big pharma to start-ups, virtual organizations, and academia.
As a Senior Scientist / Principal Scientist in the Analytical Development department, candidates will have the opportunity to work closely on cross-functional teams primarily focused on supporting the Pharmaceutical Development department at the facility. The candidate will provide their expertise and thorough understanding of the application of analytical chemistry techniques related to the analysis of small molecule pharmaceutical products to development of early phase drug products.
Primary Responsibilities :
- Support preclinical through clinical phase small molecule pharmaceutical development activities by contributing to a team focused on instrumental analysis (UPLC / HPLC, GC, USP Dissolution, XRD, DSC, SEM, etc.) of preliminary drug product prototypes through to GMP release and stability samples.
- Serve as a technical subject matter expert in analytical chemistry, providing research, expert analysis and interpretation of data as well as counsel and training to staff, management, site leadership, and external clients regarding analyte molecules and their chemistry, analytical methods and instrumentation.
- Perform and coordinate complex R&D and GMP experimental studies, method development and validation experiments in support of methods for assay, related substances, content uniformity, dissolution, water content by Karl Fischer titration, residual solvents, and other tests of critical quality attributes.
- Participate as a key or lead member of a project team, participating in meetings by presenting data and other feedback to internal and external (client) team members.
- Serve as a technical leader to staff providing work direction, guidance, and training.
- Write / review test methods, analytical protocols, reports, and SOPs according to applicable regulatory and / or company guidelines.
- Author out of specification (OOS) and deviation investigations and contribute to their resolution.
- Support maintenance, calibration, and qualification of instruments and equipment as needed.
QUALIFICATIONS
Education and Experience
Required Knowledge and Skills
PHYSICAL / MENTAL REQUIREMENTS :
The physical demands described herein are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Mobility to work in a lab and office setting, use standard office and lab equipment and stamina to sit for extended periods of time; exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally and / or up to 10 pounds of force frequently to lift, carry, push, pull or move objects; vision to read printed materials and computer screens; and hearing and speech to communicate in person or over the telephone.
WORKING ENVIRONMENT :
Work is performed in a lab and office setting. Work is subject to chemicals, fumes, gasses, noxious odors, and related items in a lab setting.
Additional Information
Benefits
80 hrs of paid vacation per year, 7 paid holidays per year, 2 floating holidays per year (prorated based on start date), 40 hrs paid sick time per year, paid bereavement leave (days based on relation to the employee), 8 hrs paid volunteer time per year, parental leave, medical, dental, vision, voluntary short-term disability, long-term disability, life insurance, voluntary supplemental life insurance, traditional 401k and ROTH 401k with a company match, HSA, FSA, employee referral bonus, employee assistance program, tuition reimbursement program, employee recognition program, voluntary ID theft coverage, voluntary legal coverage, voluntary accident insurance, voluntary hospital indemnity insurance, and voluntary critical illness insurance.
Equal Opportunity Employer
Pace® provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, creed, color, religion, genetics, protected veteran status, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, citizenship, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.
Work Schedule Monday through Friday, 8 : 00 AM - 5 : 00 PM
