Senior Scientist - Bioanalysis

Merck Group • $94K — $144K *
Billerica, MA 01821In-Person
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
Less than 5 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • PhD in Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, or related field with 2+ years of post-PhD experience in PK, bioanalytics, or immunogenicity.
  • 2+ years of experience with biological molecules such as NBEs, ADCs, or AOCs.
  • Strong experimental design and troubleshooting abilities.
  • Proficiency in laboratory instruments and their optimization.
  • Familiarity with Watson LIMS, GraphPad Prism, Veeva Vault, etc.
  • Knowledge of disease areas like Immunology or Oncology and understanding of biology and pharmacology.
  • Excellent organizational, verbal, and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and validate bioanalytical methods for analyzing molecules in discovery and development phases.
  • Design complex experimental studies and interpret analytical data effectively.
  • Ensure timely delivery of ligand-binding assay (LBA) bioanalytical deliverables.
  • Provide recommendations on data decisions and technical solutions to project issues.
  • Conduct literature research to resolve technical challenges and evaluate new analytical strategies.
  • Monitor bioanalytical studies at contract research organizations (CROs).

Benefits

  • Health insurance.
  • Paid time off (PTO).
  • Retirement contributions.
  • Potential eligibility for sales or performance-based bonuses.
Full Job Description
Your Role:

EMD Serono in Billerica, MA is hiring a Senior Scientist. The New Biological Entities Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics (NBE DMPK) Senior Scientist role is a scientific and operational role in Research and Development (R&D). Our company is committed to bringing transformational medicines to patients, and you will collaborate in a matrixed environment with other passionate functional experts to deliver novel biotherapeutics.

Responsibilities:
  • Development and fit-for-purpose validation of bioanalytical methods to be applied in sample analysis for molecules in discovery and development phases. Your work will support the characterization of multiple molecules and modalities, including multi-specific NBEs, antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs), antibody oligonucleotide conjugates (AOCs), and other biologics, from molecule design through preclinical and clinical phases, thus fulfilling internal and regulatory requirements. Representative technologies could include innovative immunochemical and ligand binding techniques such as ELISA, MSD-ECLA, Gyrolab, and others.
  • Development of complex experimental study designs, interpretation of analytical data, good knowledge of immunogenicity, and technical report writing according to current company and industry standards.
  • Ensuring timely delivery, with appropriate quality, of ligand-binding assay (LBA) bioanalytical deliverables (method development, qualification, and its application to in-vivo animal studies), and if needed, responsible for conducting/supervising critical reagent characterization.
  • Recommending data decisions to the lab manager by providing solid results, findings and technical solutions to project issues/problems.
  • Conducting scientific literature research to address complex technical issues and evaluate and implement potential new analytical strategies and technologies as needed.
  • Monitoring bioanalytical studies at contract research organizations (CROs).


Who You Are:

Minimum Qualifications:
  • PhD in Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, or other Science field, with 2+ years post PhD experience in PK, bioanalytics, immunogenicity, and/or other drug discovery/development experience
  • 2+ years of experience with biological molecules (NBEs, ADCs, AOCs, or other novel modalities)


Preferred Qualifications:
  • Excellent experimental design and troubleshooting skills, and excellent data analysis & data mining skills
  • Experience and comfort using, optimizing, and troubleshooting the performance of laboratory instruments
  • Ability to prepare bioanalytical method documentation
  • Good knowledge of specific software: Watson LIMS, GraphPad Prism, Veeva Vault, etc.
  • Knowledge of disease areas (e.g. Immunology, Oncology, etc.), and an understanding of biology and pharmacology
  • Excellent organizational skills and both verbal and written communication skills
  • Excellent inter-cultural understanding


Pay Range for this position: $94,600 - $144,100

The offer range represents the anticipated low and high end of the base pay compensation for this position. The actual compensation offered will be determined by factors such as location, level of experience, education, skills, and other job-related factors. Position may be eligible for sales or performance-based bonuses. Benefits offered by the Company include health insurance, paid time off (PTO), retirement contributions, and other perquisites. For more information click here.

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