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Scientist Biologics - Lyophilized Drug Products
Contract: North Chicago, Illinois, US
Salary Range: 40.00 - 50.00 | Per Hour
Job Code: 369221
End Date: 2026-06-06
Days Left: 29 days, 3 hours left
Position Details:
Industry: Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology
Job Title: Scientist II/Biologics & Lyophilized Drug Products
Duration: 12 Months Contract (Possible Extension Based on Performance and Business Needs)
Location: Lake County, IL 60064 (Preffered Locla candiates)
Shift: Monday–Friday | 8 Hours per Day | Standard Business Hours
Interview Process: Video – 2 Rounds
Job Title: Scientist II/Biologics & Lyophilized Drug Products
Duration: 12 Months Contract (Possible Extension Based on Performance and Business Needs)
Location: Lake County, IL 60064 (Preffered Locla candiates)
Shift: Monday–Friday | 8 Hours per Day | Standard Business Hours
Interview Process: Video – 2 Rounds
Pay rate range : $40.00 to $50.00 Per Hour
Job Description
Product Development Science and Technology (PDS&T) is seeking a motivated Scientist, specifically for parenteral process development and commercial site scale up and tech transfer. The candidate will independently design and execute lab studies to develop robust manufacturing processes for clinical phase and commercial products. This person will generate and analyze precise, reliable, and reproducible data in a timely manner, independently or under the direction of a more senior scientific leader. This position will be an integral part of the product development and CMC teams.
Required Skills & Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree, or equivalent education, with typically 3 or more years’ experience or Master’s degree or equivalent education with 0 years’ experience in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Pharmaceutical Sciences, or similar area.
- Supporting the process development of parenteral drug products including liquid and lyophilized drug products.
- Design and execute studies evaluating the stability (chemical & physical) of biologics against solution conditions (pH, ionic strength, temperature, light, moisture, etc.) and physical stresses arising from manufacturing process conditions (freeze thaw, mixing, filtration, filling, and lyophilization), to develop robust dosage forms.
- Interpret results and draw conclusions from own multistage experiments, note significant deviations, then suggest, design, and pursue relevant experiments.
- Demonstrated scientific writing skills and strong verbal communication skills.
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree, or equivalent education, with typically 5 or more years’ experience or Master’s degree or equivalent education with 3 years’ experience in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Pharmaceutical Sciences, or similar area.
Benefits:
The Company offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements: medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, 401(k) retirement plan, life insurance, long-term disability insurance, short-term disability insurance, paid parking/public transportation, (paid time , paid sick and safe time , hours of paid vacation time, weeks of paid parental leave, paid holidays annually – These all are subject to applicable eligibility).
Job Requirement
- Parenterals
- Biologics
- Lyophilization
- Stability
- Formulation
- ProcessDevelopment
- TechTransfer
- PharmaceuticalSciences
- Chemistry
- ChemicalEngineering
- CMC
- Filtration
- FreezeThaw
- Manufacturing
- ScaleUp
- Analytical
- Documentation
- Validation
- DrugDevelopment
Reach Out to a Recruiter
- Recruiter
- Phone
- Siddhi Kadakia
- siddhi.kadakia@collabera.com
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