Biophysical Chemist: Sr. Associate Scientist Job in Chesterfield, Missouri US
Biophysical Chemist: Sr. Associate Scientist
Org Marketing Statement Pfizer Inc: Working together for a healthier world Founded in 1849, Pfizer is the world's premier biopharmaceutical company taking new approaches to better health. We discover, develop, manufacture and deliver quality, safe and effective prescription medicines to treat and help prevent disease for both people and animals. We also partner with healthcare providers, governments and local communities around the world to expand access to our medicines and to provide better quality health care and health system support. At Pfizer, colleagues in more than 90 countries work every day to help people stay happier and healthier longer and to reduce the human and economic burden of disease worldwide. Job Focus The qualified candidate will be responsible for implementing a variety of biophysical analyses to characterize a broad range of biotherapeutics and to support process and analytical development for early and late stage products. He or she is expected to timely deliver results to project teams in a fast-paced environment of product development. A basic understanding of structure, hydrodynamic properties and thermodynamic behaviors of proteins is required to help interpret the experimental results and to expedite mastering new techniques. Excellent communication and writing skills are critical for the person to present fairly complex results to a general audience. The candidate is expected to be able to interact and work with other functional areas including bioprocess development, analytical method development and formulation screening. Qualifications EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND: MS degree in biochemistry, physical chemistry, pharmaceutical science or related field Knowledge in thermodynamic modeling, chemical kinetics, statistical analysis and polymer science. WORK EXPERIENCE/SKILLS: 0-5 years of industrial experience in drug discovery and development for biological therapeutics using spectroscopic methods, including circular dichroism, fluorescence and light scattering spectroscopy to characterize higher order structure and molecular sizes. Experience of characterizing proteins and other biopolymers using liquid chromatography, field flow fractionation, calorimetry, etc. Experience of using mass spectrometry is a plus. Comfortable and effective in a team-based, fast-paced environment Familiarity with general analytical techniques used in characterizing proteins Fast and effective learning capability Effective oral and written communication skills Knowledge of GLP/GMP requirements Equal Employment Opportunity Pfizer is committed to equal opportunity in the terms and conditions of employment for all employees and job applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, gender identity or gender expression, national origin, disability or veteran status. Pfizer also complies with all applicable national, state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment as well as employment eligibility verification requirements of the Immigration and Nationality Act. All applicants must have authorization to work for Pfizer in the U.S. In certain circumstances it may be advantageous to Pfizer to support the application(s) for temporary visa classification and/or sponsor applications for permanent residence so that a foreign national colleague can accept or remain in a work assignment in the U. S. For certain classes of temporary visas, the resulting work authorization may be specific to Pfizer and the specific job and/or work site. Pfizer may at its business discretion decide to or refrain from obtaining, maintaining and/or extending the temporary visa status and/or sponsoring a colleague for permanent residency and /or employment eligibility, considering factors such as availability of qualified U.S. workers and the colleague's long-term prospects for securing lawful permanent residence, among other reasons. Employment applicants requiring immigration sponsorship must disclose, when initial application for employment is made, whether or not they are legally authorized to work for Pfizer in the U.S. and, if so, whether that authorization permits them to work in the job they seek. In no case should Pfizer's support of a colleague's temporary visa application or sponsorship of a colleague for permanent residence be construed to guarantee success of that application or amend or otherwise invalidate the "at-will" employment relationship between the colleague and Pfizer. *This job post was placed on PharmaDiversity Job Board with permission of this employer. If viewing this post anywhere else, the "apply" click should lead you to PharmaDiversity Job Board for authentic job post view with direct employer application. For application attention if web source is requested please use "PharmaDiversity" or "PharmaDiversity Job Board". Pfizer prefers that you apply to this job directly on their site