Principal Scientist I: Process Chemistry & Scale-Up

Parexel; Juneau (AK); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Parexel is seeking a Principal Scientist I to join a client-site chemist team in Rahway, NJ as a Parexel FSP employee. The role focuses on developing and optimizing chemical processes from lab to kilo-lab scales, with emphasis on safety, quality, yield, and environmental impact.

Onsite at a client location, full benefits apply. The position requires a PhD in Chemistry or related field (or MS with 3+ yrs pharma experience) and involves hands-on lab work with reactors and analytics, plus reporting

Qualifications

• PhD in Chemistry or related field; or MS with 3+ years pharma/biopharma experience.
• Proven experience in chemical process development and scale-up to kilo-gram scales.
• Strong laboratory skills and GLP compliance, data collection and documentation.

Responsibilities

• Develop and optimize chemical processes for APIs and intermediates.
• Perform scale-up activities and unit operations assessments.
• Document experiments and analyze data ensuring GLP/GMP alignment.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and communicate results clearly.

Skills

Chemical process development

GLP compliance

Data analysis

Laboratory safety

Documentation

Cross-functional collaboration

MS Office

Process scale-up

Education

PhD in Chemistry or closely related field

MS in Chemistry or closely related field with 3+ years pharma/biopharma

Tools

Mettler Toledo EasyMax/Optimax

HPLC

GC

FTIR

Raman

FBRM

PVM

KF

DSC

Job description

Parexel is seeking a Principal Scientist I to join a client-site chemist team in Rahway, NJ as a Parexel FSP employee. The role focuses on developing and optimizing chemical processes from lab to kilo-lab scales, with emphasis on safety, quality, yield, and environmental impact.

Onsite at a client location, full benefits apply. The position requires a PhD in Chemistry or related field (or MS with 3+ yrs pharma experience) and involves hands-on lab work with reactors and analytics, plus reporting