Sr Research Associate, Process Development

Arbeitsbeschreibung

Responsibilities:

• Plan and safely execute assigned experiments, with increasing independence, which support Process Development activities and project goals.

• Make key observations during reaction, work-up and isolation.

• Interpret data effectively, draw conclusions, summarize results and communicate to project and leadership teams.

• Demonstrate an ability to recognize anomalous or inconsistent results.

• Recommend alternatives, research new methods and techniques, and proactively seek out senior personnel to discuss potential solutions to problems.

• Provide regular updates (written and verbal) to the project team supervision.

• Use strong verbal communication and interpersonal skills to provide insight into the processes used to achieve experimental results.

• Work with collaborative communication and problem-solving spirit.

Basic Qualifications:

• BSc in Chemistry and 2+ years of experience (Organic Chemistry focused)

OR

• MSc in Organic Chemistry (or related discipline).

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with modern purification and analytical techniques, including HPLC, NMR, mass spec.

• Well-versed in job related software (e.g. Chemdraw, Microsoft Word/Excel/PowerPoint) and scientific literature searching tools (SciFinder, Reaxys, etc.).

• Strong desire to work in multi-disciplinary teams, learn new skills and proactively solve problems.

• Previous experience in manufacturing under GMP is an asset but not required.