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Benjamin (J.) B.

Analytical Chemist (Contract)

Indianapolis, United States

Experience

Apr 2025 - Jun 2025
3 months
San Diego, United States

Analytical Chemist (Contract)

Lilly

  • Analyzed and purified chiral and achiral small-molecule pharmaceuticals and proteins using Phenomonex and Daicel columns, uploading results to an Electronic Lab Notebook (ELN) to provide data for scientific patent justification and further studies.
  • Led daily QC and verification activities to prove robust data consistency and ensure proper instrument functionality.
  • Troubleshot and maintained various HPLC, UPLC, UPCC, and SFC preparative and analytical instruments.
  • Developed unique de novo methods for specialty compounds with complex separation parameters.
May 2023 - Nov 2023
7 months
San Diego, United States

Lead Analytical Chemist (Contract)

Neomorph

  • Implemented novel UHPLC-MS, LCMS, and purification methodologies—as well as their quality control operations—for small molecule structure elucidation, doubling the number of new compounds created and tested weekly.
  • Rehoused external solubility and permeability testing internally, increasing testing compounds by 500% and saving the company thousands of dollars per week.
  • Streamlined collaboration across international CROs/CDMOs for efficient large-scale synthesis, testing, QC activities, and method transfer/validation—as well as compound shipment management—resulting in a measurable improvement in efficiency and reproducibility.
Feb 2022 - Apr 2023
1 year 3 months
San Diego, United States

Principal Scientist (Contract)

Janssen/Johnson & Johnson

  • Led SFC-MS method development, validation, quality assurance, and transfer for enantiomeric excess analyses and separation protocols on both Waters and Agilent instruments, enabling intermediate purification while isolating potential cancer drugs for clinical studies.
  • Developed new HPLC-MS, LCMS, and SFC-MS methods for structure elucidation and EPSA testing for small molecules and proteins and trained colleagues on use, resulting in a substantial increase in efficiency across departments.
  • Created and implemented standard analytical methods on 30 open-access LCMS, HPLC-MS, and UPLC-MS instruments across departments, streamlining analytical processes and decreasing instrument downtime from weeks to hours.
Jun 2021 - Feb 2022
9 months
San Diego, United States

Process Development Chemist (Contract)

Grifols

  • Authored and approved SOPs, manufacturing instructions, and method development/transfer operations in a cGMP environment, enabling pilot plant scale-up operations and executive level decision-making for novel manufacturing.
  • Synthesized and purified by HPLC-MS novel DNA/RNA oligomers, both in large and small scale, and created unique formulations to support new product development, resulting in a substantial workflow and throughput increase.
  • Collaborated effectively with a cross-functional team of eight to implement scale-up operations, refining team dynamics and significantly increasing synthetic output and formulation testing across six product lines.
Oct 2019 - Feb 2021
1 year 5 months
San Diego, United States

Research Scientist III

Amaratek

  • Oversaw team developing and validating de novo methods for chemical agent destruction monitoring and mobile GC-FID operation, troubleshooting, and maintenance, and created sample collection, preparation, and optimization protocols.
  • Presented and demonstrated methods and custom-built operations to outside partners including U.S. Government and international partners in multiple field tests, showcasing efficacy and usefulness of such systems.
  • Analyzed LCMS and ICP-MS environmental samples to develop methods for characterization in accordance with EPA guidelines for water remediation processes, particularly large-molecule PFAS.
Aug 2018 - Sep 2019
1 year 2 months
San Diego, United States

Adjunct Professor

Southwestern, Miramar, Cuyamaca Community Colleges

  • Instructed 50 students in general and organic chemistry courses (including lectures and laboratory) at various community colleges throughout San Diego County.
  • Developed independent lesson plans, teaching materials, and testing materials, and maintained grades to facilitate student learning and appreciation of chemistry.
  • Achieved several continuing education milestones throughout the school year, improving teaching style and outreach, thus driving student enrichment and excitement.
Jul 2017 - Jul 2018
1 year 1 month
Richmond, United States

Research Scientist, Analytical Chemistry

Battelle

  • Conducted analytical method development and validation using GC-MS, GC-FPD, HPLC-MS, and HPLC-DAD to monitor chemical weapons stockpile destruction at Bluegrass Army Depot in compliance with EPA and U.S. Army regulations.
  • Created sample preparation methods and LOPs/SOPs for complex media—including liquid, air, and multiphase mixtures—to improve environmental monitoring and regional safety.
  • Reviewed and validated data from peers and subordinates, wrote reports on their effects, and trained new employees, all captured in a Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) to improve data accessibility and support plant build-out decision-making.

Summary

  • Detail-oriented leader with research, analysis, QC/QA, and manufacturing expertise across industries, creating novel materials and analytical solutions to ongoing/evolving issues and presenting findings to audiences at all levels.

  • Develop and implement processes that reduce costs and downtimes and increase throughput/productivity.

  • Effective communicator and integrator of customer-facing applications adept at maintaining and validating analytical instruments from various manufacturers.

  • Analytical Method Development

  • Quality Control and Analysis

  • Purification

  • Small Molecule Characterization

  • Organic Synthesis

  • HPLC

  • UPLC

  • MS

  • SFC

  • Mass Hunter

  • OpenLab

  • Walk-Up

  • Empower

  • MassLynx

  • Chromeleon

  • Lab Solutions

  • LIMS

  • ELN Systems Process Improvement

  • SOP Development

  • Quality Control

  • Team Leadership & Training

  • Cross-functional Collaboration

  • cGMP

Languages

English
Native

Education

University of Dayton

Master of Science · Organic Chemistry · Dayton, United States

Virginia Tech

Bachelor of Science, International Studies minor · Chemistry · Blacksburg, United States

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