Scientist

Solid State Pharma Inc. - The Crystal Engineering Company; Halifax; On-site; CAD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Blue Cross healthcare benefits

RRSP matching

Continuing education support

Flexible working hours

Conference travel opportunities

Generous vacation and sick time

Downtown Halifax location

Job summary

Solid State Pharma Inc. (SSPI) is seeking scientists with PhD or MSc degrees in chemical engineering, chemistry, pharmaceutical sciences, or related fields.

The role offers a fast-paced research environment with opportunities to contribute through solid form screening, material characterization, and crystallization process development for APIs and natural products. The successful candidate will split time between lab work (70–80%) and report writing, with weekly client presentations.

Qualifications

• PhD or MSc in chemical engineering, chemistry, pharmaceutical sciences, or related fields.
• Experience in related fields or strong relevant experience.

Responsibilities

• Conduct solid form screening experiments and characterize the resulting material.
• Perform crystallization process development for active pharmaceutical ingredients and natural products.
• Report writing and weekly presentations to clients; 70–80% lab work.

Skills

Self-motivation

Curiosity

Problem solving

Communication

Education

PhD or MSc in chemical engineering

PhD or MSc in chemistry

PhD or MSc in pharmaceutical sciences

Related fields

Job description

We are looking for individuals with PhD or MSc degrees in chemical engineering, chemistry, pharmaceutical sciences, or related fields and/or experience. The title will be adjusted based on years of related experience.

If you are a self-motivated individual with sense of curiosity, enthusiastic for solving real world problems and are interested in working in a fast-paced pharmaceutical research environment, please send us your CV, a cover letter, and your list of publications.

The “Scientist” position is a key contributor to the ongoing research at SSPI reporting to senior scientists or directors. The “Scientist” will contribute through: conducting solid form screening experiments, characterizing the resulting material, and performing crystallization process development for active pharmaceutical ingredients and natural products. Utilizing their physical chemistry and/or engineering knowledge and hands on experience, the Scientist expected to have 70-80% lab work. Report writing and weekly presentation to clients are also part of the role.

Training

All scientists undergo a comprehensive training program after hiring to establish knowledge of workflows, instruments, and techniques. Our training program harnesses our scientists’ abilities to think unconventionally and allows them to develop the acumen needed to succeed in a fast-paced industry.

Company Overview

Solid State Pharma Inc. (SSPI) is a pharmaceutical research company with expertise in crystallization engineering and solid-state science. SPPI has experienced great success with the workflows that have been developed by combining fundamentals of crystallization and solid form science with years of experience and high throughput techniques. SSPI is conducting research on pharmaceutical crystallization engineering, polymorph screening, salt screening, co-crystal screening, chiral resolution, polymorph quantification, converting amorphous material to crystalline solid, pre-formulation, and chemical and crystallization process modeling. SSPI is working with many global pharmaceutical companies to help them develop active pharmaceutical ingredients with consistent bioavailability and scalable manufacturing process.

We Share in the Prosperity We Create.

We offer competitive starting compensation, but we are not held back by rigid compensation grids and rules. The harder and smarter we work, the better we all do financially.

We also offer a competitive benefits plan to ensure our employees have the safety net we all need to be able to protect ourselves and our families from the unexpected. See below for a comprehensive list of employee benefits:

• Culture that supports continuous employee growth and encourages collaboration
• A friendly, diverse, and nurturing environment
• Free coverage for premium healthcare benefits through Blue Cross
• RRSP contribution matching program with free access to financial advisor
• Continuing education support program for eligible team members
• Flexible working hours in an innovative and fast paced industry
• Conference/travel opportunities for Technical Staff
• Generous vacation accrual and sick time policies
• Up to 22 weeks of 90% salary top-up for maternity and up to 5 weeks top-up for paternity
• Extensive holiday list
• Company events and monthly lunches
• Free in-house snacks and coffee
• COSTCO membership and professional membership coverage
• Downtown location with views of the Halifax harbour