Senior Chemical Engineer - Process Development

Pfizer; Bothell (WA); On-site; USD 94,000 - 156,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Pfizer in Bothell, WA seeks a Senior Scientist-Chemical Engineer to join the DL Process Development team. You will develop and scale drug-linker processes for manufacturing across Pfizer sites, designing experiments and modeling to enable efficient tech transfer.

The role emphasizes collaboration with chemists and analysts, cross-site knowledge transfer, and documentation. A strong background in reaction engineering and process modeling is required.

Qualifications

• Expertise in reaction engineering with kinetic modeling from data.
• Strong chemistry and engineering fundamentals; reactor design and thermodynamics.
• Excellent lab skills, attention to detail, and problem-solving ability.
• Strong collaboration and communication abilities.

Responsibilities

• Develop safe, scalable DL processes aligned with internal needs.
• Prepare internal reports and presentations to share process knowledge.
• Lead purification and isolation process development for pre-clinical materials.
• Design, implement, and interpret data-rich experiments independently.
• Assess scalability for tech transfer to pilot and commercial scales.
• Collaborate with chemists on route development and process integration.

Skills

Reaction engineering

Kinetic modeling

Chemical engineering

Process modeling

Unit operation design

Thermodynamics

Transport phenomena

Statistics

Problem solving

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree + 9+ years experience

MS +7+ years experience

PhD +0 years experience

Tools

DynoChem

Reaction Lab

ASPEN

gPROMS

MatLab

HPLC/UPLC

Job description

Pfizer in Bothell, WA seeks a Senior Scientist-Chemical Engineer to join the DL Process Development team. You will develop and scale drug-linker processes for manufacturing across Pfizer sites, designing experiments and modeling to enable efficient tech transfer.

The role emphasizes collaboration with chemists and analysts, cross-site knowledge transfer, and documentation. A strong background in reaction engineering and process modeling is required.