Scientist - Synthetic Organic Chemistry

Thermo Fisher Scientific • South San Francisco, CA

293d • $32 - $39

About The Position

At Thermo Fisher Scientific, you'll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life - enabling our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while taking science a step beyond through research, development and delivery of life-changing therapies. With clinical trials conducted in 100+ countries and ongoing development of novel frameworks for clinical research through our PPD clinical research portfolio, our work spans laboratory, digital and decentralized clinical trial services. Your determination to deliver quality and accuracy will improve health outcomes that people and communities depend on - now and in the future. Within our Analytical Services team, we have a functional service provider solution, which is a unique partnership that allows our customers to leverage the experience of our staff, while allowing you, the employee, to gain direct experience working onsite at a pharmaceutical/ biopharmaceutical company, all while maintaining full-time benefits.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in lab sciences such as Chemistry, Organic Chemistry or similar.
• Previous experience that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job (comparable to 2-4 years') OR Masters degree.
• Process Chemistry / Synthetic Organic Chemistry background desired.
• Publication records desired.
• Proficiency in NMR, HPLC, and GC instrumentation.
• Strong working knowledge of the latest developments in contemporary chemistry including chemo- and/or bio catalysis/asymmetric transformations, organometallic chemistry as well as experience in heterocyclic chemistry.
• Ability to understand and independently apply GMP and/or GLP principles in documentation and instrument use.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Word for data analysis and documentation.
• Ability to independently optimize chemical reactions.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Effective time management and project management skills.
• Problem solving and troubleshooting abilities.

Responsibilities

• Use powerful technologies to perform high-quality research for key pharmaceutical clients across the industry.
• Join the Synthetic Molecule Process Chemistry team, working onsite at the client location to support pharmaceutical research and development focused on process chemistry and Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API) manufacturing campaigns.
• Discover and develop robust chemical processes by conducting experiments to scout synthetic routes and optimize reactions for yield, selectivity, and product purity.
• Demonstrate developed synthetic processes at laboratory and kilogram scales to enable timely delivery of early- and mid-phase synthetic molecule development candidates in the client's growing pipeline in accordance with cGMP, ICH and FDA regulations.
• Develop crystallization processes to isolate synthetic intermediates and control bulk quality attributes of the API conducive to successful development and formulation.
• Make detailed observations, interpret results, and document findings via electronic laboratory notebook, batch records, and milestone development reports.
• Learn quickly and interact with cross-functional team members and contract manufacturing partners.
• Keep current with developments in the field through peer-reviewed journals and other media.

Benefits

• Competitive remuneration.
• Annual incentive plan bonus.
• Healthcare and a range of employee benefits.
• At least 120 hours paid time off (PTO).
• 10 paid holidays annually.
• Paid parental leave (3 weeks for bonding and 8 weeks for caregiver leave).
• Accident and life insurance.
• Short- and long-term disability in accordance with company policy.
• Retirement and savings programs, such as our competitive 401(k) U.S. retirement savings plan.
• Employees' Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) offers eligible colleagues the opportunity to purchase company stock at a discount.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree