What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Associate Scientist position at pfizer?
Senior Associate Scientist
Summary:
The Downstream Process Development group in Bioprocess R&D is seeking a Senior Associate Scientist contractor to support the development and optimization of recovery and purification processes for recombinant proteins and biological macromolecules for early- and late-phase clinical trials. The responsibilities of this position include but are not limited to designing and executing bench-scale development and characterization studies with proper documentation, analyzing and interpreting results, and authoring technical reports. This position interacts and collaborates with fellow scientists within Downstream PD and across Pharmaceutical Sciences.
Responsibilities:
- Design and execute bench-scale chromatography and filtration development and characterization studies
- Support process development for new molecules from platform process fit assessment through IND submissions
- Transfer manufacturing processes to internal and/or external manufacturing facilities
- Author technical reports and make presentations to scientists and management
- Work with fellow Bioprocess, Analytical and Pharmaceutical R&D scientists across multiple sites
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree with a minimum of 2-4 years of relevant experience OR;
- Master's degree with a minimum of 0-2 years of relevant experience
- Relevant experience in a laboratory or manufacturing setting, preferably with preparative or analytical chromatography, filtration, and other techniques
- Experience using AKTA and Unicorn software preferred
- Experience with experimental design and interpretation of results
Location:
- This is a fully onsite role in Bothell, WA
Please note contractors are engaged to provide services to Pfizer temporarily in connection with a specific assignment. Contractors are hired and employed through Atrium, our third-party payrolling partner.
This job posting is for a temporary role as an employee of Atrium on assignment at Pfizer. The individual selected for this role will be offered the role as an employee of Atrium; compensation, medical benefits, fringe benefits, and other terms and conditions of employment shall be presented by Atrium upon offer. The pay rate range provided is a reasonable estimate of the anticipated compensation range for this job at the time of posting. The actual pay rate will be based on several factors, including skills, competencies, experience, location and/or being pursued, and other job-related factors permitted by law. In addition, this role will be eligible for overtime pay, in accordance with federal and state requirements.
