Job Description
We are hiring for a chemist to work in the active pharmaceutical synthesis field for a contact manufacturing organisation in the North East. You will be working on a variety of pharmaceutical projects covering a range of chemistry areas. This is a shift based role calling for someone with experience to be able to support colleagues on site, for example during night shifts, consulting on problem solving.
What you’ll do
The key areas associated with this role are planning, performing and managing chemical syntheses in accordance with the regulatory and company procedures. This will include:
- Route development
- Technology transfer
- Scale up to Kilo Scale synthesis
- Scaling process / understanding scalability and taking this into account
- Cost estimation and client proposal preparation
This position will act as project manager for syntheses and be a focal point for clients, you will be responsible for performing in-process analytical testing and ensuring that the analytical needs are discussed and understood including fields such as microbiology and materials science. You will be ensuring the documentation complies with GMP and internal policies.
Your background
You will be educated to degree/PhD level of equivalent in chemistry or a closely related discipline, and have experience in industry sufficient to suport scale up activities and problem solving on your own if necessary. You will be able to demonstrate good communication skills and display a high level of self-motivation, confidence and commitment to goals.
To apply
Please register on www.licasci.com and apply via the website, should you have informal questions ahead of application please email admin@licasci.com or call 0161 443 4173 on this occasion, LiCa Scientific Ltd is acting as an employment agency.