Senior Process Development Scientist — Hybrid Pharma Impact

Placements24; Bloemfontein; Hybrid; ZAR 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Health and wellness benefits

Retirement savings plan

Professional development opportunities

Performance-based bonuses

Access to R&D and pilot facilities

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Process Development Scientist to join a pharmaceutical-focused team in Bloemfontein, offering a hybrid work arrangement. The role focuses on translating lab-scale innovations into robust manufacturing processes, scaling from lab to production, and ensuring regulatory compliance.

The ideal candidate holds a master’s or PhD in chemical engineering or chemistry with 7+ years of pharma process development experience, strong problem-solving abilities, and excellent

Qualifications

• Master's degree or Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, or a related field.
• 7+ years of pharmaceutical process development and scale-up experience.
• Proven APIs manufacturing process development experience.
• Strong understanding of reaction kinetics, thermodynamics, and mass transfer.
• Experience with process safety evaluations and risk assessments.
• Proficiency in DoE and process modeling software.
• Excellent problem-solving and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and optimize manufacturing processes for pharmaceutical intermediates and APIs.
• Design and execute experiments to understand process parameters and identify critical process controls.
• Scale-up processes from laboratory to pilot plant and commercial manufacturing scales.
• Troubleshoot process deviations and implement CAPAs.
• Develop process models and perform simulations to predict process performance.
• Write technical reports, protocols, and documentation for process development and validation.
• Collaborate with analytical development, formulation, and manufacturing teams.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements (e.g., cGMP).
• Evaluate new technologies and methodologies for process improvement and innovation.
• Contribute to technology transfer activities to manufacturing sites.

Skills

Process development

Scale-up

Design of Experiments (DoE)

Problem-solving

Communication skills

Regulatory compliance

Team collaboration

Education

Master's degree in Chemical Engineering

PhD in Chemistry

Tools

Process modeling software

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Process Development Scientist to join a pharmaceutical-focused team in Bloemfontein, offering a hybrid work arrangement. The role focuses on translating lab-scale innovations into robust manufacturing processes, scaling from lab to production, and ensuring regulatory compliance.

The ideal candidate holds a master’s or PhD in chemical engineering or chemistry with 7+ years of pharma process development experience, strong problem-solving abilities, and excellent