Pharma Process Development Scientist: Color & Excipients

Sensient Technologies Careers; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Sensient Technologies in St. Louis, MO is seeking a Process Development Scientist - Pharma to drive product opportunities and improve profitability across pharmaceutical offerings.

You will manage product lifecycles, support trials, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to align commercial and manufacturing goals. The role requires leading, self-starting individuals with strong interpersonal skills and a background in chemistry or related fields.

Qualifications

• College graduate with a degree in Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Food Sciences, or related technical field.
• Experience with pharmaceutical/nutraceutical manufacturing.
• Analytical leader and self-starter with strong interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide on-site technical support to optimize pharmaceutical and nutraceutical color, flavor, and coating excipients.
• Collaborate with customer teams across EHS, Quality, Engineering, and Operations to resolve performance issues.
• Support customer plant trials, production runs, and troubleshooting activities.
• Conduct trials to identify and resolve customer process challenges.
• Support customer application projects, including new formulations and product development.
• Demonstrate new technologies and help customers optimize the use of Sensient’s portfolio.
• Support innovation through new product concepts and material evaluations; resolve technical complaints.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Self-starter

Interpersonal skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Food Sciences, or related technical field

Job description

Sensient Technologies in St. Louis, MO is seeking a Process Development Scientist - Pharma to drive product opportunities and improve profitability across pharmaceutical offerings.

You will manage product lifecycles, support trials, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to align commercial and manufacturing goals. The role requires leading, self-starting individuals with strong interpersonal skills and a background in chemistry or related fields.