Process Chemist III

21h21 hours ago

Boston Scientific

Cork, IE · Full-time · €60,000 – €85,000

About this role

At Boston Scientific, harness potential by working in diverse high-performing teams tackling health industry challenges. Gain access to latest tools, information, and training to advance skills and career. Seeking Process Chemist III on permanent basis to lead chemical process development across product lifecycle.

Independently lead design, optimisation, and scale-up of chemical processes ensuring safety, quality, manufacturability. Plan and execute laboratory, pilot-scale experiments including DoE, reaction optimisation, workup design, product characterisation. Apply advanced chemistry and process engineering to resolve complex manufacturing challenges.

Serve as technical lead providing expert input to Manufacturing, Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain teams. Proactively troubleshoot deviations, lead root cause investigations, define corrective actions. Represent Process Chemistry in cross-functional forums, risk assessments, project reviews.

Author technical reports, SOPs, batch documentation, validation protocols for regulatory compliance. Provide mentoring to junior chemists and operations staff. Support continuous improvement, patient safety, GMP requirements, EHS excellence.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree (Level 8 or higher) in Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Science, Chemical Engineering, or related discipline
4–6 years’ experience in a GMP-regulated environment as a Process Chemist
Advanced technical expertise in chemistry and process engineering
Ability to resolve complex manufacturing challenges and improve process robustness
Experience with DoE, reaction optimisation, PAT, and statistical process control
Knowledge of Lean Six Sigma tools for process improvement
Strong commitment to patient safety, product quality, GMP, and EHS

Responsibilities

Lead the design, optimisation, and scale-up of chemical processes for new and existing products
Independently plan and execute laboratory, pilot-scale, and plant-relevant experiments including DoE
Serve as a technical lead for assigned processes or projects providing expert input to cross-functional teams
Analyse and improve existing manufacturing processes using advanced chemistry and Lean Six Sigma tools
Lead technology transfer activities from development to manufacturing
Proactively troubleshoot complex process deviations leading root cause investigations
Define, justify, and defend critical process parameters to support validation and regulatory submissions
Implement process monitoring strategies including PAT and statistical trending