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Curia, Inc.

Senior Research Scientist; DMPK

Buffalo, NY · On-site

$79K/yr

Senior Research Scientist; DMPK in Buffalo, NY Build your future at Curia, where our work has the ... Curia is a global contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) with over 30 years of ...

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Site Quality Head

Camarillo, CA · On-site

$186K - $230K/yr

Curia is a global contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) with over 30 years of ... scientific field, microbiology preferred * Minimum of 15 years of progressively greater ...

Curia, Inc.

Process Chemist II

Springfield, MO · On-site

... lives Curia is a global contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) with over 30 ... The Process Chemist brings science to life by helping turn promising chemistry into safe, reliable ...

Curia, Inc.

Program Manager II

Camarillo, CA · On-site

$84K - $104K/yr

... lives Curia is a global contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) with over 30 ... Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing or Science related field * Minimum 2-5 years' in program ...

Curia, Inc.

Site Quality Head

Albuquerque, NM · On-site

... lives Curia is a global contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) with over 30 ... Bachelor's degree in Science, Business Management, Engineering, or related field of study * Minimum ...

Curia, Inc.

Site Quality Head

Camarillo, CA · On-site

Curia is a global contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) with over 30 years of ... scientific field, microbiology preferred • Minimum of 15 years of progressively greater ...

Curia, Inc.

Lab Assistant

Albany, NY · On-site

$18/hr

Curia is a global contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) with over 30 years of ... * Assist scientists with operations involving some technical manipulations, if appropriate

Curia, Inc.

Site Quality Head

Rensselaer, NY · On-site

$170K - $225K/yr

... lives Curia is a global contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) with over 30 ... Bachelor's degree in Science, Chemical Engineering or related field * Minimum 10 plus years ...

Curia, Inc.

Quality Control Lab Technician III

Rensselaer, NY · On-site

$19.50 - $24.75/hr

... lives Curia is a global contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) with over 30 ... A major component in the scientist's performance rating will be based on productivity. In general ...

Curia, Inc.

Data Reviewer III

Rensselaer, NY · On-site

... lives Curia is a global contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) with over 30 ... Bachelor's Degree in Natural Science, Pharmacy or equivalent * Minimum 5-8 years' in QC operations ...

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Does Curia pay people when they’re sick?

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73% of people say they would get paid if they were sick but scheduled to work.
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Is the health insurance from Curia affordable enough for their workers?

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80% of people say the health insurance costs are okay
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Most people don’t worry about getting enough hours.
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50% report that they don’t have enough control over which shifts they work.
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Do jobs at Curia spill into time workers aren’t paid for?

Rarely. The job doesn't usually spill into unpaid time.
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82% of people report that it’s easy to take time off if they are sick.
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Senior Research Scientist; Analytical Development

Curia, Inc.

Albany, NY • On-site

$97K - $124K/yr

Full-time

Retirement

Re-posted 25 days ago

Curia rating

7.6

Company rating: 7.6 out of 10

Based on 11 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz

Job description


Senior Research Scientist; Solid Form Development (XRPD) in Albany, NY
Build your future at Curia, where our work has the power to save lives.
The Senior Research Scientist in Solid Form Development is an integral part of the Curia team, contributing to our success by being part of the most trusted provider of drug discovery, development and manufacturing services for pharmaceutical and biotech innovators. To accomplish this, we provide exceptional scientific expertise and maintain relationships with customers by providing service that goes above and beyond. Having the right people on our team is critical to this mission. Join our talented workforce, where a commitment to excellence and a customer-focused attitude is a priority. We pursue excellence because our work has the power to improve patients' lives with the pharmaceuticals we develop and manufacture.
We are currently recruiting for a highly motivated Senior Research Scientist in our Solid Form Development group at our Curia Albany, NY site who can support solid state analyses of drug substance, drug products, and wide variety of other materials using solid-state techniques, such as XRPD, PSD, DSC, TGA, DVS, and SEM. In addition to operating and maintaining the instrumentation, the Senior Research Scientist will have experience in method development for some or all of the techniques, and especially method development for XRPD. This role will include training junior scientists on the above techniques and method development. The Senior Research Scientist must effectively communicate with the site personnel and customers with the highest professional standards.
Curia is a global contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) with over 30 years of experience partnering with pharmaceutical and biotech companies to provide life-saving treatments to patients. At Curia, we are on a mission to advance our customers' therapies from curiosity to cure and ultimately to improve patients' lives.
We proudly offer
  • Generous benefit options (eligible first day of employment)
  • Paid training, vacation and holidays (vacation accrual begins on first day of employment)
  • Career advancement opportunities
  • Education reimbursement
  • 401K program with matching contributions
  • Learning platform
  • And more!

