The candidate should have a demonstrated record of experience and accomplishment in the field of automation and quantitative analysis of trace drug levels in biological fluids. B.S. or M.S. degree in chemistry or a related discipline with experience in automated analytical methods development and application is required. Previous experience in a GLP environment working in the pharmaceutical industry or a contract research organization is preferred. Prior experience with Zymark, Packard, Tomtec, Tecan or related automation instrumentation is desirable. Experience with mass spectrometry, electronics, computers or laboratory information management systems is also desirable.
Salary is commensurate with experience.
The candidate will be responsible for using several automated analytical instruments in support of preclinical and clinical ADME studies. The candidate will be expected to work with other colleagues to develop and implement pharmacokinetic assays. The candidate is expected to have excellent organizational and communication skills. Primary responsibilities will include the maintenance and operation of the department's mass spectrometer. Instrumentation is a new Finnigan AQA single quadropole mass spec equipped ESI and APCI interfaces, open access capability, a Surveyor HPLC and autosampler.