Senior Process Chemist - Remote-Scale-Up & DoE Expert

Placements24; Stellenbosch; Hybrid; ZAR 1,200,000 - 1,700,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Home office setup allowance

Remote work stipend

Professional growth opportunities

Conference attendance

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Process Development Chemist to join a remote-first team driving optimization and scale-up of chemical synthesis processes. The role centers on designing experiments, solving complex issues, and ensuring robust, safe, and economical production methods.

The ideal candidate has extensive experience in organic synthesis, process chemistry, and problem solving in virtual collaboration environments.

Qualifications

• Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry or Process Chemistry or a Master’s with substantial experience.
• Minimum of 7 years in process chemistry and scale-up in pharma or fine chemicals.
• Strong background in synthetic organic chemistry and reaction mechanisms.
• Proficient with process development tools, analytical techniques, and statistics.
• Experience working in a remote team using collaboration platforms.

Responsibilities

• Lead development and optimization of synthetic routes with focus on yield, purity, and scalability.
• Design and execute DoE to understand critical process parameters and ranges.
• Troubleshoot complex issues during development and scale-up activities.
• Develop and validate analytical methods for process monitoring and QC.
• Collaborate with remote R&D chemists, engineers, and manufacturing for tech transfer.
• Author detailed reports, disclosures, and process documentation.

Skills

Process chemistry

Scale-up

DoE

Analytical techniques

Remote collaboration

Education

Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry or Process Chemistry

Master's with significant relevant experience

Tools

HPLC

GC

NMR

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Process Development Chemist to join a remote-first team driving optimization and scale-up of chemical synthesis processes. The role centers on designing experiments, solving complex issues, and ensuring robust, safe, and economical production methods.

The ideal candidate has extensive experience in organic synthesis, process chemistry, and problem solving in virtual collaboration environments.