🚀 Senior Principal Scientist - Drug Substance Process Chemistry (m/f/d) (m/f/d)

Overview

Senior Principal Scientist - Drug Substance Process Chemistry (m/f/d) (m/f/d) – Bayer, Wuppertal, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Responsibilities

• You are responsible for the development and optimization of assigned chemical processes generating benefits in yield, quality and cost. The scope includes small molecules as well as synthetic modalities such as protein conjugates or peptides.
• You contribute as part of project teams to process transfers from laboratories to the relevant production plant or site (scale up) internally and/or externally.
• You ensure competitiveness of production processes by evaluating and applying new and state-of-the-art chemical technologies and methods.
• You provide scientific input and guidance to laboratory teams, always ensuring compliance with safety regulations.
• You develop and maintain comprehensive documentation of experimental procedures, results, and protocols.
• You stay up-to-date with the latest advancements in process chemistry and technologies and take ownership for implementing new technologies and methods.
• You drive excellence in synthetic chemistry within Drug Substance Small Molecules and across the Bayer-wide chemistry community.
• You present findings and progress updates to internal stakeholders and at external conferences and workshops.
• You co-shape the way of working within the Process Chemistry cluster, embracing the Dynamic Shared Ownership operating model.

Who You Are

• You hold a PhD in organic chemistry or related discipline and have extensive expertise in industrial process chemistry and chemical API development.
• You have strong project management skills including generation of vision and outcomes, tracking of progress and stakeholder management.
• You have strong interpersonal and influencing skills, with demonstrated ability to build trustful relationships and motivate team members.
• You have excellent presentation and communication skills, including the ability to communicate across multiple levels within and outside the organization.
• Excellent knowledge of classical and modern synthetic methods; knowledge of modern tools in digital chemistry and automation is a plus.
• Demonstrated high level of creativity and independence in solving complex scientific problems by designing, executing, and evaluating solution-oriented chemical experiments.
• You are fluent in German and English, both verbal and written.

Your Application

This is your opportunity to tackle the world’s biggest challenges with us: Maintaining our health, feeding growing populations and slowing the rate of climate change. We are committed to treating all applicants fairly and avoiding discrimination. Bayer welcomes applications from all individuals, regardless of race, national origin, gender, age, physical characteristics, social origin, disability, union membership, religion, family status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression or any unlawful criterion under applicable law.

Location: Germany – North Rhine-Westphalia – Wuppertal-Elberfeld

Division: Pharmaceuticals

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Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Research, Analyst, and Information Technology

Industries

• Chemical Manufacturing
• Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
• Biotechnology Research

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