Principal Scientist, Process Engineering

When joining PerkinElmer, you select an experienced and trusted leader in scientific solutions, with the support of a global service network and distribution centers, providing the right solution, at the right time, to meet critical customer needs.  With over an 80+ year legacy of advancing science and a mission of innovating for a healthier world, our dedicated team collaborates closely with commercial, government, academic and healthcare customers to deliver our broad portfolio of analytical solutions, and OneSource services.

Job Title

Principal Scientist, Process Engineering

Location(s)

GSK (Collegeville) - Customer Site PA

Job Description

About PerkinElmer
Imagine a world where you could detect health issues sooner to treat them more effectively. Where food and water are always safe, even in remote corners of the earth. And where scientific and medical research are enhanced to solve the greatest challenges of our times. At PerkinElmer, we imagine this world every day. Then, we innovate and collaborate to make it happen everywhere.
Our dedicated team of about 16,000 employees worldwide, pioneers scientific technologies for better detection, imaging, and informatics to help our customers work to create healthier families, improve the quality of life, and sustain the well-being and longevity of people globally.

If you are seeking a meaningful, impactful, and stimulating career, look no further.

Job Summary: 
We are looking for a highly motivated candidate to join our Process Engineering and Modeling team within the Biopharmaceutical Product Sciences (BPS) department, of the BioPharma Product Development & Supply organization. The role will center on developing drug product, manufacturing process and delivery systems for protein & peptide-based therapeutics.

Job Responsibilities:

• Conduct laboratory experimentation and analytical testing of putative formulations & drug product manufacturing
• Follow administration/delivery approaches for select protein therapeutic assets, including  contributing to, the conception & evaluation of conventional & novel product matrices and administration modalities
• Partner closely with the manufacturing groups during process development and technology transfers
• Actively participate with combination drug product assessment and collaborate with device engineering
• Physicochemical and bioanalytical characterization of native and modified biopharma compounds
• Collaborate with the Bioanalytical Sciences group to develop & transfer stability-indicating analytical methods for use in product development
• Oversee release & stability testing; crafting & execution of non-GMP stability protocols to test quality & stability of product formulations
• Engage with the Analytical Technology Transfer and Stability group to craft GMP stability protocols
• Assess resultant data; working closely with internal & external discovery and development support partners as needed
• Maintain accurate, complete laboratory records and ease use of electronic data & information gathering, capture, archiving and communications techniques.
• Assist in preparation and review of manufacturing batch records, SOPs, and regulatory documentation as appropriate.

The selected candidate must possess knowledge and/or competencies related to:

• Protein and peptide chemistry
• Formulation and drug delivery/device development
• Drug product manufacturing

Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities of this job at any

Job Requirements and Qualifications:

Basic Qualification: (Required Education & Experience)  

• PhD degree in Pharmaceutics, Biology, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, or related scientific discipline
• 1-3 years of protein formulation and drug delivery development experience

OR

• Master’s degree in Pharmaceutics, Biology, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, or related scientific discipline
• 5-7 years of similar experience in protein formulation and drug delivery development experience

OR

• Bachelor’s degree Pharmaceutics, Biology, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, or related scientific discipline
• 10 or more years of similar experience in protein formulation and drug delivery development experience

Preferred Experience: (candidates who meet BQs & these qualifications (PQs) especially qualify to be shortlisted for candidate submission)

• Experience with both conventional and alternative biopharmaceutical protein formulation, and drug product development, including the application of DOE and other statistically based experimental design/interpretation approaches.
• Experience with protein product manufacturing processes and development (e.g., solution (vial/PFS), or lyophilization; container/closure assessment & selection), drug delivery (e.g., combination product, device & administration kit) feasibility and compatibility evaluation.
• Experience and understanding of multiple bioanalytical and biophysical assessment techniques for product characterization and product stability evaluation, including HPLC, SDS-PAGE/CGE, SEC, Spectroscopy (UV/VIS, fluorescence, or CD), DSC, particles evaluation by HIAC and/or orthogonal techniques (eg MFI, FlowCam, Archimedes), capillary electrophoresis & chip-based methods, etc.
• Experience in authoring, contributing to, and critical review of successful regulatory submissions; with particular emphasis on late clinical phase submissions, BLA/MAA filings, response to regulatory questions, and pre-approval inspection experience.
• 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.

Physical Demands

• Must be able to remains in a stationary position more than 25% of the time
• The person in this position needs to occasionally move inside and outside labs
• Frequently operate on instruments, objects, tools or controls, which will require regularly bending, squatting, stretching and reaching in order to perform in a service function.
• Regularly move or lift up to 25 pounds and occasionally move or lift up to 100 pounds 
• Specific vision abilities required by this position include without limitation, the ability to observe details at close range (within a few feet of the instrument), distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus in order to perform the essential service functions of this position.
• Occasionally operates a computer and other office machinery, such as a calculator, copy machine, and computer printer

Working Environment

• Must be able to work in a laboratory, controlled environments requiring personal protective     equipment.
• Job pace may be fast and job completion demands may be high.
• Employee may be required to manage hazardous wastes in compliance with company procedures & State/Federal/Local hazardous waste regulations. Duties may include: Identifying, handling, generating, accumulating, storing, labeling.
• Ensure safety, security, and the environment in all aspect of the daily activities, and any potential safety hazards are addressed and corrected immediately.
• Understand ergonomic relationship between people, equipment and working environment.

The annual compensation range for this full-time position is $110,000 to $130,000. The final base pay offered to the successful candidate will be determined by factors including internal equity, work location, as well as individual qualifications, such as job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

PerkinElmer is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability status, age, or veteran status or any other characteristics protected by applicable law. PerkinElmer is committed to a culturally diverse workforce.