-: I would say, for my job, you have
to have a pretty strong understanding
of analytical chemistry.
So, like I mentioned, HPLC, GC,
and those physical property studies,
that's a good background to have.
Getting experience in the labs
with method validation, so, like
I said, when we validate a method,
we have to make sure that it's precise.
So we'll prep a bunch of samples,
and inject 'em all, make sure we get the same result.
We have to validate over a certain recovery range.
So we might have to go from .05 weight percent
up to five weight percent,
and that method has to pass for all those.
So really understanding how to do that,
getting your analytical techniques down,
so pipetting is a big one, documenting properly.
Documenting your work is a big one, as well,
and then the project management piece is
really important, too.
So meeting timelines, being organized,
and kinda getting a good feel for
your experts, and where you can branch out,
and ask for help.
Those sorts of things are very helpful in my job.
And then, honestly, really getting
to know your computer software.
So Excel, and Word, and really understanding the ins
and outs of those, that helps
with the project management piece.