Senior Scientist - Analytical Research and Development

Location: On-premise in Groton, Connecticut, United States. Candidates must have permanent U.S. work authorization; visa sponsorship is not available.

Salary: $93,600–$156,000 annual base salary, plus a 12.5% bonus target and eligibility for a share-based long-term incentive program.

Company

hirify.global is a pharmaceutical research and development company focused on developing medicines and supporting patients worldwide.

What you will do

• Develop analytical strategies for drug substances and drug products across development phases.
• Develop, validate, and transfer analytical methods, including methods supporting manufacturing processes.
• Design stability studies, assign shelf lives, and develop impurity control strategies.
• Perform laboratory analyses, review peer work, and apply chromatography, spectroscopy, mass spectrometry, particle size analysis, and NMR techniques.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary experts, use predictive and modeling tools, and present data while resolving technical challenges.
• Prepare technical reports and regulatory submission sections, evaluate new instrumentation, and mentor colleagues.

Requirements

• Ph.D. in Analytical Chemistry or a related field with 0–3 years of relevant industrial experience, or an M.S. with 7–8 years of experience.
• Ability to meet timelines with minimal supervision and lead multidisciplinary teams.
• Experience learning new techniques and solving complex analytical problems.
• Strong oral and written communication, data visualization, reporting, organizational, and multitasking skills.
• Expertise in one or more relevant methodologies, including chromatography, dissolution, IR/Raman spectroscopy, mass spectrometry, particle size analysis, or NMR.
• Permanent U.S. work authorization is required; U.S. visa sponsorship is unavailable now and in the future.

Nice to have

• Pharmaceutical industry experience or experience analyzing peptide therapeutics.
• Trace-level impurity analysis experience.
• Experience with global regulatory submissions and separation technologies such as LC, GC, or SFC.
• Familiarity with LIMS, chromatographic software, Veeva, electronic notebooks, predictive tools, modeling software, or data visualization tools.

Culture & Benefits

• On-premise laboratory work with some travel and possible lifting requirements.
• Relocation assistance may be available based on business needs and eligibility.
• 401(k) with matching contributions and an additional retirement savings contribution.
• Paid vacation, holidays, personal days, caregiver/parental leave, and medical leave.
• Medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage.