Senior Scientist, Engineering

Job Description

The Chemical Commercialization Technology (CCT) department, which is part of our Manufacturing Division, is seeking self-motivated individuals who are looking for an opportunity to work in a highly collaborative environment that provides substantial technical responsibility, mentoring, and leadership of internal and external work.

This Senior Scientist, Engineering position leverages significant depth and breadth of scientific/technical experience to: (1) lead and contribute to assigned late-stage Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API) characterization projects, (2) mentor junior staff within the CCT organization, and (3) lead or support internal and external development with line of sight to robust supply, pre-validation, and validation for a selection of portfolio projects and provide supply support. As the early-stage Research & Development Division led portfolio progresses to late-stage projects, the incumbent is expected to help transition characterization work execution/management to CCT ownership by developing and providing scientific expertise in small molecule process characterization work by learning and utilizing Quality Risk Management methodologies and tools around the statistical design of experiments (DOE) and analysis of experiments (ANOVA, PCA, RSM, Design Expert, Minitab, JMP). Face-to-face mentoring is expected within laboratories at the Rahway, NJ site to develop junior staff. The role requires participation in one or more cross-divisional working groups and the incumbent will help influence direction for our Manufacturing Division specific needs. The role also involves collaboration (largely remotely) with external suppliers while managing process development and validation activities. Travel is expected ranging from 10 – 20% of the time. Normal travel per campaign might include a kickoff trip and a separate multi-week period of on-site coverage, typically 1-3 times per year depending on project complexity. Support of filing work, early development work, and/or piloting activities is also likely in the course of commercializing new processes.

Education

• Bachelor of Science with five years relevant work experience or Master of Science with two years relevant work experience or PhD in Chemical Engineering from an accredited college/university.

Required Experience | Skills | Requirements

• Work Independently and as a team member with integrity, precision, motivational ambition, respect and inclusion.

• Superior understanding of chemical engineering fundamental concepts

• Principled verbal and written communications

• Experience with process scale-up and technology transfer, moving from the laboratory to pilot plant or factory scale

• Motivation to conduct both laboratory experimentation and on-site support of scale-up activities and manufacturing operations

• Ability to work in the laboratories at the Rahway, New Jersey site with occasional domestic and international travel

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