Process Development Chemist – Pharmaceuticals

Process Development Chemist – Pharmaceuticals (The position has been filled)

BENEFITS

• Australian owned Company
• Permanent, Full-time role on offer
• Build your scientific career!

 

CLIENT

Our client is an independent Australian owned company. With their innovative, efficient extraction and purification manufacturing process, they strive to be a world leader in the supply of APIs to be used in drug manufacture. With the expansion of their business, our client needs a Process Development Chemist.

 

ROLE

We are looking for a dynamic person with a strong background in Organic Chemistry. Reporting to the Technical Manager, you will be involved in the development and optimisation of extraction and testing of defined and novel compounds used in drug development.

Your main responsibilities will include the development of and potential improvements to established processes with the aim of improving efficiency, product purity and reducing cost; plan and conduct experiments to assess the viability of these potential process improvements; to provide technical and analytical support during process commissioning, identify critical process parameters and assist in the development of analytical and in process check methods.

You will also be required to assist in the training of new staff, assist in the maintenance of laboratory accreditations and the day to day upkeep and safety of the laboratory.

 

SELECTION CRITERIA

To be considered for this position, you will need to meet to following criteria:

• PhD in Chemistry, Biochemistry or Pharmaceutical Science
• Experience with scale ups for pharmaceutical products is a must!
• Three years minimum experience working in a research setting within industry
• Working knowledge of cGMP would be highly regarded
• Experience with Analytical Instruments such as HPLC and GC
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent problem solving skills and technical report writing
• Good work ethic, excellent interpersonal skill and a good team player is a must!

 

APPLICATIONS

Please click the ‘Apply Now’ button to submit your application. Please ensure you attach a Resume and Cover Letter in Word Format addressing the full selection criteria. If you would like to know more about this unique opportunity please call Emily or Helen on 03 9516 0100.

 

THANK YOU

We would like to thank you for taking the time to apply for this role. Unfortunately, due to the large volume of applications we receive daily, we cannot contact all candidates. Please note, however, if you are not successful on this occasion, your resume will remain on our database and you may be contacted for similar roles.

Please Note: Unfortunately only short-listed candidates can be contacted due to high volume of applications.