Senior Oligonucleotide Chemist

Job Summary: The Oligonucleotide Scientist is responsible for developing, optimizing, validating, and executing analytical methods to support oligonucleotide API, drug substance, and drug product testing. The role focuses primarily on HPLC/UHPLC and mass spectrometry (e.g., LC‑MS, LC‑MS/MS) for identity, purity/impurity profiling, quantitation, and stability-indicating assessments. The scientist will author methods, protocols and reports, ensure data integrity and compliance within GxP environments, and provide technical leadership for routine testing and investigations and mentoring of junior staff. Applies GMP in all areas of responsibility, as appropriate.

• Performing a large variety of analytical tasks for the validation of analytical methods used in the testing of drug products and raw materials by means of various procedures including HPLC, GC, UV/Vis, and dissolution.
• Reading, understanding, and interpreting diverse analytical procedures.
• Conducting analytical investigations.
• Troubleshoot instrumentation and communicate with vendors when required.
• Train and mentor junior staff in laboratory procedures.
• Manage and discuss projects with clients.