Senior Scientist, Analytical Chemistry

About the role

Full-time position at RxSight®, an ophthalmic medical technology corporation headquartered in Aliso Viejo, California, that has commercialized the world’s first and only adjustable intraocular lens (IOL) customized after cataract surgery. Reporting to the Vice President of R&D Chemistry, the Senior Scientist, Analytical Chemistry will lead chemical characterization of the Light Adjustable Lens and other implantable ophthalmic medical devices, supporting product development, verification, commercialization, and troubleshooting.

Responsibilities

• Develop, optimize, qualify, validate, and execute analytical methods supporting product development, design verification, manufacturing support, and regulatory submissions.
• Perform analytical testing and data interpretation using chromatographic, spectroscopic, and related techniques including GC‑MS, GC‑FID, headspace GC, HPLC/UPLC, LC‑MS, GPC/SEC, FTIR, Raman, UV‑Vis, and related methodologies.
• Serve as the technical lead for chemical characterization of materials and finished devices, including extractables and leachables, hydrolytic stability, photostability, and other studies conducted in accordance with applicable ISO 11979 and ISO 10993 requirements; own analytical strategy, method selection, study execution, data analysis, scientific interpretation, and reporting.
• Characterize impurities, residues, additives, degradation products, process residuals, and other chemical species associated with ophthalmic materials and finished devices, and assess their likely source and relevance to product performance or safety.
• Collaborate with R&D functions, including materials scientists, optical and mechanical engineers, and process engineers, as well as Operations, to investigate product performance, material changes, aging effects, process interactions, and development‑related technical issues and to recommend scientifically justified next steps.
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