Associate Principal Scientist, Analytical R&D (GxP Supervisor 2nd Shift)

Location: Rahway, New Jersey, United States; onsite, second-shift evening operations.

Salary: $142,400–$224,100 per year, plus potential annual bonus and long-term incentive.

Company

hirify.global develops pharmaceutical products and drug delivery technologies supported by predictive analytical tools.

What you will do

• Supervise specialists and scientists supporting GMP analytical activities for drug substance and drug product.
• Lead cleaning verification, method validation, solvent release, and in-process testing during second-shift operations.
• Provide hands-on analytical laboratory support for the clinical pipeline.
• Document experiments, procedures, results, and conclusions according to ALCOA+ principles.
• Review and approve GMP data, analytical reports, and SOPs while overseeing investigations, deviations, and laboratory troubleshooting.
• Drive operational excellence, process improvements, cross-functional collaboration, and internal and external compliance audit support.

Requirements

• BS or MS in chemistry or a related science with at least 7 years of industry experience in pharmaceutical drug substance and/or drug product development, or a Ph.D. with at least 3 years of such experience.
• Excellent scientific communication, creativity, interpersonal, and collaborative skills.
• Ability to lead teams to deliver high-quality results against firm deadlines.
• Ability to partner with cross-functional teams to drive results.
• Experience with analytical method development, analytical testing, assay development, biological assays, cell-based assays, chromatographic techniques, cleaning validations, drug development, HRMS, LC-MS, pharmaceutical process development, PAT, protein analysis, and regulatory compliance audits.

Nice to have

• Experience managing a GMP analytical laboratory supporting cleaning verification, IPC, and solvent release.
• Experience with laboratory investigations, deviations, and compliance audits.

Culture & Benefits

• Regular employee status with medical, dental, vision, insurance, retirement, and 401(k) benefits.
• Paid holidays, vacation, compassionate leave, and sick days.
• Domestic relocation is listed as available.
• Visa sponsorship is available.
• Travel requirements are 10%; no valid driving license is required.

Hiring process

• Applications are limited to residents of the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico through the designated application process.
• The posting is effective until the day before the listed end date of November 20, 2026.