Associate Scientist

Only English-written CV will be taken into consideration.
Please note that only selected candidates will be contacted

For our client in BASEL, we are looking for an ASSOCIATE SCIENTIST, for a ONE YEAR contract.

Period: ASAP/23.04.2018-22.04.2019

Workload: 100%

Location: Basel

Job Purpose:

Perform scientific experiments or pilot plant processes for the preparation and timely delivery of drug substances (DS), drug products (DP), processes and procedures in collaboration with a multifunctional project team coordinated by Project Leader. Contribute to maintnance of lab instruments/infrastructure.

Major Activities:

- Meet quality, quantity and timelines in all assigned projects.
- Design, perform and document scientific experiments/plant activities in collaboration with experienced team members if necessary. Seeks proactively for support and coaching from Project Leader or Scientific Expert/or other team members during the whole process if necessary.
- Provide documentation of raw data, evaluation and contribute to interpretation of results. Provide input for the selection of next experiments.
- Optimize existing methods (lab or plant) or contribute to new method development and reproduce published methods.
- Actively support the transfer of analytical or manufacturing procedures to pilot plant or production, including process steering controls etc.
- Provide raw data documentation, evaluation and results interpretation. Propose and provide input for the design of next experiments.
- Communicate and address problems, perform safety and literature searches under guidance from more experienced team members.
- Address simple problems. Recognize and communicate complex problems within the project team or network if necessary together with the respective Project Leader, Network leader or Senior Scientific Expert or a relevant team member.
- Actively perform simple safety and literature searches under direction of relevant and experienced team members.
- Keep record of chemicals, intermediates, excipients and solvents within own area of responsibility.
- Collaborate with other team members to facilitate deliveries of DS and/or DP
- Schedule and perform routine maintenance of lab instruments/equipment.
- Contribute to lab procedures, reports and/or instructions and/or SOP's.
- Contribute to the evaluation of new lab equipment.
- Actively participate in project teams/meetings/networks.
- Actively contributes to team goals.
- Ensure all own activities are aligned with overall drug development process.
- Work according to appropriate SOPs, GMP, GLP, QM, HSE, ISEC
- Strategic and scientific contribution to Networks, target achievements according to net-work charter and annual objectives

Candidate Background:

Minimum: Technician with continuing education (EU) or BS (US) or equivalent

Desirable: MS (US) or equivalent.

Languages:

- English must,
- German/French nice to have

Experience:

- Minimum of 3 years' experience as Technician (promotional Pathway); or 0-4 years (for BS); or 0-2 years (for MS).
- Awareness for safe handling of chemicals, potentially dangerous materials and equipment.
- Adequate scientific or technical knowledge in a specific area (eg synthetic, analytical, galenical).
- Basic knowledge in scientific/technical areas of collaboration.
- Good knowledge of laboratory and/or technical tools.
- Adequate knowledge of software and computer tools.
- Basic presentation skills.

For further details please contact Aleksandra Sztajerowska:
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