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Principal Research Scientist I, Engineering

North Chicago, IL, us💼 Full-time🗓 2026-07-22 → 2026-09-26

Core

Lead research and project activities for late-stage development and commercialization of small molecule APIs, antibody drug conjugates, peptides, and natural products, focusing on process robustness and scale-up from lab to manufacturing.

Role type

Principal Research Scientist I, Engineering (Process Engineering)

Builds

Process development pipelines for small molecule APIs, antibody drug conjugates, peptides, and natural products

Domain

Biopharmaceuticals / Chemical Engineering

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

chemical kinetics, transport phenomena, thermodynamics, mathematical modeling, experimental design, data analysis, GxP compliance, process optimization, team mentorship, scientific proposal generation, patent invention

Preferred skills

out-of-the-box problem solving, cross-functional collaboration, regulatory strategy, conference presentation

Technologies

chemical engineering principles, lab-based work environments

Responsibilities

Lead and mentor a team of scientists; design, implement, and optimize processes for key modalities; generate original technical ideas and research strategies; serve as primary author of publications, presentations, regulatory documents, and patents; evaluate team performance; anticipate and respond to scientific or regulatory advances.

Seniority

Principal, hands-on IC with mentorship responsibilities

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