Scientist, Process Chemist/Process Safety

GlaxoSmithKline; Pennsylvania; On-site; USD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking biopharma company as a Process Safety Scientist, where you'll lead the safe manufacturing of small molecule APIs. This role involves coordinating manufacturing campaigns, conducting process hazard assessments, and ensuring compliance with GMP regulations. Collaborate with a diverse team to innovate and improve processes while contributing to the health of billions. If you're passionate about science and technology, this is your chance to thrive in an inspiring environment that values personal growth and development.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits program

Flexible working environment

Career development opportunities

Qualifications

• 1+ years of experience in small molecule process development.
• Experience with safety, environmental, and GMP regulations.

Responsibilities

• Manage and coordinate API manufacturing campaigns.
• Create process risk assessment documentation.
• Drive continuous improvement in hazard evaluation practices.

Skills

Chemistry

Process Development

GMP Regulations

Chemical Safety

Batch Manufacturing

Education

B.S. in Chemistry

M.S. in Chemistry

Tools

GMP Documentation

Process Safety Training

Job description

Site Name: USA - Pennsylvania - Upper Providence
Posted Date: May 8 2025

Are you interested in joining a global team that drives the scale-up and manufacturing of small molecule API to support process development and clinical supply? If so, this Scientist, Process/Process Safety opportunity could be an exciting opportunity to consider.

As a Process Safety/ Process Chemist you will be responsible for coordinating the safe and robust manufacture of API within the UP Primary Pilot Plant through campaign planning, process transfer, and process execution. Additionally, the role involves designing and performing assessments of chemical process hazards, evaluating results, and reporting recommendations to establish a basis of safety for scale-up.

This role will provide YOU the opportunity to lead key activities to progress YOUR career, these responsibilities include some of the following…

• Manage and coordinate API manufacturing campaigns.
• Ensure efficient communication between Pilot Plant and its stakeholders.
• Create process risk assessment documentation and facilitate associated activities.
• Resolve safety issues and translate process controls into GMP Batch Records.
• Ensure Operations group is informed on chemical processes.
• Implement and verify cleaning protocols for equipment.
• Work with materials management to ensure availability of raw materials.
• Evaluate laboratory processes for scale-up suitability.
• Provide technical support for pilot plant operations.
• Author GMP documentation and collaborate with quality assurance operations.
• Perform job duties according to Safety, Environmental, and GMP guidelines.
• Suggest and implement improvements to pilot plant operations.
• Complete and communicate Chemical Process Hazards Evaluations.
• Drive continuous improvement in hazard evaluation practices.
• Contribute to risk assessments and support technology transfer of chemical processes.
• Develop and deliver Process Safety training materials.
• Maintain communication with customers on process safety issues.
• Serve as process safety technical resource within the Clinical Supply Chain network.

Why you?

Basic Qualifications:

We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals:

• B.S. in Chemistry or related field with 1+ years of experience in small molecule process development.
• Experience with process development for lab and associated technology transfer to scale.
• Experience with safety, environmental, and GMP regulations in pharmaceutical manufacturing.
• Experience with batch manufacturing processes and chemical pilot plant operations.

Preferred Qualifications:

If you have the following characteristics, it would be a plus:

• M.S. in chemistry with 1+ years of relevant experience.
• Experience with designing, executing, modifying an experimental plan for process hazard assessment and evaluate, quantify, and interpret the results.
• Ability to translate the results of hazard evaluation into recommendations for safe chemical scale-up.
• Demonstrated record of working with plant manufacturing colleagues to identify concerns and recommend solutions.
• Prior experience in chemical reaction hazard assessment and process safety technologies.
• Prior experience in supporting small molecule GMP manufacturing campaigns.
• Experience in preparing tech. transfer documents, including maloperations matrices.
• Experience in technical transfer from R&D to commercial manufacturing.
• Effective collaboration and communication with stakeholders and colleagues.
• Customer-focused with flexible thinking and learning agility.
• Quality-driven with good decision-making skills.
• Commitment to personal growth and development.
• Proficiency in necessary software tools.

Please visit GSK US Benefits Summary to learn more about the comprehensive benefits program GSK offers US employees.

Why GSK?

Uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.

GSK is a global biopharma company with a special purpose – to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together – so we can positively impact the health of billions of people and deliver stronger, more sustainable shareholder returns – as an organisation where people can thrive. We prevent and treat disease with vaccines, specialty and general medicines. We focus on the science of the immune system and the use of new platform and data technologies, investing in four core therapeutic areas (infectious diseases, HIV, respiratory/ immunology and oncology).

Our success absolutely depends on our people. While getting ahead of disease together is about our ambition for patients and shareholders, it’s also about making GSK a place where people can thrive. We want GSK to be a place where people feel inspired, encouraged and challenged to be the best they can be. A place where they can be themselves – feeling welcome, valued, and included. Where they can keep growing and look after their wellbeing. So, if you share our ambition, join us at this exciting moment in our journey to get Ahead Together.

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