RESEARCH SCIENTIST - SCIENTIST - Drug Development

Southwest Research Institute; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Southwest Research Institute in San Antonio seeks a Research Scientist to lead drug development projects, prepare technical and cost proposals, and support project execution. The role requires coordination with clients, vendors, and internal teams to ensure progress and regulatory compliance.

The candidate should have a chemistry/biochemistry background and a track record in proposal development and project management within pharmaceutical environments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Chemistry or Biochemistry; graduate degrees considered for relevant experience.

Responsibilities

• Project leadership to meet scope, schedule, and budget for drug development programs.
• Proposal preparation including identifying opportunities, planning, building the team, and cost proposals.
• Assist project managers in project execution.
• Interact with technical staff to convey work assignments, progress updates, problems, and compliance with quality and regulatory requirements.
• Interact with clients to convey progress, execute scope of work, and identify/manage risks.
• Communicate with peers, staff, supervisor, and clients as projects progress.
• Brief upper management on current projects and proposal strategies.
• Provide documentation and reports through the project lifecycle.

Skills

Project management

Proposal/grant preparation

Communication

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Chemistry / Biochemistry

Tools

MS Word

MS Excel

MS Project

MS PowerPoint

Adobe

MS Outlook

Job description

RESEARCH SCIENTIST - SCIENTIST - Drug Development

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Who We Are:

Using chemistry and chemical engineering technologies, we perform process chemistry, manufacturing, analytical, and related research and evaluation services for industrial and government clients. Our scientists are pioneers in multiple chemistry fields, including environmental engineering, chemical and process engineering, GMP manufacturing, analytical method development, microencapsulation, and more.

Objectives of this Role:

• Project leadership to meet scope, schedule, and budget constraints for drug development programs
• Proposal preparation to include identifying project opportunities, planning the approach to win, building the team, developing the technical proposal, developing the cost proposal.
• Assist project managers in project execution.
• Interact with technical staff to convey work assignments, progress updates, problem identification, problem resolution, workplace safety, and compliance with quality and regulatory requirements.
• Interact with clients to convey progress, execute scope of work, and identify/manage risks.

Daily and Monthly Responsibilities:

• Communicate with peers, staff, supervisor, and clients as projects progress.
• Brief, inform, and communicate with upper management on current projects and proposal strategies and dispositions in a timely manner.
• Contribute to the internal meeting environment by making recommendations, offering ideas, supporting team members, and taking initiative to work on tasks.
• Plan, review with staff, coordinate, and monitor tasks for start-up to completion, establish protocols and procedures, obtain necessary subcontractors/vendors, provide documentation, provide work instructions to technical staff, review resulting data, and prepare reports.

Requirements:

• Requires a Bachelors or a Masters degree in Chemistry, or Biochemistry. Graduate degrees will be considered in lieu of work experience and should emphasize synthesis, pharmaceutical science, natural products chemistry, or have familiarity with pharmaceutical manufacturing or similar drug development project.
• 1 years: Project management experience in drug development, pharmaceuticals manufacturing, or similar project efforts.
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• Proposal or grant preparation, preferably in drug development.
• Familiarity with MS Word, MS Excel, MS Project, MS Power Point, Adobe, and MS Outlook, a plus.
• A valid/clear driver's license is required.

Special Requirements:

Applicant selected will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. Applicant must be a U.S. citizen.

For benefits information at our San Antonio location.

For benefits information at all other locations.

An Equal Employment Opportunity Employer: race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, and veteran status.