Research Chemist (Drug Product)

Job type:; Mississauga; On-site; CAD 54,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health & dental coverage

RRSP with 3% company match

Paid holidays

Paid time off

Job summary

Eurofins CDMO Alphora Inc. invites a Research Chemist to join its Drug Product team in Canada, contributing to the development of liquid and solid oral dosage forms in a GMP environment.

You will perform analytical method development, validation, and testing, support equipment setup and onboarding, and help maintain compliance with cGMP/GLP while collaborating with cross-functional groups to deliver stability studies and technical reports.

Qualifications

• Degree in Chemistry, Biochemistry or related field.
• 3+ years’ experience in a pharmaceutical laboratory or manufacturing environment.
• 2+ years of method transfer/validation.
• Expertise in GMP, GLP and other Health Canada guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Hands-on analytical method development, validation and testing.
• Support equipment setup, onboarding and routine lab operations.
• Contribute to stability studies and regulatory compliance documentation (ICH, cGMP/GLP).
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver projects on time.

Job description

Join our Drug Product team as a Research Chemist, where you’ll play a key role in supporting the development of liquid and solid oral dosage forms. Reporting to the Head of Pre‑Formulations, you’ll contribute to both laboratory operations and analytical activities in a dynamic GMP environment.

In this role, you will be hands‑on in analytical method development, validation, and testing, while also supporting equipment setup, onboarding, and routine lab operations. You’ll collaborate closely with cross‑functional teams to execute stability studies, prepare technical documentation, and ensure projects are delivered on time.

This is a great opportunity for a detail‑oriented scientist who is passionate about quality, compliance (cGMP/GLP), and driving pharmaceutical innovation.

Key Highlights:

• Support analytical method development, validation, transfer, and testing
• Assist with stability studies in line with regulatory guidelines (ICH)
• Contribute to GMP documentation (SOPs, specifications, reports)
• Maintain compliance with cGMP, GLP, and internal procedures
• Partner with Drug Product Operations to deliver client projects efficiently

Qualifications:

• Degree in Chemistry, Biochemistry or related field
• 3+ years’ experience in a pharmaceutical laboratory or manufacturing environment
• 2+ years of method transfer/validation
• Expertise in GMP, GLP and other Health Canada guidelines

The starting annual base compensation for this position is $60,000 CAD. The actual offer, reflecting the total compensation package plus benefits, will be determined by a number of factors which include but are not limited to the applicant’s experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities.

At Eurofins CDMO Alphora, we leverage artificial intelligence (AI) technology to support our recruitment process, including preliminary screening of applications and resumes. All hiring decisions are made by human reviewers.

WHO ARE WE?

Eurofins CDMO Alphora Inc. provides a fully integrated suite of services to support drug substance and drug product development from the IND enabling development stage, through to phase II & III supply, and commercial validation and manufacturing for niche APIs. In addition to a continuing flow of interesting and challenging projects for global pharmaceutical and biotech companies, Eurofins CDMO Alphora Inc. is committed to growing its state‑of‑the‑art organization, with continued investments in its people, modern facilities, equipment, and instrumentation.

COMPANY DESCRIPTION

• Eurofins Scientific is an international life sciences company, providing a unique range of analytical testing services to clients across multiple industries, to make life and our environment safer, healthier and more sustainable. From the food you eat, to the water you drink, to the medicines you rely on, Eurofins works with the biggest companies in the world to ensure the products they supply are safe, their ingredients are authentic and labelling is accurate. Eurofins believes it is a global leader in food, environmental, pharmaceutical and cosmetics products testing and in agroscience CRO services. It is also one of the global independent market leaders in certain testing and laboratory services for genomics, discovery pharmacology, forensics, CDMO, advanced material sciences and in the support of clinical studies.
• In over 35 years, Eurofins has grown from one laboratory in Nantes, France to 61,000 staff across a decentralized and entrepreneurial network of ca. 900 laboratories in 61 countries. Eurofins companies offer a portfolio of over 200,000 analytical methods to evaluate the safety, identity, composition, authenticity, origin, traceability and purity of biological substances and products.
• In 2024, Eurofins generated total revenues of EUR 6.515 billion, and has been among the best performing stocks in Europe over the past 20 years.

Additional information

At Eurofins we offer excellent full-time benefits including health & dental coverage, life and disability insurance, RRSP with 3% company match, paid holidays, paid time off.

Accommodation: Persons with disabilities who need accommodation in the application process, or those needing job postings in an alternative format, may e‑mail a request via the website at www.eurofins.ca .

As a Eurofins employee, you will become part of a company that has received international recognition as a great place to work. To learn more about Eurofins, please explore our website at www.eurofins.ca