Senior Scientist at Millipore Corporation in St. Louis, Missouri

Job Description:

Work Location: St. Louis, Missouri
Shift: No
Department: LS-SC-POKPE Cherokee STL PAD Team 6
Recruiter: Ashley Hennessy



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Your Role:


Working in the Contract Testing, Development, and Manufacturing Organization (CTDMO) within the Life Sciences group of MilliporeSigma; this role will serve as an individual contributor in the Process and Analytical Development organization. The role will involve working in a lab setting on analytical method development for external customers in the field of Antibody Drug Conjugates (ADC). The role will require problem solving, working within project timelines, and contributing to documentation for method qualification and transfer into GMP manufacturing.


Responsibilities:

• Serve as a subject matter expert in process and analytical development, capable of troubleshooting / providing efficient and innovative solutions, and supporting transfer to GMP manufacturing
  
  


• Strong customer-facing skills, documents experimental results, communicates results to all stakeholders, authors method development and qualification documents, contribute to information for customer proposals
  
  


• Serves as a project lead and ensures project deliverables are on quality and on time, develops multiple technical approach plans as needed to solve problems and mitigate risk, ensures process and methods are in place for efficient GMP start
  
  


• Lead project teams, influences exemplary work in other team members, leads process improvement initiatives, scout for new technologies / emerging trends, proactively considers the impact of quality, regulatory, manufacturing, and safety requirements when planning project activities
  
  

Who You Are:




Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Chemistry, Biochemistry, Biomedical Engineering or other scientific discipline with 8+ years research experience
  
  

OR

• Master's Degree in Chemistry, Biochemistry, Biomedical Engineering or other scientific discipline with 3+ years research experience
  
  

OR

• Ph.D in Chemistry, Biochemistry, Biomedical Engineering or other scientific discipline with 2+ years research experience
  
  

Preferred Qualifications:

• Demonstrated skills in general and advanced laboratory techniques (theory and practice) to enable the development of novel approaches to solve complex process and analytical problems on fast-paced projects with changing priorities
  
  


• Current knowledge of small molecule or bio-therapeutics drug development process. Experience with antibody-drug conjugation
  
  


• Extensive hands-on experience and in-depth knowledge of 5 or more of the following bio/analytical technologies including: chromatography (HPLC/GC/IC/UPLC/SEC/HILIC/), protein characterization, protein functional assays and/or USP methodologies
  
  


• Robust expertise in biochemistry or organic chemistry
  
  


• Proficiency in ultrafiltration, diafiltration and chromatography techniques
  
  


• Demonstrated success in contributing to the advancement of projects, project teams, and process improvements
  
  


• Excellent time management, attention to detail and strong communication skills (both written and verbal).
  
  


• Customer-facing experience
  
  


• Automation (medium to high-throughput) experience in an analytical setting and instrument maintenance / troubleshooting
  
  


• Working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, as well as experience with advanced data acquisition and/or statistical software systems
  
  


• Ability to efficiently communicate concepts to both specialist and general audiences
  
  


• Ability to coordinate information exchange and manage data generated by contract testing labs
  
  


• Comply with safety and company policies, practices and SSOPs
  
  

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