Senior Scientist, API Process Development (Chemical Engineer)

Pfizer; Groton (CT); On-site; USD 94,000 - 156,000; Full time

Job summary

Pfizer in Groton, CT is seeking a Senior Scientist-Chemical Engineer to join the API Process Development team. The role focuses on developing, optimizing, and scaling API manufacturing processes with strong emphasis on reactor design, kinetics, and process modeling.

You will design laboratory experiments, analyze data, and drive tech transfer to manufacturing sites and external facilities. The position requires advanced chemistry and engineering knowledge, hands-on lab experience, and excellent

Qualifications

• BS with 9+ years, MS with 7+ years, or PhD with 0+ years in Chemical Engineering.
• Experience developing and validating kinetic models from experimental data.
• Solid knowledge of reactor design, thermodynamics and transport phenomena.

Responsibilities

• Design and perform lab experiments to develop and optimize API manufacturing unit operations.
• Lead process scale-up and technology transfer to internal sites and external partners.
• Prepare internal reports and present findings to capture process knowledge for NDA CMC.

Skills

Reaction engineering

Process modeling

Statistics

Laboratory skills

Communication

Education

BS in Chemical Engineering

MS in Chemical Engineering

PhD in Chemical Engineering

Tools

gPROMS

Aspen

DynoChem

VisiMix

COSMOtherm

Python

Job description

Pfizer in Groton, CT is seeking a Senior Scientist-Chemical Engineer to join the API Process Development team. The role focuses on developing, optimizing, and scaling API manufacturing processes with strong emphasis on reactor design, kinetics, and process modeling.

You will design laboratory experiments, analyze data, and drive tech transfer to manufacturing sites and external facilities. The position requires advanced chemistry and engineering knowledge, hands-on lab experience, and excellent