Development Chemist

Sterling Pharma Solutions; Dudley; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private healthcare

Cycle to work

Pension scheme

Annual leave 26 days

Death in service

Employee assistance programme

Reward Gateway discounts

On-site wellbeing support

Medical consultation

Job summary

Sterling Pharma Solutions Limited is seeking a Development Chemist to advance new processing in the laboratory and translate it to scalable plant operations. You will contribute to process development, optimisation, and documentation for manufacturing scale.

The role involves hands-on laboratory work, data analysis, and collaboration with other departments to ensure safe, compliant, and efficient scale-up to manufacturing assets, with opportunities for career development in a dynamic CDMO

Responsibilities

• Carry out practical work accurately following defined work plans
• Demonstrate an understanding of the chemical processes under study
• Accurately maintain written laboratory records and review other lab members’ experimental write-ups
• Develop and optimise processes suitable for implementation in plant assets
• Process data and carry out preliminary evaluation
• Approve Process Record Sheets and other plant documentation as required
• Contribute to investigations/trouble-shooting sessions associated with assigned projects
• Provide support and technical advice for processes running on plant
• Liaise with internal departments to ensure smooth running of a project
• Draft documentation required for introducing processes on to plant for review by project team
• Prepare technical memos to support project activities
• Prepare interim and final customer reports for review by manager
• Attend required internal project meetings as a voice of R&D
• Provide clear verbal updates to customers in project calls
• Present project updates to customers during on-site/on-line visits
• Present internally on project-related issues
• No direct responsibility for staff
• Works effectively with others and treats all colleagues with respect and co-operation
• No direct financial responsibility
• Competent with IT systems, particularly Microsoft Office including Outlook, PowerPoint, Word and Excel

Job description

Vacancy Name: Development Chemist

Summary of Development Chemist role

To develop and demonstrate new processing in the laboratory and translate those processes into one which is capable of running within the Sterling assets at the appropriate scale.

Responsibilities

EHS:

• Comply with all EHS requirements including safety policies and procedures
• Conduct EHS audits and internal safety/housekeeping audits
• Work closely with Hazard Evaluation and EHS to ensure that all processes are safe both at laboratory and at manufacturing scale
• Raise CARE forms as appropriate

Technical/Operational:

• Carry out practical work accurately following defined work plans
• Demonstrate an understanding of the chemical processes under study
• Accurately maintain written laboratory records and review other lab members’ experimental write-ups in accordance with the Standard Operating Procedure
• Develop and optimise processes suitable for implementation in plant assets
• Process data and carry out preliminary evaluation
• Approve Process Record Sheets and other plant documentation as required
• Contribute to investigations/trouble-shooting sessions associated with assigned projects
• Provide support and technical advice for processes running on plant

Communication:

• Liaise with internal departments to ensure smooth running of a project
• Act in an open manner with all colleagues
• Draft documentation required for introducing processes on to plant for review by project team
• Prepare technical memos to support project activities
• Prepare interim and final customer reports for review by manager
• Attend required internal project meetings as a voice of R&D
• Provide clear verbal updates to customers in project calls
• Present project updates to customers during on-site/on-line visits
• Present internally on project-related issues

People:

• No direct responsibility for staff
• Works effectively with others and treats all colleagues with respect and co-operation

Financial:

• No direct financial responsibility
• Expected to demonstrate a consideration of commercial aspects in their everyday role

We also require candidates to be competent with IT systems, and in particular Microsoft Office including Outlook, PowerPoint, Word and Excel.

You will receive

A competitive salary, pension scheme, private healthcare, retail discounts through Reward Gateway, cycle to work, 26 days annual leave and bank holidays, death in service coverage, on-site health and wellbeing support and medical consultation and physiotherapy, 24/7 employee assistance programme. Training and opportunities for further career development.

Why consider Sterling?

Sterling Pharma Solutions is a global contract development and manufacturing organisation (CDMO) with more than 50 years’ experience in developing and manufacturing Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs). This is complimented by Antibody Drug Conjugate (ADC) research and development bioconjugation services.

We are a fast, dynamic business with facilities in the UK. US and Ireland, where we employ talented and passionate people who support our customers in bringing new medicines to market, improving and saving the lives of patients.

Our culture and our way of working is what really sets us apart as a business; we aim to deliver an exceptional experience to our customers and our employees. You can expect to be part of a supportive team, all working towards a shared goal: to deliver first-class science and service to our customers every day.

Sterling Pharma Solutions is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, religion or belief.

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