Pharma Process Development Scientist: Innovation & Impact

Agricultural Ingredients N. America; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Sensient Technologies is seeking a Process Development Scientist - Pharma to drive new product opportunities, improve product line profitability, and manage product lifecycles within the Pharmaceutical North American strategy.

This role provides on-site technical support to optimize pharmaceutical and nutraceutical color, flavor, and excipient performance, and requires travel to customer sites 50% or more.

Qualifications

• Degree in Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Food Sciences, or related field.
• Experience with pharmaceutical/nutraceutical manufacturing.
• Analytical leader and self-starter seeking upward mobility.
• Strong interpersonal skills and manufacturing aptitude; ability to link commercial and manufacturing teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide on-site technical support to optimize pharmaceutical and nutraceutical color, flavor, and excipients.
• Collaborate with 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 ingredients and excipients.
• Support innovation through new product concepts and raw material evaluations.

Skills

Analytical leadership

Self-starter

Interpersonal skills

Manufacturing aptitude

Education

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

Job description

Sensient Technologies is seeking a Process Development Scientist - Pharma to drive new product opportunities, improve product line profitability, and manage product lifecycles within the Pharmaceutical North American strategy.

This role provides on-site technical support to optimize pharmaceutical and nutraceutical color, flavor, and excipient performance, and requires travel to customer sites 50% or more.