Site Name: Montrose
Posted Date: May 5 2023

Process Chemist

In this role as a Process Chemist, you will gain exposure to all aspects of process chemistry within a pharmaceutical manufacturing environment in a lower tier COMAH site.

You will work cross-functionally across both site and global level. It is an autonomous role where you can drive your own site based and company-wide process improvement projects as well as being actively involved in product related investigations.

This is a Montrose site-based role but there may be a small amount flexibility for remote working once fully trained and when work permits.

Job Purpose

The purpose of this role is to provide process chemistry expertise to the site’s manufacturing processes and operations.

The role holder will contribute to the resolution of technical issues having process chemistry dimensions. He/she will make decisions and recommendations relating to their technical responsibilities.

Close collaboration is essential with the other disciplines within MSAT; analytical chemistry and process engineering.

As site MSAT process contact, the job holder will be the custodian of the chemistry process, and provide a point of focus for all other functions on site relating to that stage and/or product. Close co-operation with manufacturing Operations, Engineering, Quality and Regulatory is essential.

As product owner, he/she will engage with the supply chain technical organisation both through customers and suppliers to ensure the chemistry process provides API of robust quality for input to drug product formulation and that technical issues potentially impacting on supply are properly understood, escalated and managed

In this role you will…

• Provide support to manufacturing Operations to enable routine day to day manufacture
• Provide support to Quality function to enable informed decisions on non routine matters
• Provide support to EHS function to enable good practice and compliance with legislation
• Provide support to Capital Engineering Projects to ensure adequate design and commissioning of new plant and processes.
• Take technical ownership of API / material & provide technical input to customer sites
• Assume ownership and continuous improvement responsibility of product-related processes in line with cGMP, including ongoing maintenance of Process Guides, batch document templates, Technical Risk Assessments, Product Control Strategy throughout its commercial life, including ongoing data trending and review
• Support technology transfer for respective products from R&D into manufacturing and subsequent transfers to other sites.
• Support global regulatory change and compliance
• Ensure the appropriate process for change control is followed
• Be responsible for the documentation of product / process development history post launch, including Periodic Product Reviews where appropriate

Closing Date for Applications: Sunday 21st May 2023

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Why you?

Basic Qualifications:

We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals:

• Degree or equivalent in a Chemistry or related discipline
• Analytical ability to diagnose situations and develop solutions.
• Good communication skills
• Ability to work collaboratively across functions and interact with and influence individuals including those where a direct reporting relationship does not exist

Preferred Qualifications:

• PhD in Organic Chemistry or related discipline
• Demonstrated depth/breadth of knowledge in process chemistry aspects of API support

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