Associate Principal Scientist, Synthetic Purification AR&D
Job in
Rahway, Union County, New Jersey, 07065, USA
Listed on 2026-03-15
Listing for:
MSD Malaysia
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-03-15
Job specializations:
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Pharmaceutical
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Healthcare
Job Description & How to Apply Below
** Our Research Scientists are our Inventors. We identify and target steps in disease mechanisms or pathways that could be inhibited or enhanced. Our goal is to use innovative thinking, state-of-the-art facilities, and robust scientific methodology, we collaborate to discover the next medical breakthrough.
As an Associate Principal Scientist in the multiscale separations team within the Separations Sciences team of Analytical Enabling Capabilities, you will work within a highly collaborative team to enable the advancement of the development pipeline. You will be primarily responsible for chromatographic isolation of pharmaceutical API and impurities from analytical scale to semi-prep scale and prep scale, covering the space of small molecules, peptides, conjugate-based modalities as well as emerging modalities in our portfolio.
To accelerate the development of new medicines and vaccines, you will partner with process chemists and analytical scientists to deploy efficient and fit-for-purpose chemical isolation methods, to establish innovative purification workflows, and to deliver high purity materials. As a member of our team, you will be joining a diverse group of scientific problem solvers, who are dedicated to creating the life-changing products of tomorrow.
** Education
Minimum Requirements:
*** Ph.D. in Chemistry or a related field with a minimum of 5 years of experience in biopharmaceutical industry.
* M.S. with a minimum of 8 years of experience in the Biopharmaceutical industry
* Bachelor’s with a minimum of 12 years of experience in the Biopharmaceutical industry.
** Required
Experience and Skills:
*** Expertise in analytical, semi-prep/prep scale chromatography (RPLC, NPLC, SFC), technologies, instrumentation, and workflows, with demonstrated experience in its applications in chiral, achiral isolation of challenging pharmaceutical mixtures to support a variety of pharmaceutical modalities including small molecules, peptides, antibody-drug conjugates and vaccines adjuvants etc.
* Experience in mass spectrometry and its application in MS-directed chromatographic purification.
* Working knowledge of orthogonal detection technologies, including PDA, Multi-angle light scattering, charged aerosol detection
* etc.
** Creative problem solving in scientific research and development, with proven track-record of translating R&D problem solving into impactful pipeline deliveries.
* Experience in mentoring peers.
* External scientific engagement that may include a combination of publications, industry white paper contributions, presentations at scientific meetings.
* Excellent scientific writing and verbal communication skills.
** Preferred
Experience and Skills:
*** Pharmaceutical GMP experience is highly preferred.
* Hands-on experience using Teledyne ISCO-MS systems#AR&D
*
* Required Skills:
** Accountability, Accountability, Adaptability, Analytical Method Development, Antibody Drug Conjugates (ADC), Antibody Therapeutics, Assay Development, Biological Assay Development, Biopharmaceutical Industry, Biopharmaceuticals, Biopharmaceutics, Cell-Based Assays, Chromatographic Techniques, Column Chromatography, Communication, Cross-Functional Teamwork, External Collaboration, GMP Compliance, High Resolution Mass Spectrometry (HRMS), Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS), Manufacturing, Mass Spectrometry (MS), Mass Spectrometry Analysis, Mentorship, Optimism {+ 5 more}
** Preferred
Skills:
** Current Employees apply
Current Contingent Workers apply
** US and Puerto Rico Residents Only:
** Our company is committed to inclusion, ensuring that candidates can engage in a hiring process that exhibits their true capabilities. Please if you need an accommodation during the application or hiring process.
As an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer, we provide equal opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. As a federal contractor, we comply with all…
Position Requirements
10+ Years
work experience
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