Principal Scientist III - Synthetic Chemist, Process Chemistry

About this role

Requirements

• PhD degree in Chemistry with 3+ years of professional experience in pharma/biopharma industry; or MS degree in Chemistry with 7+ years of experience, or BS degree with 12+ years of experience
• Training in the field of organic synthesis, including synthetic methodology, catalysis, or total synthesis
• Demonstrably clear track record of both complex molecule synthesis and solving synthetic chemistry problems
• Experience in organic chemistry, organic synthesis, synthetic methodology, catalysis, total synthesis, physical organic chemistry, or flow chemistry
• Significant experience in chemical synthesis, compound purification, and analytical characterization including HPLC, MS, and NMR techniques
• Experience in process characterization, including Design of Experiments, fate and purge studies, and chemical marker preparation
• Strong written and oral communication skills and ability to work effectively in a collaborative and diverse team environment
• Ability to work independently with minimum supervision of daily tasks

Responsibilities

• Provide laboratory-based support of process development, characterization, and commercialization of small molecule manufacturing processes
• Conduct laboratory work with a large variety of chemicals using diverse modern manual and automated equipment and analytical technology
• Perform experimental planning, data analysis, and experiment documentation
• Review peer work and write clear and concise development reports
• Design and execute new synthetic routes to novel compounds
• Conduct process characterization including Design of Experiments, fate and purge studies, and chemical marker preparation
• Synthesize complex molecules and solve synthetic chemistry problems

Benefits

• Full benefits
• Sick time
• 401K
• Paid holidays
• Paid time off