Description

Senior Research Scientist

Syneos Health is the only fully integrated biopharmaceutical solutions organization purpose-built to accelerate customer success. We lead with a product development mindset, seamlessly connecting our capabilities to add high-value insights to speed therapies to patients and provide practical value to help our customers achieve their objectives.

Our Clinical Development model brings the customer and the patient to the center of everything that we do. We are continuously looking for ways to simplify and streamline our work to not only make Syneos Health easier to work with, but to make us easier to work for.

Whether you join us in a Functional Service Provider partnership or a Full-Service environment, you’ll collaborate with passionate problem solvers, innovating as a team to help our customers achieve their goals. We are agile and driven to accelerate the delivery of therapies, because we are passionate to change lives.

Discover what our 29,000 employees, across 110 countries already know:
WORK HERE MATTERS EVERYWHERE

Why Syneos Health
• We are passionate about developing our people, through career development and progression; supportive and engaged line management; technical and therapeutic area training; peer recognition and total rewards program.
• We are committed to our Total Self culture - where you can authentically be yourself. Our Total Self culture is what unites us globally, and we are dedicated to taking care of our people.
• We are continuously building the company we all want to work for and our customers want to work with. Why? Because when we bring together diversity of thoughts, backgrounds, cultures, and perspectives - we’re able to create a place where everyone feels like they belong.

Job responsibilities
• Develop, validate and optimize bioanalytical methods.
• Process, analyze and interpret bioanalytical data.
• May be called upon to find solutions to problems related to the application of bioanalytical methods.
• Assist in improving laboratory activity processes (method development, validation and sample analysis).
• Write and review bioanalytical method SOPs.
• Review scientific literature in order to guide the development of bioanalytical methods.
• Document activities related to the development and validation of bioanalytical methods.
• May be called upon to assist with the training of employees related to research and development and validation.
• Assist in competitive intelligence by developing and testing new analytical instruments.
• Coordinate the resources used during the development and validation of bioanalytical methods.
• Carry out support tasks to meet the needs of laboratory users.
• May be called upon to perform all biological sample processing and analysis activities.
• May be called upon to supervise the work of associate research scientists.
• Act as a mentor and advisor for research scientists and associate research scientists.
• May be called upon to establish calibration curve concentrations and quality controls for new analytical methods. Review validated concentrations for each of our analytical projects and for requests from affiliated laboratories.
• May be called upon to evaluate if it is necessary to analyze metabolites, enantiomers, conjugated products and other compounds according to regulatory agencies and clients.
• May be called upon to write calibration range impact assessments, analytical method specificity assessments and other appropriate documents for studies in which the analytical reviewer is involved.
• Act as a mentor and advisor for research scientists.

Qualifications

What we’re looking for
• Bachelor's Degree in Science.
• Alternate certification may be considered as suitable alternative.
• This determination ensures the jobholder has sufficient technical ability to perform the role.
• Experience in regulatory context will be considered an asset.
• Must demonstrate good computer skills especially in the utilization of Microsoft Word, Excel and analytical software.
• Demonstrates skills in scientific problem solving.
• Experience in regulatory context will be considered an asset.
• Experience in literature research.
• English level: Required bilingualism includes communicating verbally and in writing on topics that are often technical, and writing procedures or technical reports.
• Candidate who does not possess the required training and/or experience may be considered under different criteria.

As a healthcare company we have an important responsibility to protect individual and public health. Except in those locations where state or local law impacts this vaccination requirement, this position will require individuals to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as part of their job responsibilities unless an exemption can be confirmed based on a medical condition, sincerely-held religious belief, or other reasons recognized by applicable law. Submission and approval of an exemption request does not necessarily guarantee that an accommodation can be provided for any specific job.

Get to know Syneos Health
Over the past 5 years, we have worked with 94% of all Novel FDA Approved Drugs, 95% of EMA Authorized Products and over 200 Studies across 73,000 Sites and 675,000+ Trial patients.

No matter what your role is, you’ll take the initiative and challenge the status quo with us in a highly competitive and ever-changing environment. Learn more about Syneos Health

Additional Information:
Tasks, duties, and responsibilities as listed in this job description are not exhaustive. The Company, at its sole discretion and with no prior notice, may assign other tasks, duties, and job responsibilities. Equivalent experience, skills, and/or education will also be considered so qualifications of incumbents may differ from those listed in the Job Description. The Company, at its sole discretion, will determine what constitutes as equivalent to the qualifications described above. Further, nothing contained herein should be construed to create an employment contract. Occasionally, required skills/experiences for jobs are expressed in brief terms. Any language contained herein is intended to fully comply with all obligations imposed by the legislation of each country in which it operates, including the implementation of the EU Equality Directive, in relation to the recruitment and employment of its employees. The Company is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, including the provision of reasonable accommodations, when appropriate, to assist employees or applicants to perform the essential functions of the job.