Associate Scientist

Are you looking for biology role that allows you to grow professionally and contribute to the development of best-in-class medicines? If so, this role could be an exciting opportunity to explore.

As an Associate Scientist, you will be responsible for the management of sample and data operations. The role will support drug substance/drug product and sample testing teams for storage and transfer of critical sample and logistics.

This role will provide YOU the opportunity to lead key activities to progress YOUR career. These responsibilities include some of the following:

• Design and execute studies to discover, understand, model, simulate, and create new drug molecules.
• Research target identification, target validation, drug interactions with targets or receptors, and assay development.
• Monitor competitive market conditions, patient requirements and technology advances.
• Meetings with APLs to align on stability samples
• Shipping/receiving packages

Why you?

Basic Qualifications:

We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals:

• BS/MS in biological, analytical , or pharmaceutical chemistry, or similar field.
• 3+ years post-graduate experience (academia or industry) working on sample management and lab support role and strong track record of success (publication, patent, and/or career advancement)
• Sample distribution (aliquoting, distributing internal to DS, DP, ARD and external CROs) experience
• Managing inventory and material requestsexperience

Preferred Qualifications:

If you have the following characteristics, it would be a plus:

• Experience managing Data (SAP) entries.
• Unplanned event/deviation entry and management
• Experience Managing critical samples for stability , GMP studies

Why GSK?

Our values and expectationsare at the heart of everything we do and form an important part of our culture.

These include Patient focus, Transparency, Respect, Integrity along with Courage, Accountability, Development, and Teamwork. As GSK focuses on our values and expectations and a culture of innovation, performance, and trust, the successful candidate will demonstrate the following capabilities:

• Operating at pace and agile decision-making - using evidence and applying judgement to balance pace, rigour and risk.
• Committed to delivering high quality results, overcoming challenges, focusing on what matters, execution.
• Continuously looking for opportunities to learn, build skills and share learning.
• Sustaining energy and well-being
• Building strong relationships and collaboration, honest and open conversations.
• Budgeting and cost-consciousness

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