Vacancy Details

• Documentation of experiments and results
• Liaison with other departments and site teams (safety groups HEL & SHE, Transfer group, Plant, Quality departments, Project management, Analytical departments)
• Trouble shooting (failure investigations, fast development of re-work methods)
• Written and verbal customer communication

• Manufacturing of products on laboratory scale ensuring GMP compliance
• Performs small and large scale (20 L) experiments efficiently and safely
• Safety/Housekeeping/Maintenance: ensures high standard of safety, tidiness and equipment maintenance in development areas
• Communicates to colleagues and management as required
• Takes part in process improvement projects (to reduce cost, increase efficiency and improve quality)
• Actively contributes to activities sustaining and increasing the expertise of the Development group as required

Skills/Knowledge:

- Safe handling of chemicals and chemical reactions  

- High level of competence and experience in organic chemistry both theoretical and practical, including analytical techniques

- Techniques of chemical process development, understanding of requirements of successful process scale-up: How to design chemistry to deliver a robust, efficient and cGMP compliant process

- Knowledge of plant capabilities and deficiencies

- Organisational/time management skills – should be proactive and self-motivated

- Communication skills. Good written and oral standard of presentation

- Computer literate (standard Microsoft Office applications, accessing literature data, chemical drawing packages).