Responsibilities
  • Develop and utilize characterization techniques to support drug substance and drug product development.
  • Provide expertise and timely support for solid-state techniques, which will include but is not limited to XRPD, PSD, DSC, TGA, SEM and DVS.
  • Independently perform hands-on experimental work utilizing the above instrumentation.
  • Perform as well as oversee laboratory experiments in the areas of crystallization process development and solid form screening of pharmaceutical compounds including but not limited to polymorph, salt, cocrystal, crystallization and solid dispersion screens.
  • Convey experimental and analytical results to clients in data summaries and reports.
  • Maintain appropriate documentation (records and lab notebooks).
  • Meet timelines for delivering on clients' expectations.
  • Communicate clearly and accurately with internal and external clients, both verbally and through written data summaries and reports.
  • Design experimental plans and write appropriately scoped proposals for clients.
  • Provide expert scientific review of highly technical reports for clients.
  • Recommend and implement procedures and techniques to increase the quality of solid form screening services.
  • Regularly interact with other Curia colleagues (including sales, marketing, procurement, etc.) to provide the best possible service to clients.
  • Comply with cGMP procedures, safety requirements, and company policies.
  • Mentor, train, and supervise junior members of the group.
  • Comply with all cGMP and safety requirements, laboratory SOPs, and company policies and procedures.
  • Provide project oversight, client interactions, and expert scientific consulting.
  • Develop and write analytical methods and operating procedures according to specific sample or testing requirements.
  • Maintain XRD instrumentation per written GMP procedures to ensure optimal operations and quality data generation.
  • Prepare expertly written scientific reports, proposals, and internal documents.
  • Demonstrate flexibility in organizing work and priorities for delivering on client timelines.
  • Possess excellent problem solving and decision-making skills to identify and solve issues.
  • Perform other relevant duties as may be reasonably assigned in the course of business.

Qualifications
  • Ph.D. or Master's degree in Material Science, Chemistry, Physical Organic Chemistry, Crystallography or related science field with relevant laboratory experience.
  • Minimum of 5 years of related laboratory work experience in a pharmaceutical industry; or an equivalent combination of training and experience.
  • Expertise in XRPD, solid form development, method development in solid-state chemistry.
  • Hands on experience with analytical instrumentation, especially those used in a solid-state chemistry laboratory such as XRPD, PSD, TGA, DSC, FT-IR, Raman, KF, BET, SEM and DVS.

Preferred
  • Experience working in a GMP environment is a plus.
  • Expertise in the interpretation of solid-state analytical data including XRPD, microscopy, spectroscopy, thermal analysis and knowledge of wet chemistry principles.
  • Extensive knowledge and working experience in solid state drug development.
  • Knowledge of cGMP regulations for the pharmaceutical industry.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Strong leadership skills.

Other Qualifications
  • Must pass a background check
  • Must pass a drug screen
  • May be required to pass Occupational Health Screening

Pay Range: $93,000/yr.
Education, experience, location and tenure may be considered along with internal equity when job offers are extended.
We do not accept unsolicited assistance from any headhunters or recruitment firms for any of our job openings. All resumes or profiles submitted by search firms to any employee at Curia, in any form without a valid, signed search agreement by an authorized signatory in place for the specific position, approved by Talent Acquisition, will be deemed the sole property of Curia. No fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by Curia because of the unsolicited referral.
All interested applicants must apply online. Please be aware of scammers. Curia will only send offer letters and requests for sensitive personal information from a curiaglobal.com email address. Curia is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. Curia is an E-Verify employer.
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