API Manufacturing Chemist – Nights

Sterling Pharma Solutions Limited; Town of Germantown (WI); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/dental/vision/life insurance

Paid time off

Bonus program

401k match

Tuition reimbursement

24/7 employee assistance program

Flexible work hours

Career training and development

Job summary

Sterling Pharma Solutions Limited is seeking an API Manufacturing Chemist to operate process equipment and utilities on a 2-2-3 night schedule. You’ll apply GMP practices, interpret analytical data, and document results for cGMP projects while coordinating materials, timelines, and yields.

The role offers growth across production, engineering, and quality disciplines. The position requires a chemistry-related degree (or equivalent) and experience with reactor systems, controls, and analytical

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry or 3+ years related experience.
• GMP documentation practices and final reports.
• Ability to operate reactor systems and associated equipment.

Responsibilities

• Operate process equipment and utilities safely and accurately.
• Use control systems to manage process operations.
• Conduct gram-to-kilogram scale reactions and purification.
• Interpret analytical data and monitor reaction progress.
• Document results and prepare final project reports.
• Manage timelines, raw materials, and yields for projects.
• Prepare cGMP changeovers and production areas.
• Troubleshoot equipment and request maintenance as needed.
• Maintain inventory documentation and system records.

Skills

Process equipment operation

Analytical data interpretation

GMP documentation

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry or related field

3+ years related experience (high school diploma pathway)

Tools

Allen-Bradley Control System

PLC Control System

Inventory system

Job description

$2000 sign-on bonus / $6 an hour shift premium / Work only 14 days each month!

Summary

As an API Manufacturing Chemist, you will drive results by safely and accurately operating process equipment and utilities. The API Manufacturing Chemist uses the Allen-Bradley Control System to control the process operations and must possess a sound understanding of reactor systems within various production units as well as all ancillary equipment such as storage tanks, waste tanks, vacuum units, and scrubber systems. The Manufacturing Chemist must understand and be able to perform routine analytical procedures to monitor reaction progress (i.e. TLC, GC, NMR, HPLC, KF) and be able to isolate and purify products and intermediates by using standard laboratory techniques. The Manufacturing Chemist must document using GMP Good Documentation Practices and prepare final reports for completed projects, including final procedures and compiling all analytical data.

This position operates on a 2-2-3 schedule of 12-hour night shifts (6:00 PM to 6:30 AM), which means you work only 14 days each month—enjoying every other weekend off and long stretches of time for rest, personal projects, or travel. It's an excellent fit for individuals who value work-life balance with extended time off built into their routine.

Grow Your Career at Sterling

This is more than just a job...it's the beginning of a career! As you build your skills in pharmaceutical manufacturing, you'll have opportunities to grow into roles across:

• Production Support
• Engineering
• Technical & Scientific roles
• Process Safety
• Project Management
• Manufacturing/Operations Leadership
• Quality
• and more!

We believe in developing talent from within and providing opportunities to learn, grow, and advance!

Your Responsibilities

• Operates process equipment and utilities.
• Uses the Allen-Bradley Control System to control process operations.
• Performs chemical reactions on a gram to multi-kilogram scale.
• Solves common synthetic problems.
• Understands and interprets analytical data.
• Manages and tracks project progress including monitoring timelines, raw materials, equipment availability and yields to ensure project success.
• Prepares production areas for cGMP project initiation or changeover.
• Produces clear documentation of all results and procedures.
• Identifies and/or troubleshoots equipment problems.
• Uses the work order system to request maintenance and/or improvement work.
• Operates reactor systems within various production units. This includes knowledge of all ancillary equipment such as storage tanks, waste tanks, heating/cooling units, vacuum units, and scrubber systems.
• Uses the PLC Control System for operation of the unit, recognize and respond to alarms or emergency situations.
• Utilizes the inventory system in order to properly document inventory transfers and usages.
• Embodiesour company values, which are: be reliable, be caring, be transparent and be willing.

Requirements for the role

• Possesses bachelor’s degree in a Chemistry related field or high school diploma with 3+ years equivalent experience in related field. Considered a developing professional within the field.
  • Candidates with more extensive experience may be considered for a more senior-level role, depending on qualifications.

What we offer

• medical/dental/vision/life insurance
• paid time off
• bonus program
• 401k match
• tuition reimbursement
• 24/7 employee assistance program
• flexible work hours
• the opportunity for career training and development

Candidates must be eligible to work in the United States without requiring company sponsorship to obtain or keep U.S. work authorization.

Why consider Sterling?

Sterling Pharma Solutions is a global contract development and manufacturing organization (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 growing, dynamic business with facilities in the UK, Europe and the US, where we employ more than 1300 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 opportunity employer.

Be caring.

Be transparent.

. Be willing.

Be reliable.