Position Title: Scientist 
Work Location: Irvine, CA 92612 
Assignment Duration: 12 Months
Work Arrangement: Onsite

Position Summary: This is a lab-intensive role focused on sterile liquid drug product formulation and manufacturing process development, especially in the eye care space.

Key Responsibilities:

• The role combines both — candidates will generate lab data, analyze it, and present findings to the supervisor/team.

Qualification & Experience:

• Strong hands-on experience in sterile liquid formulation development (solutions, emulsions, suspensions)

• Familiarity with sterilization techniques (filtration preferred, autoclaving is a plus)

• Experience with characterization techniques such as:

• pH, osmolality, viscosity/rheology, turbidity, particle size, physical appearance

• Ability to design experiments independently with minimal guidance

• Strong documentation skills (electronic lab notebooks) and ability to deliver accurate data on time

• Good communication skills (written and verbal) + teamwork mindset

• HPLC/UPLC experience is a plus, not mandatory (UV/PDA/RI all nice-to-have)

• Ability to analyze data and support technical summaries/reports

• Proficiency in MS Office (Word/Excel); basic statistics knowledge preferred

•Education/Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree + 3–5 years relevant industry experience, OR

• Master’s degree + 2 years relevant industry experience

• Preference for candidates with industry experience (pure academic-only profiles are not preferred)

 
 
At SPECTRAFORCE, we are committed to maintaining a workplace that ensures fair compensation and wage transparency in adherence with all applicable state and local laws. This position’s starting pay is: $ 47.00/hr.