This is a temporary contractor opportunity at Novartis 

Novartis touches the lives of a tenth of the world’s population. Every role here, regardless of contract type, makes an impact on human life! 

 Novartis partners with external managed service provider Magnit Global to offer engaging temporary contractor opportunities like this, to those who are looking for flexibility in their career while looking to gain new skills and experiences providing services to an inclusive global medicines company. Click here to learn more about Magnit.

 Ready to work with/through Magnit at Novartis? Please read on... 

Job Purpose:
The line function Analytical Research and Development (ARD) is part of the Technical R&D Department of Development and plays an essential role in the characterization and analysis of Drug Substances and Drug Products from the time they leave the discovery lab until they are transferred to commercial production.
We are looking for a highly motivated analytical scientist with experience in dissolution rate analysis of oral and dosage forms. Experience in analytical separation techniques such as liquid chromatography (HPLC) is a plus.

Major accountabilities:

• Plan, organize, execute and document dissolution rate experiments (e.g. analytical method development, analytical testing) including biorelevant dissolution testing (USP I, II and IV), HPLC and UV spectrophotometry.
• Support the development and optimization of analytical methods for the characterization and quantification of drug substances and drug products (mainly oral dosage forms).
• Analyze, interpret and report analytical data to support drug development.
• Meet appropriate quality standards and agreed timelines in all assigned projects.
• Troubleshoot analytical methods and instrumentation issues, providing scientific rationale and solutions.
• Responsible for good documentation and laboratory practices during execution of laboratory activities.
• Work according to appropriate SOPs, Quality Directives, Health and Safety (HSE) regulations and internal Novartis guidelines.
• Responsible for implementation and maintenance of lean, efficient and environmentally sustainable practices in the laboratory. Contribute to maintenance of lab instruments / day-to-day operations.

In order to successfully fulfill this role, you should bring the following qualifications:

• Technical education or BS/MSc in analytical chemistry or equivalent.
• 1 - 3 years’ experience in the pharmaceutical industry, preferably in analytical development in the field of dissolution testing (USP I, II and IV).
• Good scientific and technical knowledge in analytical science, in particular in QC and biorelevant dissolution testing (using compendial and non-compendial methods) as well as applying HPLC analytics.
• Fluent in English (oral and in writing).
• Desirable computer software knowledge: Office, WinSotax (DR) and Chromeleon (HPLC).

Workload: 100% (40 hours per week)
Role type: Onsite
Estimated start date: February 2025

Why Novartis:  Our purpose is to reimagine medicine to improve and extend people’s lives and our vision is to become the most valued and trusted medicines company in the world. How can we achieve this? With our people. It is our associates that drive us each day to reach our ambitions. Be a part of this mission and join us! Learn more here: https://www.novartis.com/about/strategy/people-and-culture 

Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion / EEO: Novartis is committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams representative of the patients and communities we serve. 

Join our Novartis Network: If this role is not suitable to your experience or career goals but you wish to stay connected to hear more about Novartis and our career opportunities, join the Novartis Network here: https://talentnetwork.novartis.com/network 

Accommodation: If you require reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please direct your inquiries to Magnit at directsourceproteam@prounlimited.com