Scientist - Analytical Development

It’s time to rethink everything you thought an employee experience could be. Revance is a commercial-stage biotechnology company focused on innovative aesthetic, therapeutic, and technology offerings. We are setting the new standard for our clients through our disruptive products and industry-leading benefits that promote financial and physical health & well-being for all employees.  

We are looking for a Scientist to join our Analytical Development team in Newark, CA. The Scientist will participate in a team responsible for all aspects of method development, qualification, and execution for the characterization of complex biologics. This position requires hands-on laboratory experience working with analytical techniques for testing of drug substance and drug product to provide phase appropriate analytical development in support of clinical programs to commercial registration and post approval improvements for Revance projects.
This is an on-site, technical laboratory-based position that involves development, qualification, and execution of analytical methods for testing of biologics. The ideal candidate will be expected to work collaboratively and cross-functionally with Process Development R&D, Formulation Development, QC, and other technical groups by providing analytical testing support.

Why our Colleagues Love Revance:  

• Culture grounded in our SAGE values: We aspire to have a culture that embodies our five fundamental values of speed, authenticity, audacity, grit and empathy; where all of our employees feel valued, developed, engaged and empowered. 
• Impact: We’re disrupting biotech (industry-wide and in Nashville) and growing like never before. Join a team where you have a say and your work makes a discernable impact not only on the organization, but also the industry.  

• Inclusive, supportive and talented employees: Work with an extremely talented team where speed and commitment to excellence is met with empathy and authenticity.  

Your Main Responsibilities: 

• Execute technical analytical methodologies to support development and validation of test methods.
• Assist in writing and review of analytical methods, protocols, reports, and other technical documents, including instrument qualification and change control where needed.
• Operation, maintenance, and installation of sophisticated analytical instrumentation and associated computer control systems.
• Be part of a team that establishes, maintains, and improves technical operations and project outcomes in the Analytical Development area.
• Be motivated and driven in learning new techniques, ideas, or innovations through various channels such as seminars, trainings, and published literatures.
• Provide support for laboratory operations – inventory tracking, reagent preparation, sample management, and documentation review.
• Execute analytical and biological methods ensuring compliance with applicable ICH guidelines and global regulations.
• Ensure adherence to GMPs, GLPs, GCPs and GDPs where required. 
  

What qualifications you need to be successful in this role: 

• Required Qualifications:
  • Bachelor’s degree in biological sciences, chemistry, chemical engineering, or related field with 5+ years of progressive experience in the biotechnology or pharmaceutical industry, OR
  • Graduate degree in biological sciences, chemistry, chemical engineering, or related field with 2+ years of progressive experience in the biotechnology or pharmaceutical industry.

• Preferred Qualifications:
  • Experience in cell-based potency assay, CE-SDS, icIEF, and LC-MS/MS is highly desired.
  • Experience in drafting protocols, methods, and/or procedures.
  • Experience or working knowledge in neurotoxin as therapeutics.
  • Experience in performing change control, deviation, laboratory investigation, and/or other quality records.
  • Experience in extended characterization (such as AUC, SEC-MALS, DLS, Peptide Mapping) is highly desirable.

We invest in you:  

• Base salary of $89,100-122,540, annual incentive plan bonus, and generous new hire equity  
• Unlimited flexible PTO (or 3 weeks vacation + 8 sick days for hourly employees) + 12 weeks parental leave  
• Generous healthcare benefits (company pays up to 95% of premiums for Medical Benefits), Employer HSA contribution, 401K Match, ESPP program with 15% discount on RVNC stock, and tuition reimbursement 
• Wellness discounts and onsite fitness center in the Nashville and Newark office  

More about Revance  

We are a biotechnology company, headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, where our goal is to set the new standard in healthcare. Using innovative aesthetic and therapeutic offerings we strive to elevate patient and physician experiences.  

Our aesthetics portfolio includes; DAXXIFY®, the RHA® Collection, and with our recently approved therapeutic indication, DAXXIFY® is now FDA approved for the treatment of cervical dystonia in adults. 

We have also partnered with Viatris Inc. to develop a biosimilar to onabotulinumtoxinA for injection, which will compete in the existing short-acting neuromodulator marketplace.  

Our offices locations:  

• Nashville
• Newark   

WORK ENVIRONMENT & PHYSICAL DEMANDS 

This section of the job description is required by the American with Disability Act, (ADA). The ADA requires that job descriptions reflect the physical and mental demands required to effectively perform the essential duties of the job. The ADA prohibits employers from discriminating against a “qualified individual with a disability” in all aspects of the employment relationship. A “qualified individual with a disability” is “an individual who meets the education, experience, skill, and other job-related requirements of a position held or desired, and who, with reasonable accommodation, can perform the essential functions of a specified job.”  

• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer 

We are an equal opportunity employer. We are a company where diverse backgrounds, experiences and viewpoints are valued. Revance does not discriminate in practices or employment opportunities on the basis of an individual's race, color, national or ethnic origin, religion, age, sex, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, disability, or any other prohibited category set forth in federal or state regulations.