New · posted Oct 15
Amneal Pharmaceuticals · Pharmaceuticals
Scientist, Quality Control
- Piscataway, NJ
- On-site
- Full-time
- Senior & Principal
Open until filled
The role
The Scientist-2 is a mid-level analytical scientist opportunity supporting the analytical development of pharmaceutical oral dosage form. The individual in this capacity performs analytical methods qualifications/validations, analyzes active pharmaceutical ingredients, excipients, and finished dosage forms using appropriate analytical methods and maintains/qualifies analytical equipment.
What you need
Two ways to qualify
Bachelor’s
+ 3+ years of experience
3 years or more in pharmaceutical experience (with Bachelor's Degree)
- or
Master’s
+ 1+ year of experience
1 year or more in pharmaceutical experience (with Master's Degree)
Education
- Bachelors Degree (BA/BS) Chemistry or related science - Required
- Master Degree (MS/MA) Chemistry or related science - Preferred
Experience
Specialized Knowledge
- Broad knowledge of modern analytical equipment and techniques.
- Extensive experience in cGMP laboratory testing. Hands-on experience with HPLC, GC, TLC, and MS.
- Methods development experience.
- Experience writing the standard operating procedures (SOPs) and test methods.
The base salary for this position ranges from $75,000 to $90,000 per year. In addition, Amneal offers a short-term incentive opportunity, such as a bonus or performance-based award, with this position within the first 12 months. Amneal ranges reflect the Company’s good faith estimate of what Amneal reasonably believes that it will pay for said position at the time of the posting. Individual compensation will ultimately be determined based on a variety of relevant factors, including but not limited to, qualifications, experience, geographic location and other relevant skills.
What you'll do
- Performs analysis and release of active pharmaceutical ingredients, excipients, in-process materials, and finished drug products to support the formulation development team, maintaining full compliance with all applicable US FDA - cGMP regulations and internal SOPs.
- Develops and optimizes new and existing analytical methods for qualification and release testing of products. Develops stability indicating methods and performs methods validation.
- Provides timely responses to all internal and external inquiries.
- Ensures deadlines are met for product development schedules, and checks that technical and compliance requirements are met.
- Evaluates, recommends, and implements new analytical technologies and instrumentation for testing.
- Assists with training other members of the analytical development team.
- Stays abreast of new developments in analytical technologies. Contributes to improvement in laboratory operations to increase efficiency and GMP compliance.
Pay and benefits
$75,000 – $90,000 a year
Employer providedShort-term incentive (bonus or performance-based award)
Where you'll work
Piscataway, NJOn-siteOpen in Maps (opens in a new tab)
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The context around this role
Live data · October 15, 2026
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How the pay compares
This role's midpoint is 13% below the US median for Quality Control roles at this level.
This roleEmployer provided
Senior & Principal roles in New Jersey8 roles publishing pay
Senior & Principal roles in the US49 roles publishing pay
| Annual base pay | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| This role | $75,000 | — | $90,000 |
| New Jersey (middle half) | $86,250 | $97,500 | $102,125 |
| All US (middle half) | $78,500 | $95,000 | $108,500 |
This role: Amneal Pharmaceuticals's own published range. Comparisons: the base pay employers published on open Quality Control roles at the same level on Regulatory Jobs, October 15, 2026. Nothing is estimated.
Career trajectory
Where this role sits in Quality Control
The general path across 275 open Quality Control roles on Regulatory Jobs, with the titles they carry most. Not Amneal's own promotion track.
Skills DNA
What this role leans on
How many of the posting's 17 duty, requirement and summary lines touch each area. The posting's emphasis, not a proficiency score.
- Lab testing and methods9
- GMP and compliance4
- Documentation and SOPs2
- Validation and qualification2
- Collaboration and leadership2
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- Quality14 100%
By level
- Senior & Principal7 50%
- Associate & Specialist4 29%
- Manager2 14%
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Scientist, Quality Control at Amneal
Open until filled. $75K–$90K a year, employer provided.