Senior Analytical Scientist (m/f/d)

If you’re passionate about changing lives for the better, this is the opportunity you’ve been waiting for. In Research & Development, we’re continuously exploring innovative new treatment options to make a stronger, more positive impact on the lives of the patients we serve. You’ll work with talented colleagues in a state-of-the-art Research & Development environment, developing innovative medicines that change the life of patients for the better and help us make progress towards our vision of a world free of pain. Join us today, and discover the difference you can make.

What the job looks like
Each day you'll enjoy a variety of challenges, such as:

• Develop Liquid Chromatography (LC) methods for analytics and purification, covering a broad range from small molecules (SMOL) to biomolecules like Oligonucleotides in a non-regulated, highly flexible Drug Discovery Research environment
• Within a team of Analytical Scientists host our landscape of 14 LC & SFC systems equipped with DAD, ELSD, CAD, SQD, TOF, QTRAP detectors (Waters, Agilent, Sciex, ThermoFisher)
• Spent 50% of at the bench and ensure daily operational readiness of LC systems, software and databases – keep oversight of trouble shooting, maintenance & repairing
• Collaborate in cross-functional teams to develop new LC-MS applications for driving our Drug Discovery projects (e.g. MS-based assays or quantification) and to support internal SMOL and Oligonucleotide synthesis in an highly automated laboratory setup
• Evaluate new technologies and instruments to enhance our analytical capabilities and to improve workflow efficiency – outline a fit-for-future plan of the analytics landscape
• Mentor junior scientists in experiment design, data analysis and on career development
• Ideally combine your LC-MS and NMR knowledge for structure elucidation of SMOLs, synthesis side products, peptides and Oligonucleotides
• Occasionally manage on demand external CRO analytics like UV-VIS, GC, XRPD, DSC to cover our projects’ needs inclusive data analysis and interpretation

What you'll bring to the table
To make the most of this role and truly thrive, you should have:

• Ph.D. in (Analytical) Chemistry, Biochemistry or equivalent discipline
• 3+ years industry experience or comparable analytics career in academia in the field of Liquid Chromatography paired with a deep expertise in LC-MS and SFC-MS, ideally basic knowledge further analytical characterization methods
• Proven track record of LC-analytics and method development for SMOLs, Peptides & Oligonucleotides (esp. ASOs)
• Proven ability to troubleshoot and maintain instruments and automation workflows
• Expert knowledge of LC-MS hardware from different vendors and of associated analysis and automation software (MassHunter, MassLynx, Chromeleon, Analyst, Virsicidian Analytical Studio)
• Ideally 1D/2D-NMR measurement, interpretation and structure elucidation skills and knowledge of MestreLabs MNova software & automation tools
• Demonstrated successful implementation of new technologies & optimized processes
• Fluent business English language skills in speaking and writing
• Excellent communicator & team player

What are some of the local benefits

• Bilingual daycare centre “Karlinis“ and holiday activities for employees’ children
• 30 holidays, plus 6-8 bridging days and possibility to convert salary into up to 5 additional holidays
• (E-) Bike leasing and e-charging stations

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"We are seeking an analytics allrounder and offer an excellent environment to unleash your potential." Sven Kühnert, the Hiring Manager