Senior/Principal Scientist, Process Research & Development
Overview
STA Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., a WuXi AppTec company (WuXi STA), is a global leading small molecule pharmaceutical development and manufacturing capability and technology platform company serving the life science industry, with operations in China and the United States. As a premier Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization (CDMO), STA offers our worldwide partners efficient, flexible and high-quality solutions for small molecule Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs) and finished dosage forms.
- A Leading Company of Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization(CDMO)
- The World’s Largest Process Chemistry Team
- to learn the most cutting edge technologies in the pharmaceutical development field
- to work with 200+ global new drug development companies
- Systemic and Multiple Training Programs(Technical/Soft skills/Management)
- Diversified Career Development and Promotion Trails
Responsibilities
- Capable of literature search and synthetic route design
- Risk assessment and troubleshooting during project planning and execution
- Lead a group of process R&D scientists and manage at least 2 projects throughout process R&D and manufacturing
- Participate quotation for request for proposal
- Keep tracking on the progress of all the projects including project planning, problem solving and on-time delivery to ensure the success of all projects
- Cooperate with multiple function teams in integrated drug discovery service with focus on API development & manufacturing
- Provide innovation during process R&D
- Prepare documents of process R&D reports, mater batch record and final campaign report
- Familiar with plant operation and GMP guidelines and instruct process chemists to coordinate the production work involving QC, QA, procurement, logistics, operation teams, etc.
- Responsible for equipment reservation and raw materials ordering & tracking for lab R&D and plant production
- Serve as key contact person for communication with clients including but not limited to teleconference meetings, email communications, and written updates
- Train and coach subordinate scientists on organic and process chemistry
- Compliance of company SOP including subordinate
Qualifications
- PhD. in organic or medicinal chemistry with process chemistry experience
- Thorough knowledge of synthetic organic chemistry
- Working knowledge of analytical instrumentation and methods, chemical literature, Office and ChemDraw software and literature searching
- Good verbal and written communication in English
- Demonstrated work ethic, sound judgment, excellent oral and written communication skills and teamwork spirit
Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled
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