Senior Scientist, Pharma Process Development & Scale-Up

Meet Life Sciences Ltd.; Charles City (IA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Meet Life Sciences Ltd. in the United States seeks a Chemical Development Senior Scientist III with a PhD or equivalent and extensive experience in organic synthesis and pharmaceutical process development.

You will optimize routes, scale-up chemistry from milligrams to multi-kilograms, and use analytical methods to ensure identity and purity. The role involves coordinating projects, collaborating with manufacturing and GMP operations, preparing R&D reports, and guiding clients on regulatory

Qualifications

• Ph.D. in Chemistry or related field with 4+ years of experience or an MS with 8+ years or BS with 12+ years of lab experience.
• Experience in organic synthesis and pharmaceutical process development.
• Proven ability to scale pharmaceutical processes and work across lab and GMP environments.

Responsibilities

• Perform multistep organic synthesis, product isolation, and purification from milligram to multi-kilogram scale.
• Optimize existing chemical routes and support alternative synthetic approaches.
• Apply analytical and spectroscopic techniques to determine identity and purity.
• Coordinate project activities and laboratory resources with minimal supervision.
• Support pharmaceutical process scale-up and collaborate with manufacturing and GMP operations.
• Communicate project updates and results to internal teams and clients.
• Prepare comprehensive R&D reports for internal and customer use.
• Assist clients with regulatory guidance under management review.
• Maintain strong laboratory safety practices with hazardous materials and chemical waste.

Skills

Multistep organic synthesis

Pharmaceutical process development

Scale-up expertise

Analytical techniques

Communication

Laboratory safety

Education

Ph.D. in Chemistry or related field

M.S. in Chemistry or related field

B.S. in Chemistry or related field

Tools

Analytical spectroscopy

Job description

Meet Life Sciences Ltd. in the United States seeks a Chemical Development Senior Scientist III with a PhD or equivalent and extensive experience in organic synthesis and pharmaceutical process development.

You will optimize routes, scale-up chemistry from milligrams to multi-kilograms, and use analytical methods to ensure identity and purity. The role involves coordinating projects, collaborating with manufacturing and GMP operations, preparing R&D reports, and guiding clients on regulatory