CareerPlan

Scientist, Process Development

United States - California - Foster CityFull-time$147k–$190k2026-11-05 → 2026-11-10

Core

Developing chemical processes for the manufacturing of drug substances, including route selection, step optimization, and isolation/purification techniques.

Role type

Senior Process Development Scientist

Builds

Drug substances for therapeutic applications

Domain

Pharmaceutical manufacturing / Chemical process engineering

Required skills

Chemical process development, experimental design, route selection, step optimization, pilot plant operations, batch record writing, data analysis, scientific creativity, independent problem solving, project management

Preferred skills

Publication of research results, conference presentation, collaboration with senior scientists

Technologies

Pilot Plant operations, Master Batch Records

Responsibilities

Develop chemical processes for drug substance manufacturing; propose alternative chemistry and new route selection; optimize steps for economical and state-of-the-art techniques; advise project teams on laboratory experimentation considering economic and safety factors; support writing master batch records; present results and interpret data; contribute to scientific literature and conferences.

Seniority

Senior, 9+ years (BS) or 7+ years (MS)