Industrial pharmacist vs senior scientist

Differences between industrial pharmacist and senior scientist duties and responsibilities

Industrial pharmacist example responsibilities.

• Manage sample inventory via in-house laboratory information management system (LIMS) and implement additional systems for sample and chemical organization.
• Perform laboratory qualification of reference standards, including control substances according to GMP requirements.
• Perform research under ISO9001 certification, and produce marketing literature within FDA regulatory guidelines.
• Design experiments and statistically analyze data to comply with FDA requirements for stability, specificity, and accuracy.
• Key activities include process chemistry development, synthesis of intermediates, compound purification and structure identification, and comprehensive scientific documentation.
• Perform statistical analyses of on/off-line manufacturing data to investigate failures of release parameters (harvest OD).

Senior scientist example responsibilities.

• Lead the development and implementation of new technology for use in NMR applications.
• Strategize and manage the PK/PD program with internal collaborations including chemistry, DMPK, formulation and toxicology.
• Lead a team and develop a 24-channel GC parallel separation system for high throughput screening of catalysts.
• Lead a team of 11 direct reports and 35 indirect reports to solve development problems for multicapillary electrophoresis instruments.
• Influence and impact others through building and maintaining strong networks that are leverage to obtain critical information and accomplish objectives.
• Manage collaborations with external CROs.
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