Analytical Development Physical Chemical Protein Analysis Senior Scientist

At DEMO SA, one of the world's largest pharmaceutical manufacturers in injectable facilities, we are excited to kick-off our Biotechnology project in Athens.

The field of Biotechnology is bringing about fascinating developments in medicine, treatments, and healthcare, as new, effective medicines are being produced from extremely complex natural compounds, with a biological origin. Demo leads the way in the Greek pharmaceutical market with major investments in Biotechnology

• We are building a prototype unit for the development of monoclonal antibodies
• We are creating a contemporary Research and Development Center for biotechnology
• We are starting research for three finished pharmaceutical products with monoclonal antibodies
• We are establishing a Biotechnology Academy to train young scientists. Biotechnology is becoming part of our lives.

As a result, we are currently looking for a high caliber Analytical Development Physical Chemical Protein Analysis Senior Scientist

Main duties and responsibilities:

• Conduct protein analysis with emphasis of their physical and chemical properties, e.g protein impurities evaluation, glycosylation, molecular mass, amino acid composition etc.
• Analytical methods development and qualification,
• Data interpretation and reports writing,
• Trouble shooting,
• Regulatory documentation editing,
• Support of Process development by providing the analytical data,
• Analytical methods transfer to QC
• Contribute to development projects by:

-Follow and implement EU and US regulations regarding all aspects related to the quality and analytical characterisation of biological medicinal products with an emphasis on biosimilars development

- Setup and maintenance of the analytical infrastructure required for AD with emphasis to physical and chemical properties laboratories,

- Collaboration with Quality Assurance dept. to set up and supervision the quality system required to run Analytical Development and QC depts

• Facilitate internal trainings to Bio-team colleagues

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Biology, Biotechnology, Chemistry or related with post graduate studies (MSc / PhD) in a field related to biotechnology, biochemistry or molecular biology
• Minimum 3 years of experience in biotech or pharmaceutical company in the field of biotech
• Good understanding of regulations required for analytical development of biotech products, preferably in biosimilars development
• Working experience in method development and validation of common pharmaceutical analytical techniques such as : HPLC, UPLC, FTIR, CD, Capillary Electrophoresis,
• Very good knowledge of software like: Empower, Data visualization and statistics like: Graph Pad Prism, JASP, JMP or similar
• Knowledge of regulations required for analytical development of biotech products, preferably in biosimilars development
• Strong problem solving attitude, critical thinking
• Resilience & ability to work independently
• Excellent communication skills both verbal and written
• Team player & fast learner

Benefits

The Company offers competitive remuneration, continuous learning and development opportunities, and a friendly and challenging working environment.