Associate Scientist - Physicochemical Development

About AstraZeneca in Gaithersburg, MD :

Our Gaithersburg, Maryland facility creates life-changing medicines for people around the world. This campus employs more than 3,500 experts in our field and is only a short drive from Washington, DC.

This modern and vibrant scientific campus is the home of R&D and Oncology in the US. Here, we play host to some of the most cutting-edge technology and lab spaces, all designed to inspire collaboration and cross-functional science.

We believe employees benefit from being challenged and inspired at work. We are dedicated to creating a culture of inclusion and collaboration.

The Gaithersburg site offers a variety of amenities to help boost productivity and help keep our employees happy and healthy.

This includes a fitness center, employee healthcare clinic, electric vehicle charging stations, dry cleaning, full-service cafeteria and copy center.

This is where you’ll find newly-designed, activity-based work spaces to suit a variety of working styles while increasing collaboration between teams.

Summary :

The successful candidate will carry out analytical testing using Chromatography, Electrophoresis, and / or Mass Spectrometry techniques in supporting development, manufacturing, and characterization of biopharmaceutical products, such as humanized monoclonal antibodies, antibody-drug conjugates, and recombinant proteins.

The candidate will make detailed experimental observations, review and analyze data, might need to interpret experimental results, summarize data for presentations and reports.

The candidate will have opportunity to author / revise SOPs, protocols, reports and other relevant documentation.

Special Skills, / Abilities : Proven experience and familiarity with data analysis software such as Empower or ChemStation is desirable.

Required Skills

• The candidate must have chemistry or biochemistry laboratory experience. I
• The candidate must have a background in protein chemistry and experience on at least one of the following analytical techniques : chromatography (SEC, IEC, RPLC, GC), electrophoresis (cIEF, CE-SDS) and / or mass spectrometry.
• Collaboration and communication skills, both verbal and written, are essential.
• Good multi-tasking, time management and organizational skills are required.
• The ability to follow SOPs, policies, regulations, and to perform routine lab equipment maintenance is required

Education & Experience Requirements :

Education : A bachelor’s or master’s degree or equivalent in biology, chemistry, or related field.

Experience : or MS and 0+ years of experience

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Date Posted

19-Jun-2024

Closing Date

Our mission is to build an inclusive and equitable environment. We want people to feel they belong at AstraZeneca and Alexion, starting with our recruitment process.

We welcome and consider applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of characteristics. We offer reasonable adjustments / accommodations to help all candidates to perform at their best.

If you have a need for any adjustments / accommodations, please complete the section in the application form.AstraZeneca requires all US employees to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 but will consider requests for reasonable accommodations as required by applicable law.