Research Associate

Research Associate - Contract - Gaithersburg, MDProclinical is seeking a Research Associate.Primary Responsibilities:A Research Associate in the Formulation Development department will participate in the development of both liquid and lyophilized vaccine formulations to support product development from initial candidate screening through commercialization. This position is expected to be a leader in laboratory duties among other research associates and exhibit some independence in study execution.Skills & Requirements:Requires a minimum of 2 to 5 years of relevant experience with a Bachelor degree.Experience in formulation product development, Quality by Design (QbD), Design of Experiment (DOE) processes.Hands-on experience with bio/analytical and physicochemical characterizations of proteins. Prior research experience in the areas of protein synthesis, structure, stability, aggregation, and solubility is highly desirable.Ability to work independently with strong problem-solving skills.Excellent written and oral communication skills required.Other duties as assigned.Responsibilities will include but are not limited to:Develop, characterize, and evaluate formulation for preclinical and early clinical studies in solid and liquid product presentations.Perform rapid, comprehensive characterization of candidate drug products to determine the physicochemical properties of the drug product and evaluate them for further drug development programs including ELISA, SRID, AUC, CD, Fluorescence spectroscopy, DSC, ITC, UV/Vis spectroscopy, FTIR, SLS and HPLC.Assist in the development and scale-up of drug product processes from bench top to pilot scale and technology transfers.Provide support to formulate small and large scale lots of liquid, frozen or lyophilized drug substance/product samples.Assist in the development of formulation studies and design protocols.Project management of other research associates in support of the larger drug development project.Write technical reports and applicable SOPs.Responsible for preparing data summary presentations, compiling data and authorizing technical reports.

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