Senior Analytical Scientist/ Investigator (2 Years Contract) Part-time

Senior Analytical Scientist/ Investigator

We are looking to fill a new Senior Analytical Scientist/ Investigator position in the GSK Global Manufacturing Science and Technology (MSAT) Analytical Science Asia Hub as part of our expanded remit to support GSK vaccine development. As a Senior Analytical Scientist/ Investigator in the Asia Hub, you are part of the Global Analytical Science team encompassing analytical scientists and materials science experts all over the world covering 3 modalities (small molecule, large molecule and vaccines) in the Global Supply Chain (GSC). In this role, you will focus on leading/ supporting the set-up and qualification of a state-of-the art analytical science laboratory and implementation of cutting-edge, advanced analytical technologies for vaccines drug substances and intermediates from pre-launch to late product lifecycle, with potential opportunities to flex, learn and impact across different parts of the business.

Responsibilities

This role will provide you the opportunity to lead key activities to progress your career. These responsibilities include some of the following:

• Analytical Leadership and Innovation: Spearhead the full spectrum of analytical activities, including setting up advanced equipment, analytical method technology transfer and optimization, non-routine characterization and comparability assessments of drug substances and intermediates to support development and commercial manufacture of new vaccines products. These include project leadership, generating data packages, leading and presenting characterization programs, projects and results to global stakeholders/ partners.
• Data-Driven Insights and Recommendations: Pro-actively generate and interpret comparability data of drug substances/ intermediates as part of material and process changes/ improvements to drive high impact, data-driven recommendations for the development and optimization of manufacturing processes to improve right first-time performance, product quality, robustness, cost savings and manufacturability.
• Problem-Solving and Root Cause Analysis: Lead laboratory investigations and trouble-shooting related to analytical equipment, methods and out-of-trend results, ensuring timely resolution with effective corrective and preventive actions to minimize business impact and keep projects on track. Provide prompt analytical support for process deviations to minimize impact on security of supply.
• Development of Robust Analytical Strategies: Review and improve analytical methods, procedures and standards in accordance with pharmacopoeia requirements and in-house analytical technical standards, ensuring robust analytical method performance throughout the product lifecycle for both new and established products.
• Analytical Equipment Stewardship: Qualification and lifecycle maintenance (including preventive maintenance/ calibration and performance verification checks) of equipment to appropriate analytical standards aligned with data criticality. Ensure robustness and reliability of analytical equipment in line with GMP and data management principles, mitigating data integrity risks.
• Lifecycle Data Management: Ensure thorough, complete and accurate documentation of all laboratory procedures and data, including standard operating procedures, work instructions, protocols, reports, laboratory notebooks, technical memos, raw data and risk assessments. Maintain compliance to GMP and GLP requirements ensuring data traceability and easy retrieval.
• Champion for Laboratory Safety and Sustainability: Lead/ support environmental health, safety and sustainability activities for the laboratory. Ensure a safe laboratory working environment and inspection readiness of the laboratory through management monitoring (MM)/ independent business monitoring (IBM) inspections, regular safety GEMBA(s) and risk assessments for all analytical activities carried out.
• Mentorship and Development: Supervise, train and develop interns and junior scientists, fostering a culture of safety, compliance and excellence in laboratory practices and data generation.

Why You? Basic Qualification

We are seeking professionals with the following required skills and qualifications to help us achieve our goals:

• At least a degree in Pharmacy, Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Biochemistry/ Biotechnology, Biomedical Engineering or equivalent.
• Extensive hands-on experience in an analytical environment, preferably in the pharmaceutical industry with understanding of GMP and GLP requirements or equivalent.
• Prior experience in analytical technologies for the analysis and characterization of small molecules, biologics or vaccines is preferred.
• Hands-on experience, skilled in the execution, optimization and trouble-shooting in one or more of the following analytical techniques is preferred: Chromatographic techniques (2D-ULPC, HPLC-CAD, SEC-MALS), real time multi-angle light scattering (RT-MALS), analysis of biomolecular interactions by bio-layer interferometry (BLI), fluorescence-based assays, spectrophotometric techniques and colorimetric assays, dynamic light scattering (DLS), protein content by Lowry assay, nucleic acid content determination by fluorometry.
• Basic knowledge of drug substance and/ or drug product manufacturing processes for vaccines products is preferred.
• Enjoy working in a laboratory environment and thrive in activities and tasks related to analytical method development, troubleshooting, optimization, problem solving and root cause analysis under time pressure, to meet business needs and project implementation timelines.
• Excellent inter-personal communication skills, proactive with leadership skills, data-driven decision making, project management and stakeholder management skills with the experience and ability to work in cross-functional and global teams (across R&D, quality and global analytical hubs).
• Possess a continuous improvement mindset and be able to lead improvement initiatives.

Preferred Qualification

If you have the following characteristics, it would be a plus:

• Experience working in multidisciplinary project teams in a fast-paced environment.
• Prior experience mentoring or training junior staff.

GSK is a global biopharma company with a purpose to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together. We aim to positively impact the health of 2.5 billion people by the end of the decade, as a successful, growing company where people can thrive. We get ahead of disease by preventing and treating it with innovation in specialty medicines and vaccines. We focus on four therapeutic areas: respiratory, immunology and inflammation; oncology; HIV; and infectious diseases – to impact health at scale.

People and patients around the world count on the medicines and vaccines we make, so we're committed to creating an environment where our people can thrive and focus on what matters most. Our culture of being ambitious for patients, accountable for impact and doing the right thing is the foundation for how, together, we deliver for patients, shareholders and our people.

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