Senior Chemical Process R&D Scientist & CDMO Lead

Elan Personal AG; Reinach; On-site; CHF 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Global exposure to a top pharma group

Competitive compensation package

Comprehensive training programs

Central Basel location

Job summary

F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG is seeking a Lead Chemical Process R&D Scientist to drive late-stage process development and scaling for APIs and intermediates. You will lead an internal team and collaborate with external CDMOs to deliver robust and compliant processes.

The role requires extensive pharma experience, strong DoE and analytical tool proficiency, and excellent English communication. Basel-based with a focus on safety, quality, and sustainability.

Qualifications

• Requires PhD or postdoctoral background in Synthetic Organic Chemistry.
• 5+ years of hands-on pharma chemical process R&D, with late-stage development and scale-up experience.
• Proven leadership and ability to drive deliverables within internal teams and through CDMOs.

Responsibilities

• Lead internal and external Chemical Process R&D activities, managing a team of 1–5 chemists or coordinating CDMO work.
• Oversee end-to-end workflows: route scouting, process optimization, scale-up, and support for supply of APIs and advanced intermediates.
• Coordinate cross-functional delivery with CDMOs to ensure safe, timely, and cost-effective production.

Skills

Leadership & PM

CDMO Management

English fluency

DoE applications

Education

PhD in Synthetic Organic Chemistry

Tools

Chemical drawing tools

Literature/patent search engines

DoE software

Analytical software

Project planning platforms

Kinetic modeling / scale-up software

Job description

F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG is seeking a Lead Chemical Process R&D Scientist to drive late-stage process development and scaling for APIs and intermediates. You will lead an internal team and collaborate with external CDMOs to deliver robust and compliant processes.

The role requires extensive pharma experience, strong DoE and analytical tool proficiency, and excellent English communication. Basel-based with a focus on safety, quality, and sustainability.