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Topeka, Ks, Us

Topeka, Ks

Serves as lead scientist on application and development projects. Manages technical progress to meet project requirements. Plans, documents, and facilitates scientific studies, research projects, and collaborative projects.Serves as the in-house authority in scientific areas important to the Company’s business areas. Directs the supervision of laboratory staff and allocates resources to ensure adequate support of studies and projects in progress. Responsible for the quality system compliance and documentation control to assure appropriate reference, use, and completeness of the process and the product specifications and calibrations within Analytical Services group.Responsible for Analytical Services inspections, review changes/outcomes of quality audits, and report findings to Management. Undertakes internal and external audit processes, as required.Audits and inspects aspects of receiving, manufacturing, and packaging to ensure products meet requirements.Prepare and maintain quality documentation for product lots, including reports, as required and initiate follow-up for corrective and preventative actions to ensure conformity of materials and products to quality standards. Includes the acceptance and rejection of production lots, raw materials, and intermediates.

Topeka, Kansas Area

Serves as lead scientist on application and development projects. Manages technical progress to meet project requirements. Plans, documents, and facilitates scientific studies, research projects, and collaborative projects.Serves as the in-house authority in scientific areas important to the Company’s business areas. Directs the supervision of laboratory staff and allocates resources to ensure adequate support of studies and projects in progress. Responsible for the quality system compliance and documentation control to assure appropriate reference, use, and completeness of the process and the product specifications and calibrations within Analytical Services group.Responsible for Analytical Services inspections, review changes/outcomes of quality audits, and report findings to Management. Undertakes internal and external audit processes, as required.Audits and inspects aspects of receiving, manufacturing, and packaging to ensure products meet requirements.Prepare and maintain quality documentation for product lots, including reports, as required and initiate follow-up for corrective and preventative actions to ensure conformity of materials and products to quality standards. Includes the acceptance and rejection of production lots, raw materials, and intermediates.

Topeka, Kansas Area

Manhattan, Ks

- Performed laboratory experiments in support of contract research, which included experiment planning, implementation, and report writing; projects focused on decontamination using bare and doped metal oxides; additional projects involved the synthesis and characterization of nanoparticles.- Collaborated with private and University groups on joint projects.- Maintained and repaired a wide variety of laboratory instruments.- Developed and wrote SOPs for laboratory procedures, instrument operation, and instrument maintenance. - Assisted in proposal writing.- Provided technical support to Sales and Marketing for commercial products as well as performed experimentation related to commercial products.- Assisted in developing and testing commercial products.- Utilized techniques include GC, NMR, TEM, FTIR, and inorganic/organic synthesis.

Raleigh, Nc

- Synthesized novel molecules to study the orthogonal binding of nanoparticles for the use in molecular electronic assemblies; synthesis techniques included Pd-coupling chemistry, glove box/vacuum line use, and column/flash chromatography purification. - Developed analytical methods to study the binding efficiency of nanoparticle assemblies; methods included size exclusion chromatography, transmission electron microscopy, and PM-IRRAS surface IR.

Rtp, Nc

- Implemented, executed, and prepared reports for both commercial and government analytical tasks under GLP and cGMP regulations. - Developed, validated, and executed analytical methods (chromatographic and non-chromatographic) for inclusion in the CMC section of INDs for submission to FDA. Techniques utilized include HPLC, NMR, FTIR, UV-VIS, and capillary electrophoresis.

M.S., Chemistry

B.S., Chemistry