Scientist

Merck • Madison, WI

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About The Position

Work Your Magic with us! Start your next chapter and join MilliporeSigma. Ready to explore, break barriers, and discover more? We know you’ve got big plans – so do we! Our colleagues across the globe love innovating with science and technology to enrich people’s lives with our solutions in Healthcare, Life Science, and Electronics. Together, we dream big and are passionate about caring for our rich mix of people, customers, patients, and planet. That's why we are always looking for curious minds that see themselves imagining the unimaginable with us. This role does not offer sponsorship for work authorization. External applicants must be eligible to work in the US. Your Role: The Analytical Development Scientist coordinates the analytical aspects of incoming and existing MilliporeSigma-Madison projects, using state-of-the-art instrumentation to develop methodologies and analyze active pharmaceutical ingredients and synthetic intermediates. The role involves contributing to customer discussions to reach endpoints, initiating necessary documentation and methodologies for cGMP manufacturing, troubleshooting instrumentation, and generating and compiling results to diagnose problems. They develop or direct the development of analytical methods to support Process and Analytical Development (PAD) for eventual validation and use in cGMP environments, and review analytical data to identify products, intermediates, and raw materials while guiding development. As an expert in analytical chemistry and cGMP requirements, the Scientist maintains project timing, collaborates with PAD colleagues, and ensures efficient, well-documented progress toward milestones. They execute and troubleshoot experiments with sound scientific judgment, provide technical leadership in analytical strategy and data interpretation, and serve as a significant contributor within PAD as pharmaceutical candidates advance toward cGMP manufacturing. The Scientist is proficient in troubleshooting of a range of instruments, including HPLC, GC, LCMS, DSC, TGA, KF, FTIR, NMR, and XRPD, along with wet chemical assays.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s in Chemistry, Biology, or related Life Science discipline. 5+ years in an analytical laboratory environment operating under GLP or cGMP conditions OR Master’s Degree Chemistry, Biology, or related Life Science discipline 2+ years in an analytical laboratory environment operating under GLP or cGMP conditions OR PhD in Chemistry, Biology, or related Life Science discipline

Nice To Haves

• Interpretation of analytical data (including NMR, MS, FTIR)
• Familiar with the use of HPLC, GC, LCMS, DSC, TGA, KF, FTIR, NMR and XRPD
• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to work in a team environment
• Ability to work in an Analytical testing lab with hazardous and toxic chemicals
• Adequate technical writing skills to generate development reports
• Ability to manage and prioritize daily and project activities
• Independently lead projects and provide guidance and assist in the method development with other group members

Responsibilities

• Coordinates the analytical aspects of incoming and existing MilliporeSigma-Madison projects
• Develop methodologies and analyze active pharmaceutical ingredients and synthetic intermediates
• Contributing to customer discussions to reach endpoints
• Initiating necessary documentation and methodologies for cGMP manufacturing
• Troubleshooting instrumentation
• Generating and compiling results to diagnose problems
• Develop or direct the development of analytical methods to support Process and Analytical Development (PAD) for eventual validation and use in cGMP environments
• Review analytical data to identify products, intermediates, and raw materials while guiding development
• Maintains project timing
• Collaborates with PAD colleagues
• Ensures efficient, well-documented progress toward milestones
• Execute and troubleshoot experiments with sound scientific judgment
• Provide technical leadership in analytical strategy and data interpretation
• Serve as a significant contributor within PAD as pharmaceutical candidates advance toward cGMP manufacturing
• Proficient in troubleshooting of a range of instruments, including HPLC, GC, LCMS, DSC, TGA, KF, FTIR, NMR, and XRPD, along with wet chemical assays

Benefits

• Benefits offered by the Company include health insurance, paid time off (PTO), retirement contributions, and other perquisites.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level