Research Associate

Job Description

As a member of Janssen Developability Group, you will be working with a team responsible for developability assessments and pre-clinical formulation development, aiding the identification of small molecule clinical candidates. You will be responsible for generating data under the guidance and supervision of a senior scientist, while maintaining accurate and well-organized laboratory records, worksheets and notebooks. Ideal candidate will be able to multi-task while working in a fast-paced and team-oriented environment.

Technical qualifications:

1. Hands-on expertise with analytical techniques used for the solution characterization of small molecules, such as chromatography (HPLC and uPLC, ideally with Empower data acquisition software) is a must have.

2. Experience with solid-state characterization of small molecules such as, thermal analysis, X-ray diffraction, particle size measurements and light microscopy is highly desired.

3. Good understanding of biopharmaceutical principles and hands-on expertise with pre-clinical formulation development and preparation is desired.

4. Experience in the design of pre-formulation, forced degradation studies, and peptide formulations is preferred.

Qualifications

1. BS in Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Sciences, chemistry or other closely related field preferred with 3+ years of experience in Biotech or Pharmaceutical industry.

2. Candidates with equivalent educational and professional backgrounds will also be considered.

Additional Information

Best Regards,

Anuj Mehta

973-967-3402