Principal Research Scientist I, Engineering

About the role

Process engineers support API and natural products projects through all phases of late-stage development, commercialization, and product life cycle. This position is responsible for assessing key unit operations for process robustness, scientific understanding, and potential scale-up risks from the lab to a manufacturing environment. Effective cross-functional interactions with other functions and on-site manufacturing personnel are key for successful job performance.

Responsibilities

• Leverage core chemical engineering principles in experimental design, thought process in problem-solving, and data analysis.
• Understand and adhere to corporate standards regarding code of conduct, safety, appropriate handling of materials, controlled drug and radioactive compounds, and GxP compliance.
• Effectively function as a principal investigator, generating original technical ideas and research or development strategies.
• Demonstrate creative 'out of the box' thinking to solve difficult problems and champion new technologies to achieve project goals.
• Independently responsible for project science within his/her area of expertise on one or more project teams. Make significant contributions to project team through lab-based, or other work environments, activities.
• Generate new scientific proposals and lead those efforts.
• Anticipate and critically evaluate scientific or regulatory advances or competitive threats and respond with appropriate new strategies.
• Recognized and sought out as an expert in his/her discipline within the company and possibly externally.
• Primary author of publications, presentations, regulatory documents and/or primary inventor of patents.
• Present at leading scientific conferences.

Qualifications

• BS, MS, or PhD in chemical engineering or a related field and 14+ (BS), 12+ (MS), or 6+ (PhD) years of relevant industrial experience.
• Possess excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Possess thorough theoretical and practical understanding of own scientific discipline.
• Demonstrated ability to function as a principal investigator, generating original technical ideas and research or development strategies.
• Recognized and sought out as an expert in his/her discipline within the company and possibly externally.
• Experienced and demonstrated success as primary author of publications, presentations, regulatory documents and/or primary inventor of patents.
• Demonstrated scientific communication and presentation skills by presenting at leading scientific conferences.