Senior Scientist, Analytical Development and Quality Control - Early Phase (Biopharma)

Location: Onsite at Nurix headquarters in Brisbane, California, United States; travel up to 5% may be required.

Salary: $162,000–$186,000 per year

Company

hirify.global is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing targeted protein degradation medicines for cancer and inflammatory diseases through an AI-integrated discovery engine.

What you will do

• Lead analytical method development, validation, and lifecycle management for drug product formulations, including amorphous solid dispersions and lipid-based systems.
• Design and oversee development, registration batch, and commercial stability programs, including protocols, trend analysis, retest periods, and shelf-life assessments.
• Provide technical oversight of analytical development, validation, and QC testing performed by CDMOs and contract testing laboratories.
• Support PPQ, commercialization, commercial QC, late-phase technology transfer, and analytical control strategies.
• Author and review analytical development reports, specifications, validation and stability documents, certificates of analysis, and storage statements.
• Contribute to investigations, root-cause analysis, CAPAs, regulatory submissions, health-authority responses, data integrity, and inspection readiness.

Requirements

• Advanced degree in chemistry, pharmaceutics, or a related discipline.
• BS/MS with 14+ years or PhD with 8+ years of industrial CMC experience.
• Strong experience in drug product analytical development and validation, including chromatographic and dissolution methods.
• Experience with amorphous solid dispersions and/or lipid-based formulations, CDMO oversight, and contract testing laboratories.
• Experience supporting IND, IMPD, NDA, and global regulatory filings.
• Fluency with ICH guidelines, cGMP requirements, pharmacopeial chapters, technical writing, and cross-functional collaboration.

Culture & Benefits

• Work in multidisciplinary teams spanning Chemical Development, Pharmaceutical Development, Regulatory, Quality, Preclinical, Supply Chain, Medicinal Chemistry, and DMPK.
• Operate in a fast-paced environment while managing multiple priorities.
• Follow cGMP requirements and internal SOPs.
• Maintain organized analytical documentation and data for traceability, data integrity, and inspection readiness.