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Principal Research Scientist I Eng

North Chicago, IL, us💼 Full-time🗓 2026-08-05 → 2026-09-26

Core

Provide technical oversight for external manufacturing partners (drug substance and intermediate) while leading original research and development strategies in a specific scientific discipline.

Role type

Principal Research Scientist (Pharmaceutical Manufacturing & R&D)

Builds

Novel multi-disciplinary research or development strategies for drug substance and intermediate manufacturing

Domain

Pharmaceutical / Biotechnology / Drug Manufacturing

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | research | client delivery

Required skills

Principle investigator leadership, original technical idea generation, creative problem solving, project science execution, scientific proposal generation, regulatory strategy, patent invention, team mentoring, multi-disciplinary research strategy

Preferred skills

Expert recognition in discipline, publication authorship, conference presentation

Technologies

None explicitly stated

Responsibilities

Generate original technical ideas and R&D strategies; Solve difficult technical problems and champion new technologies; Lead project science within area of expertise; Conceive and execute novel multi-disciplinary research strategies; Mentor and supervise a team of scientists; Serve as lead scientist on own project and contribute to others

Seniority

Principal, hands-on IC with strategic oversight

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