Positions at Novartis
Join our extraordinary talented team and start discovering new and innovative medicines
targeted to help people with illnesses prevalent in China. With
the establishment of our new R&D center in China, you will discovery
the opportunities to help you progress professionally and personally and achieve
what's incredible.
We currently have several openings from entry
to senior level positions in Analytical Development, Formulation Development and
Solid Characterization groups at Novartis Institute
for Biomedical Research in China, Shanghai.
Job description:
The positions will be responsible for conducting
the developability assessment on late stage discovery compounds and participate
in a cross-functional team to select molecules that can be successfully developed.
Using conventional and high throughput technologies to provide analytical and formulation
data while utilizing very small amounts of drug substance. Assist in building “state
of the art laboratories” that will house high throughput technologies to maximize
efficiency and quality of the data. Building a strong network with drug discovery
team, Toxicology, and DMPK groups as well as early clinical development among
several global sites. Support DS salt and polymorph selection, analytical
methods and formulations from early in vivo pharmacology evaluation, GLP toxicological
test to FIH or POC studies. Write compound developability assessment
reports. Manage a group of approximately 2-5 scientific staff, from BS to Ph.D.
levels.
Qualifications:
Expertise in supporting preclinical and
clinical drug development with good project managment experiences. Strong
skills in physico-chemical characterization,salt selection and polymorph screening,
preformulation/formulation development, analytical method development and
biopharmaceutics depending on the positions applied. Hands-on experience in
analytical instrumentation including HPLC, LC-MS, NMR, XRPD, DVS, DSC and other
spectroscopic methodologies, etc. Good communication skills in both English
and Chinese as a good team player. Good knowledge in regulatory requirements
for CTA CMC submission. A Ph.D. degree or equivalent in Analytical Chemistry
or Pharmaceutics with 2-10 years industry experience in early drug development.
Contact:
Please send
your resume to nick.zhang@novartis.com