Associate Scientist, Analytical R&D
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Job overview
The Scientist-I position is described as entry level and contributes to pharmaceutical analysis for drug product development. The role analyzes drug substances, excipients, and drug products, including release and stability samples, following compendial standards, schedules, and in-house procedures. It performs quantitative testing, communicates results, supports troubleshooting, and contributes to laboratory efficiency and GMP compliance.
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Full job description
Description:
The Scientist-I position is an entry level, and it contributes to tasks associated to pharmaceutical analysis intended for drug product development. The preliminary activities include following schedules, direction of compendia standards and in-house standard operating procedures to analyze pharmaceutical drug substance, excipients, drug product testing for release and stability samples.
Essential Functions:
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Perform quantitative analysis for pharmaceutical drug-substances, excipients and drug products using USP/NF, EP, in-house test methods and standard protocols, maintaining full compliance with all applicable US FDA - cGMP regulations and internal SOPs.
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-Utilize techniques of Spectrophotometry, HPLC, GC, dissolution, and wet chemistry tests in accordance with the USP.
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Interpret and communicate analytical results.
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Contribute to technical problem solving and troubleshooting as needed.
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Contribute towards optimizing laboratory operations to increase efficiency and GMP compliance.
How this job compares
Set against the 1,287 open Research and Development jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- New Jersey median$114–148K/yr43 salary ranges
- US median$25–35/hr155 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 65 open Research and Development jobs in New Jersey and 1,287 across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
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- Experience
- Research and Development postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 3 to 8 years (872 postings).
- Education
- 722 of the 1,287 open Research and Development jobs (56%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
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