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Scientist, Process Development

Canada - Alberta - Edmonton💼 Full-time🗓 2026-08-17 → 2026-09-25

Core

Developing chemical processes for the manufacturing of drug substances, including route selection, step optimization, and scaling up synthetic routes.

Role type

Process Development Scientist (Organic Chemistry)

Builds

Drug substances for clinical studies and commercialization

Domain

Pharmaceutical manufacturing / Organic Chemistry

Deliverable

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

Required skills

multi-step synthesis of organic molecules, scaling up synthetic routes, process safety, purification techniques, analytical techniques (HPLC, LCMS, NMR), project strategy development, technical documentation

Preferred skills

Organic Chemistry PhD, extensive industry experience, collaboration across functional areas

Technologies

HPLC, LCMS, NMR

Responsibilities

Plan and execute laboratory experimentation to advance knowledge of production and quality attributes, propose alternative chemistry and optimize steps, collaborate with senior scientists on project strategy, prepare and review technical documents, ensure experimentation follows SOPs

Seniority

Mid-level to Senior, hands-on IC

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