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Principal Scientist/Investigator

Employer
GSK
Location
Collegeville, Pennsylvania
Salary
Competitive
Closing date
Aug 23, 2022
Are you energized by the challenge of developing new drug products for our patients? If so, this Principal Scientist/ Investigator role will provide you an opportunity to work toward your goal.

As a Principal Scientist/ Investigator you will be responsible for developing biopharm drug product formulation, manufacturing process and delivery systems for protein & peptide-based therapeutics, and playing an important role to bring product from clinical development phase to commercialization.

This role will provide YOU the opportunity to lead key activities to progress YOUR career, these responsibilities include some of the following
  • Physicochemical and bioanalytical characterization of native and modified biopharm compounds
  • Authoring & execution of non-GMP stability protocols to test quality & stability of product formulations
  • Developing manufacturing processes, scale-up and tech transfer to manufacturing sites.
  • Author and review technical protocols and reports in support of projects in various stages of development.
  • Working closely with internal & external development support partners, as needed
  • Maintaining accurate, complete laboratory records
  • Facile use of electronic data & information gathering, capture, archiving and communication techniques
  • Assisting in preparation and review of SOPs, and regulatory documentation, as appropriate


Why you?

Basic Qualifications:

We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals:
  • MS degree with 5+ years of similar experience; or, BS degree with 10+ years of similar experience.
  • One year experience of​protein and peptide chemistry; and Formulation and Biophysical Characterization of Biopharms
  • One year experience with biophysical techniques for product characterization
  • Experience in authoring technical reports and documentation (IND/IMPD, BLA/MAA, etc.)


Preferred Qualifications:

If you have the following characteristics, it would be a plus:
  • PhD degree in Pharmaceutics, Biology, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, or related scientific discipline with 0+ years of protein formulation and drug delivery development experience;
  • Experience and understanding of multiple bioanalytical techniques for product characterization and product stability evaluation, including HPLC, SDS-PAGE/CGE, SEC, capillary electrophoresis & chip-based methods, Spectroscopy (UV/VIS, fluorescence, or CD), Differential Scanning Calorimetry, UNit/ UNcle, Prometheus, particles size evaluation (MFI, FlowCam, Archimedes), light scattering, Isothermal Calorimetry, etc.
  • Creative and motivated self-starter with excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Experience with both conventional and alternative biopharmaceutical protein formulation, and drug product development and stability evaluation, including the application of DOE and other statistically based experimental design/interpretation approaches.
  • Experience with protein product manufacturing processes and development (e.g., solution in vial/PFS, or lyophilization); container/closure assessment & selection, drug delivery (e.g., combination product, device & administration kit) feasibility and compatibility evaluation.
  • Experience in authoring regulatory documentation (IND/IMPD, BLA/MAA, etc.); contributing to, and critical review of successful regulatory submissions; with particular emphasis on late clinical phase submissions, and response to regulatory questions.
  • Experience in working with in vivo/ in vitro models to critically assess formulation & delivery modalities.
  • Experience in drug product manufacturing technology transfer to commercial and/or scale-up of clinical drug product manufacturing capabilities would be beneficial.
  • Creative and motivated self-starter, with excellent verbal and written communication skills, demonstrated ability to work independently and ability to work effectively in team and matrix environments.
  • Demonstrated ability to maintain accurate, complete laboratory records and facile use of electronic data & information gathering, capture, archiving and communications techniques.


Why GSK?

At GSK, we have already delivered unprecedented change over the past four years, improving R&D, becoming a leader inConsumer Health, strengthening our leadership, and transforming our commercial execution. Now, we're making the biggestchanges we've made to our business in over 20 years.We're on track to separate and create two new companies in 2022:New GSK with a leading portfolio of vaccines and specialty medicines as well as R&D based on immune system and geneticsscience; and a new world-leading consumer healthcare company of loved and trusted brands.​



With new ambition comes new purpose. For New GSK, this is to unite science, talent and technology to get ahead of diseasetogether - all with the clear ambition of delivering human health impact; stronger and more sustainable shareholder returns; andas a new GSK where outstanding people thrive.​



Getting ahead means preventing disease as well as treating it. How we do all this is through our people and our culture. A culturethat isambitious for patients- so we deliver what matters better and faster;accountable for impact- with clear ownership ofgoals and support to succeed; andwhere we do the right thing. So, if you're ready to improve the lives of billions, join us at thisexciting moment in our journey. Join our challenge to get Ahead Together.​

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