Scientist 1, Analytical Chemistry

About the role

Client Technologies and Innovation, located in Research Triangle Park NC, seeks a research associate to work as a member of an R&D team that is involved in identifying, developing, and testing new technologies for a range of medical devices, including surgical and drug-device combination devices. Specifically, the team is focused on the chemical and materials aspects of these devices.

Responsibilities

• Design and execute studies aimed at assessing the viability of technologies
• Help develop processes, including mixing and coating methods, stability testing, elution testing, and other means of evaluating these technologies
• Plan and conduct scientific experiments
• Effectively analyze, interpret, and present experimental results
• Collaborate with team members from a variety of backgrounds
• Adapt to changing requirements that may arise in a dynamic work environment
• Contribute intellectually in areas not directly related to his or her field

Requirements

• Hands-on laboratory experience working with various chemicals/materials
• Experience in common chemistry lab procedures and tools
• Understanding of a range of instrumentation and analytical characterization tools (e.g. familiarity with spectroscopic methods such as fluorescence, UV, IR; and/or separation and characterization tools such as HPLC/UPLC are a plus)
• Good written and verbal technical communication skills
• Ability to design, execute, and appropriately document experiments
• Ability to effectively interpret and present scientific data
• Demonstrated ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team
• Must have experience with basic lab techniques and analytical instrumentation, and also be capable of learning/establishing new experimental tools
• Must be able to work occasionally with biological specimens (e.g. tissues) for lab-scale testing

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with translating technologies/processes from concept to pilot scale is highly desired
• Experience working with polymeric materials and/or dry powder systems
• Experience assembling OEM components and device prototypes to configure a desired test method
• Hands-on experience in the development and characterization of drug formulations for therapeutics, such as those involving microparticles, nanoparticles or hydrogels
• Experience in dry-down processes (e.g. lyophilization/vacuum drying, spray drying)
• Prior work experience (e.g., 1-3 years desirable) in a medical device, diagnostics, or pharmaceutical R&D organization is a plus

Education

A B.S. or M.S. in Chemistry, Pharmaceutics/Pharma sciences, Chemical Engineering, biomedical engineering, or a related scientific discipline is required.

Pay & Schedule

Pay rate: $20-30/hr | 1st Shift, Monday – Friday, 8 am – 5 pm | 40 hours/week