Scientist - III Senior - CA Only

Qualifications Education: BS/MS/PHD in Pharmaceutical Science Chemistry materials science bioengineering or related science; Prior professional experience in pharmaceutical sciences highly preferred. Experience: With BS(510years) Masters (36 years) PHD(12 years) experience in pharmaceutical sciences with in academic environment. Required skills: HPLC buffer prep/basic wet chemistry solidstate characterization /pharmaceutics. Must excel in a team environment. Software skills: MS office suite(excelpowerpoint Word) Note: This is 100% lab based onsite role.
Responsibilities Merck Research Laboratories South San Francisco (SSF) Innovation Center is focused on driving discovery research. Our new multidisciplinary discovery research site offers stateof theart resources to explore the most promising science combined with Merck s worldclass R&D expertise in small molecules and biologics. Located within the heart of the Bay area s biomedical community research conducted in our new laboratories spans exploratory biology through early clinical development and is an integral part of Merck s powerful worldclass network of drug and vaccine discovery. At Merck we are inspired by the belief that a researchdriven enterprise dedicated to scientific excellence can create medicines and vaccines that save and improve lives. Every employee is building on our proud legacy of scientific breakthrough. Our ability to impact the lives of patients worldwide depends on the integrity creativity humility and scientific acumen of our team. We are creating a diverse organization that is inspired by invention and founded on a culture of respect and collaboration. At Merck Research Labs you ll have the opportunity to expand your knowledge and skills through collaboration with talented and dedicated colleagues while advancing your career. A contractor at Merck s Discovery Pharmaceutical Sciences department in South San Francisco will have the exciting opportunity to help identify characterize and successfully transition quality drug candidate compounds from discovery to development. The successful candidate also will have the opportunity to help investigate new technologies related to drug delivery pharmaceutics and other areas relevant to Merck s drug discovery/development programs. Responsibilities include and are not limited to the following: 1. Help prepare/design enabling preclinical formulations (drug delivery). 2. Perform solution and solidstate chemistry characterization experiments. 3. Instrument maintenance and preparation routine laboratory reagents (i.e. buffers) 4. Help with shipping and ordering lab supplies. 5. Perform protein stability characterization studies.
Comments/Special InstructionsSr. CSP Vidushi Sharma.
System Location: Research Labs (Z011) Required
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CWR Type: W2 Required