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Senior Scientist I - Peptide Analytical Chemistry

North Chicago, IL, us💼 Full-time🗓 2026-07-27 → 2026-09-27

Core

Lead peptide drug product (DP) formulation development and analytical strategy for oral and IV peptide therapeutics across preclinical and clinical spaces.

Role type

Senior Scientist I, Peptide Analytical Chemistry

Builds

Oral and IV peptide drug product formulations and analytical control strategies

Domain

Pharmaceutical industry, peptide therapeutics, analytical chemistry

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

HPLC/UHPLC, SEC, chiral separation, high-resolution mass spectrometry (HRMS), LC-MS/MS, sample preparation for complex matrices, organic structure analysis, functional group analysis, spectroscopic techniques, peptide characterization, degradation pathway understanding, formulation science, method development, method validation, impurity profiling

Preferred skills

Peptide drug substance development, small-molecule product development, stability science, regulatory documentation, cGMP manufacturing process understanding

Responsibilities

Lead peptide drug product formulation development initiatives; provide analytical expertise for diverse peptide formulation approaches; drive drug product analytical strategy development; support drug substance characterization; conduct R&D studies on drug substances, APIs, and impurities; develop and implement analytical control strategies; perform independent laboratory research and method development; initiate new scientific investigations; interpret and visualize data for decision-making.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with mentorship capabilities

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