Summary of the Development Chemist role
As a Development Chemist you will be responsible for developing the synthesis and manufacture of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs) and intermediates for emerging drug candidates and established commercial cGMP products.
This is a key customer-facing role, working in partnership with our customers to successfully deliver products, commitment and scientific rigor and as such you will have strong verbal and written communication skills including the ability to present scientific results clearly and concisely.
Creative thinking and hands-on experience in organic synthesis is essential as well as having familiarity with analytical and characterisation methods used to develop organic synthesis. You should be comfortable with the interpretation of analytical data e.g. NMR, HPLC, GC, FTIR and DSC.
As Sterling is a contract development and manufacturing organisation, project assignments will be varied in nature and will always include hands-on laboratory work. Strong scientific reasoning, problem solving skills and flexibility are required in order to manage complex challenges.

Your responsibilities

• Developing and optimising synthetic organic processes.
• Designing and carrying out laboratory scale experimental chemistry work programs.
• Effectively navigating the current literature through online platforms to solve complex chemistry issues.
• Defining critical process parameters to support regulatory filings.
• Preparing reports and presenting scientific results to customers.
• Providing technical support and oversight of developed processes during manufacture.
• On occasion, providing shift cover for cGMP processes.
• Working collaboratively with other project team members including Analytical, Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality and Purchasing business functions.
• Working closely with Hazard Evaluation and Safety Departments to ensure that all processes are safe at both laboratory and manufacturing scales.
• Preparing cGMP documentation to support transfer of processes to plant.
• Maintaining current and accurate laboratory records that document all experimental results.
• Complying with all health, safety and environmental requirements
• Embody our company values, which are: be reliable, be caring, be transparent and be willing.

Requirements for the role

• PhD degree in synthetic organic chemistry;
• or a Master’s or Bachelor’s degree with relevant synthetic chemistry experience.
• Good working knowledge of synthetic organic chemistry and methods.
• Strong, reliable and adaptable work ethic.
• An excellent customer service focus.
• Good oral and written communication skills, to provide project updates and reports for internal and customer meetings/teleconference calls.
• Ability to effectively set priorities on projects and efficiently manage time to meet contract goals.

Your responsibilities

• Developing and optimising synthetic organic processes.
• Designing and carrying out laboratory scale experimental chemistry work programs.
• Effectively navigating the current literature through online platforms to solve complex chemistry issues.
• Defining critical process parameters to support regulatory filings.
• Preparing reports and presenting scientific results to customers.
• Providing technical support and oversight of developed processes during manufacture.
• On occasion, providing shift cover for cGMP processes.
• Working collaboratively with other project team members including Analytical, Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality and Purchasing business functions.
• Working closely with Hazard Evaluation and Safety Departments to ensure that all processes are safe at both laboratory and manufacturing scales.
• Preparing cGMP documentation to support transfer of processes to plant.
• Maintaining current and accurate laboratory records that document all experimental results.
• Complying with all health, safety and environmental requirements
• Embody our company values, which are: be reliable, be caring, be transparent and be willing

Requirements for the role

• PhD degree in synthetic organic chemistry;
• or a Master’s or Bachelor’s degree with relevant synthetic chemistry experience.
• Good working knowledge of synthetic organic chemistry and methods.
• Strong, reliable and adaptable work ethic.
• An excellent customer service focus.
• Good oral and written communication skills, to provide project updates and reports for internal and customer meetings/teleconference calls.
• Ability to effectively set priorities on projects and efficiently manage time to meet contract goals