Research Scientist II; Analytical Development (Particle Engineering)

Research Scientist II; Analytical Development (Particle Engineering) – Albany, NY

Build your future at Curia, where our work has the power to save lives.

Curia is a global contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) with over 30 years of experience partnering with pharmaceutical and biotech companies to provide life-saving treatments to patients. At Curia, we are on a mission to advance our customers’ therapies from curiosity to cure and ultimately to improve patients’ lives.

We proudly offer
•    Generous benefit options (eligible first day of employment) 
•    Paid training, vacation and holidays (vacation accrual begins on first day of employment)
•    Career advancement opportunities 
•    Education reimbursement
•    401K program with matching contributions
•    Learning platform
•    And more!

Research Scientist II; Analytical Development (Particle Engineering) is an integral team, contributing to our success by being part of the most trusted provider of drug discovery, development and manufacturing services for pharmaceutical and biotech innovators. To accomplish this, we provide exceptional scientific expertise and maintain relationships with customers by demonstrating service that goes above and beyond the ordinary. Having the right people on our team is critical to this mission. The main activities of the Research Scientist II will be to perform and support cGMP analyses for particle characterization, including but not limited to particle size by laser light scattering, XRPD, BET surface area, and microscopy.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Supervisory responsibilities

This position does not have supervisory responsibilities.

Essential job duties

1. Provide proficient and timely support for analytical techniques including laser diffraction particle size, XRPD, BET surface area analyses and microscopy.
2. Perform particle size method development and validation
3. Provide technical support to assigned projects using robust scientific practices, which comply with standard operating procedures and scientific standards
4. Communicate clearly and accurately with internal and external clients, both verbally and through written data summaries and reports
5. Meet timelines for delivering on clients' expectations
6. Perform maintenance and troubleshooting of instrumentation
7. Prepare technical documents
8. Comply with all cGMP, laboratory SOPs, and company policies and procedures
9. Comply with good housekeeping and safety practices according to our Environmental Health and Safety policies
10. Perform other related duties as may be reasonably assigned in the course of business

Education, experience, certification and licensures Required

·       Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Material Sciences or a related science field

·       Minimum 2 years’ relevant laboratory experience

OR

·       Master’s degree in Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Sciences or related science field

·       Minimum 1 year relevant laboratory experience

Preferred

·       Hands-on experience conducting XRPD or particle size analysis (PSA). 

·       Experience working in a cGMP environment, preferably in the pharmaceutical industry

·       Experience with developing and validating particle size methods in the pharmaceutical industry.

Other Qualifications
•    Must pass a background check
•    Must pass a drug screen
•    May be required to pass Occupational Health Screening
•    May be required to obtain and maintain gowning certification 
•    May be required to obtain and maintain media qualification

Knowledge, skills and abilities

1. Familiarity with characterization techniques such as PSA, XRPD, DSC, TGA, ¹H NMR, KF, vapor sorption, etc.
2. Demonstrate flexibility in organizing work and priorities.
3. Good problem solving and decision-making skills.
4. Ability to utilize scientific software and learn how to interpret analytical data.
5. Ability to work on multiple concurrent projects, and communicate effectively with interdisciplinary project teams.
6. Good written and oral communication skills.
7. Good problem solving and decision-making skills to identify and solve work related issues.
8. Strong knowledge of Microsoft Word and the ability to learn other scientific software, as required.
9. Good written and oral communication skills.

Physical requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; sit; and use hands to finger, handle, or feel. The employee frequently is required to reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to walk; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Work environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee may regularly be exposed to potentially biohazardous agents. The employee is frequently exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals. The employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts and risk of electrical shock. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Pay Range: $67,000 

Education, experience, location and tenure may be considered along with internal equity when job offers are extended.

We do not accept unsolicited assistance from any headhunters or recruitment firms for any of our job openings. All resumes or profiles submitted by search firms to any employee at Curia, in any form without a valid, signed search agreement by an authorized signatory in place for the specific position, approved by Talent Acquisition, will be deemed the sole property of Curia. No fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by Curia because of the unsolicited referral.

All interested applicants must apply online. Please be aware of scammers. Curia will only send offer letters and requests for sensitive personal information from a curiaglobal.com email address. Curia is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. Curia is an E-Verify employer.

Salary : $67,000