Process Chemistry Scientist: API Route Development

Pfizer; United States; On-site; USD 69,000 - 114,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation support

Pfizer benefits

Job summary

Pfizer seeks a synthetic organic chemist to join the Process Chemistry group in Groton, CT. You will design and execute routes for drug candidates, including peptides and lipids, ensuring scalable, safe, and robust processes.

Strong communication and thorough literature familiarity are required to document results and contribute to cross-functional teams. The role involves collaboration with manufacturing and tech transfer, with opportunities to impact API synthesis from discovery to early

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Chemistry with laboratory-based research experience required.
• Demonstrated high performance in synthetic organic chemistry experimentation.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, including the ability to maintain an accurate scientific notebook.
• Familiarization with modern analytical tools and techniques, as well as data interpretation.
• Thorough working knowledge of the published literature in synthetic organic chemistry.
• An ability to communicate results through clear, concise written reports, publications and related documentation.
• Prior peptide and lipid synthesis experience is highly valued, particularly route development, scale-up, purification strategies and cross-functional collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Assist in design and execution of synthetic routes to drug candidates including small molecules, peptides and lipids.
• Develop safe, efficient, robust and scalable processes in a team-oriented environment.
• Support experimental studies from small-scale discovery to commercial routes and tech transfer readiness.
• Communicate results through written reports and participate in cross-functional teams.

Skills

Synthetic organic chemistry

Analytical methods

Experimental design

Scientific writing

Data interpretation

Peptide synthesis

Lipid synthesis

Cross-functional collaboration

Safety compliance

Education

Master's degree in Chemistry

Tools

NMR

LC-MS

HPLC

Job description

Pfizer seeks a synthetic organic chemist to join the Process Chemistry group in Groton, CT. You will design and execute routes for drug candidates, including peptides and lipids, ensuring scalable, safe, and robust processes.

Strong communication and thorough literature familiarity are required to document results and contribute to cross-functional teams. The role involves collaboration with manufacturing and tech transfer, with opportunities to impact API synthesis from discovery to early