Research Investigator & Manager

Cambrex - Longmont; Longmont (CO); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Cambrex - Longmont is seeking an experienced senior scientist to mentor and lead a process chemistry team within our drug substance program. You will guide complex organic syntheses, optimize routes for purity, yield, and scalability, and act as a primary technical contact for customer meetings and proposals.

The role requires a Ph.D./M.S./B.S. in chemistry with substantial industrial experience and a track record of supervising scientists, delivering timely results, and collaborating with GMP

Qualifications

• Advanced degree requirements: PhD/MS/BS with extensive chemistry experience.
• Proven supervisory or management experience preferred.
• Experience leading process chemistry teams in pharma is ideal.

Responsibilities

• Mentor and manage scientists; guide group strategy and continuous improvement.
• Lead multistep organic syntheses, purification, and analytical evaluation.
• Design new synthetic processes for drug substance production.
• Coordinate transfer of processes to manufacturing and GMP operations.
• Prepare summaries and reports for customers and internal teams.
• Ensure safety and regulatory compliance in the lab.

Skills

Mentor and lead science team

Strategic thinking and leadership

Excellent communication skills

Education

B.S./B.A. in Chemistry

M.S. in Organic Chemistry

Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry

Tools

Analytical instrumentation (NMR, LC)

Job description

Overview

Mentor and teach associate and senior scientists. Serve as a primary customer contact for meetings, escalations, and routine events. Perform managerial tasks for work group. Perform routine and complex organic synthesis, purification and analytical evaluation of materials as part of a process chemistry research and development team. Optimize synthetic routes to active pharmaceutical ingredients for purity, reproducibility, scalability and yield. Expected to function as the overall CMC leader for drug substance program and participate in determining future directionsof the process chemistry group.

Responsibilities

Mentor, teach, coach, and manage other scientists. Participate in determining the future direction of the group including a continuous improvement plan, expansion of group capabilities and expertise. Carry out multistep organic syntheses, isolation, and purification of targeted products independently. Contribute to the strategic approach used to optimize reactions, isolations and purifications. Proficiently conduct analysis of starting materials, reaction mixtures, intermediates and products using appropriate instrumentation. Independently designs and proposes new synthetic processes to produce the drug substance. Act as PRD leader. Identify critical questions to be answered and set priorities for the process chemistry team. Must be able to lead a large group of scientists from a technical perspective on a project basis. Maintain familiarity with applicable literature including organic chemistry and techniques. Full, independent identification of potential chemistry issues, generation of timelines and estimates for proposal creation. Full participation in setting strategy and timing needed for customer proposal requests. Routinely generate summaries and reports on completed experimental work for internal and external use. Oral and written presentation of experimental work for internal meetings and teleconferences with customers. Work to ensure teamwork and cooperation exists within the group at all times. Conduct laboratory operations in a safe manner. Maintain familiarity with the company's chemical hygiene plan. Exhibit safety awareness and safe work practices. Follow responsible actions regarding chemical disposal. Maintain compliance with all regulations at the federal, state, and local levels. Address routine administrative requirements in a timely fashion. Demonstrate effective communication skills (both written and oral). Participate in project team meetings with customers. Work closely with manufacturing and GMP operations to coordinate project-related equipment and activities. Assist in the transfer of processes to the manufacturing team. Perform other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• B.S./B.A. in Chemistry with 18 – 21+ years of experience in related industry. Or M.S. in Organic Chemistry with 12 – 15+ years of related experience. Or Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry with 6 – 10+ years of related experience.
• 1-3 years of previous supervisory or management experience preferred

Equal employment opportunity, including veterans and individuals with disabilities.

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